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(1) Effective Date: This team operating
agreement of the Fabulous Five effective
(2) Formation: This team was formed by a
select group of proactive students of BISM 2100.
(3) Name: The formal name of this team is
as stated above.
(4) Purposes: The specific team’s purpose
and activities contemplated by the founders consist of the following:: to
analyze Honeypots from every aspect leading to the enhanced knowledge of the
members in order that we may provide an excellent project to be presented for
the purpose of educating others.
(5) Duration
of the Team: The duration of this team shall be until the end of BISM 2100 but the relations made shall
continue on..
(1) Non-liability of Members: No member
of this team shall be solely or personally liable for any team expenses.
(2) Reimbursement for Organizational Costs:
the team shall reimburse Members for expenses agreed upon by all the
members.
(3) Management: This team shall be
managed by all of its members. No single person is in charge. The group leader
is elected for the sole purpose of
keeping the group on the right track. Not for bragging rights. Each
member will be responsible for equally managing the team.
(4) Membership Voting: Each member shall
vote on any matter submitted to the membership for approval. We will make
overall decisions based on a general consensus not by who can whine the most.
(5) Compensation: Members shall not be
paid as members of the team unless a member is just feeling especially
charitable that day and wants to share the wealth.
(6) Members’ Meetings: Any member may
call a meeting by communicating his or her wish to schedule a meeting to all
other members. Such notification may be electronic (e-mail), in person or by
telephone to meet at a mutually acceptable time and place.
_____ If
all members cannot attend a meeting, it shall be postponed to a date and time
when all members can attend, unless all members who do not attend have agreed
in via email to the holding of the meeting without them.
_____ All
members are expected to arrive at meetings on time and prepared to discuss the
work at hand. Meetings and discussions
should foster sharing of ideas, creativity as well as constructive not
destructive feedback.
_____ Written
minutes of the discussions, proposals, key topics, and decisions presented at a
members’ meeting, shall be recorded by one (or more) of the members designated
at the meeting. A copy of the minutes of the meeting shall be placed online at www.kennesaw.edu on our group page.
(7) Other
Business by Members: Each member shall agree not to bring in conflicting
material (say from another class or from work) if such activities would compete
with this team’s goals, mission, etc. or would diminish the member’s ability to
provide maximum effort and performance in managing the team.
(1)
Expected Contributions:
a.
Each
member of the group will complete project and assignments on time. Members are expected to participate equally
on assignments. Members will be allowed to
work to his or her strengths and improve on their weaknesses.
b. Each member must be
willing to hear the ideas of all members of the group. Even if an idea sounds
silly we must give the member a fair chance to be heard. Some of the most
famous inventions have come about by crazy ideas and accidents.
c. Each member is
expected to be honest with themselves as well as the rest of the group. Trust is a key element in any good working
relationship.
d.
Each
member should ask for help from the group and the group should share valuable
work experiences to make help round out the learning experience.
e.
Each
member must work towards facilitating a positive learning experience for all
members of the group while keeping a good sense of humor and keeping the group
fun.
(2) Additional Contributions by Members:
The members may agree, from time to time by unanimous consensus, to require
additional contributions by the members, on or by a mutually agreeable date.
(3)
Failure to Meet the Time Deadline for Expected Contributions :
_____ If
a member fails to meet a required deadline within the time agreed, the
remaining members may, by unanimous consensus, agree to reschedule the time for
contribution by the late-participating member, setting any additional terms,
such as a late penalties (e.g. providing nourishment), or other goodies to be
paid by the delinquent member.
(1) A member may not withdraw from this team unless there is
some serious event that limits them from participating in the class.
(1) Events That Trigger Dissolution of the
Team: The following event shall trigger dissolution of the team: the end of
BISM 2100.
(1) Records: The Team shall make provisions
to keep most of its documents at an online at www.kennesaw.edu
(2) Mediation and Arbitration of Disputes
Among Members: In any dispute over the provisions of this operating
agreement and in other disputes among the members, if the members cannot
resolve the dispute to their mutual satisfaction, the matter shall be submitted
to mediation with the BISM 2100 Professor. OR there is an alternative way to
resolve the issue by means of a sharpie war. This way is far more entertaining
and the permanent marks will be a week long reminder of the need to learn how
to compromise in future situations.
(3) Entire Agreement: This operating agreement represents the entire agreement among the members of this team, and it shall not be amended, modified or replaced except by a written instrument executed by all the parties to this agreement who are current members of this team.
(1) Execution of Agreement: In witness whereof,
the members of this team sign and adopt this agreement as the operating
agreement of this Team.
Signature:__________________________________ Member:
Cassandra A. Melko, Project Manager
Signature:__________________________________ Member: Olivia Hall, Research
Signature:__________________________________ Member: Neil Andersen, Final Report
Signature:__________________________________ Member: Alvaro Silva, Video Presentation
Signature:___________________________________ Member:
Chuck Gray, Web Master
Meeting
Dates:
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