TEAM CONTRACT

Project: Aquaponic/Hydroponic Lab Equipment Development

Team Members: Max, Hannah, Healy, & Milan

・Develop a detailed instructors sheet for

collecting materials and building an
aquaponic system suitable for classroom
use.

・Provide St. Mary's School with a sustainable,

efficient, and larger aquaponic system to
Goal
replace the current system.

・Educate students about intertwining

ecosystems and the benefits of innovative
agriculture.

・Each team member is expected to fulfill their

assigned responsibilities to the best of their
abilities. Assigned responsibilities will be
given a week's notice to complete at
minimum.

・Keep up to date with the personalized gantt

chart.

・Communicate promptly and honestly with

team members.

・Respect deadlines and contribute to

achieving project objectives on time.
Responsibilities & Commitments
 ・Support team cohesion and cooperation
throughout the project in a kind and
productive manner.

・Healy: Define problem and brainstorm

solutions

・Hannah: Meet with Donovan and research

materials

・Max: Create design

・Milan: Research aquaponics systems, plant

health, and fish health.

・All team: Status update, Iterate/Finalize

design, develop prototype, Order parts, and
final product showcase

・Conduct research on aquaponic systems,

classroom sizing requirements, and
Research
educational materials related to innovative
agriculture and realistic implementation into a
middle school science lab.

・Collaborate on designing an aquaponic

system, including the selection of appropriate
Design
materials, dimensions, components, and cost
balances within budget.

・Document the entire process, including

research findings, design decisions,
construction steps, and reiterated errors to
Documentation create a comprehensive instruction manual
 ・Consistently update our individual
E-Portfolios to keep our project properly
documented.

・Prepare a presentation to demonstrate our

final project and the benefits and functionality
Presentation
of the system to Donovan Williams and the
ENGR110 Faculty.

・Research Phase: 1/23/2024 to 2/13/2024

・Design Phase: 2/06/2024 to 02/20/2024

・Construction Phase: 02/20/2024 to

Timeline 02/27/2024

・Documentation Phase: 02/20/2024 to

02/27/2024

・Presentation Preparation: 02/27/2024 to

03/05/2024

・Hold weekly team meetings on Sundays at

4pm to discuss progress, challenges, and
next steps.

Communication ・Maintain open communication channels via

email with Donovan and SMS for more timely
group communication.

・Update the team immediately if any delays

or issues arise.

・Every team member is required to attend

class and weekly team meetings. Failure to
 do so will result in direct conversation and
possibly professor intervention if lack of
attendance is severe.

・Deadlines are firm as the project timeline is

Conduct tight with the 10 week quarter. Failure to meet
deadlines after 2 occurrences will result in an
email to the professor about poor
performance and a request for a lower grade.
Team members are expected to
communicate in a timely manner if the
deadline is unattainable. They should ask for
help before the deadline arises if they are
aware work by the time is not possible.

・Sundays at 4:00pm // additional meetings

Meetings with Mr. Williams as needed, which are pre
scheduled a week in advance.

・Address the issue openly and respectfully

during team meetings.

Conflicts ・Listen to each other's perspectives and seek

common ground.

・Seek guidance from Donovan Williams or Dr.

JAK.

・Consensus: Strive to reach a unanimous

agreement on decisions.

・Voting: If consensus cannot be reached,

Decision Making decisions will be made by a majority vote
 ・Agree to respect the opinions and
contributions of all team members.

・Dr. Williams will have final say over the

design.

・Team Members are to keep up with the

camino deadlines posted by professor Dr.
JAKs.
Deadlines

・Team Members are expected and required

to maintain communication with who is
taking on team assignment submissions.

Signed:

Healy - Date: 02/06/2024

Hannah - Date: 02/06/2024

Milan - Date: 02/06/2024

Max - Date: 02/06/2024