Group+assignments

**Small group assignments**

 * Several of us give small group assignments online. What assignments do you give, how do you structure the groups, and how do you grade them?

1. What sorts of assignments have you used?**

The Business Strategy Game: bsg-online.com


 * 2. How do you structure the groups?**

4 dyads (2 people) = 8 people participating in assignment and discussion to minimize free riders 8 becomes the effective class size no matter how large the online class


 * 3. What tools do the students use to collaborate?**

Text chat.


 * 4. How do you grade the assignments?**

Grades are based on the decision records for dyad decisions in computer simulations.