1. Was the research program a group or a team? What about each subgroup? If a team, what type of team was it (functional, cross-departmental, self-directed)? Explain.

2. What were the group norms before and after the retreat? How did the interdependence among the subgroups change with the interferon project?

3. What factors account for the change in cohesiveness after the chief biologist took over?

As an additional resource, Case Assessment Activities are provided in downloadable Word files on the text companion website and as graded assignments in MindTap. These activities include short cases and scenario-based multiple choice questions that assess students’ comprehension of chapter concepts. The following open-ended questions accompany these graded assignments and can be used as discussion starters or for additional subjective assessment.