[Picture: The team that was at the top of early Google]
When to form teams
Teams will be formed around week 3. We'll let you know more details closer to the time.
Team size
- The default team size is five.
Team composition
- We allow some freedom in choosing team members, subject to these constraints:
- All team members should be in the same tutorial. Delay forming teams until your place in a tutorial is confirmed. We do not allow changing tutorials to team up with your preferred teammates.
- Teams of a single nationality are not allowed unless the only language common among all team members is English, e.g., an all-Singaporean team that includes both Chinese and Malay students. Rationale: to train you to work in multicultural teams and to ensure that English is used for all project communication.
- No more than one exchange student per team. Rationale: to increase interaction between exchange students and NUS students.
- Same-gender teams are discouraged but allowed. Rationale: to train you for mixed-gender work environments.
- If you prefer not to form teams yourselves, not to worry; we'll put you in a team.
- We may have to modify teams when circumstances call for it. There is no avenue for you to object. Staying with your preferred team is not guaranteed.