CSE467 Lab Partner Assignments

Working in Groups

In your first lab session you should spend some time talking about how you are going to work. One of the most common problem with groups is that people think that everyone works like they do. They don't. So you should discuss as a group what your expectations are and how each person will contribute. Every few weeks, the group should take the time to assess how they are working together and decide on any changes. We will try to talk with each group every few weeks in lab, to see how things are going.

You should assign a group leader/coordinator. This position can rotate among the group members if you like, but there needs to be one person who takes the lead in scheduling meetings and deciding on how
the group should proceed. You need to tell the instructor who this person is. We will put their name at the top of the group list, and this is the person we will communicate with if something comes up.

Although email can be very useful for communicating, it cannot replace the occasional group meeting. You must meet at least once a week. The lab section is a natural place to meet, and you should spend some of the lab time every week for a group meeting.

When the group hands in a lab assignment, everyone should sign the assignment along with the amount they contributed. Normally we will spread credit around evenly. But if the group feels that one or two people have done more than their share, then they should indicate this.

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