What constitutes good group work while in class?

1

• What constitutes good group work while in class?
• Good attendance and punctuality
• Preparedness
• Participates during class time

2

• Participation during class time
• is active throughout class time
• is on task not talking on the phone, checking
  email, surfing the web, chatting about unrelated
  matters
• claims a fair portion of the work, clearly
  communicates whats claimed, follows through to
  its completion
• balanced involvement not slacking off but not
  completely dominating either
• listens to others thoughtfully open to others
  ideas and flexible in planning
• takes initiative
• respectful and civil towards other group members
• maintains a positive attitude
• asks thought-provoking questions
• discusses both what they did and did not
  understand
• puts forth ideas, even at the risk of being
  wrong
• seeks and accepts constructive feedback

3

• Participation outside of class time
• all of the above from participation in class
• clear, prompt communication
• follow through on all promised effort outside of
  class
• takes an equal portion of out-of-class work
• checks over the groups final product
• plans so that the product is done on time
• finishes own part early enough to allow time for
  others to check work
• synchronizes schedule with rest of group before
  leaving class

4

• Lab reports
• Title
• Introduction and aim
• Appartatus and Method
• Data and results
• Analysis, interpretation and discussion
• Conclusion

5

• Lab reports - style
• active vs passive voice
• past tense
• cite external sources (textbook, web pages, etc)
• Use Chicagoe Manual of Style
• http//www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citation
  guide.html
• write clearly no long, run-on sentences, only
  use complete sentences
• connect paragraphs and sections
• dont include irrelevant information
• have humans check spelling and grammar Microsoft
  spellcheck is not good enough!