Group creation and rules

17 Fevereiro 2017, 17:55 • Fernando Manuel Valente Ramos

Dear All,

A few of you have asked me if you could make groups with 3 members (instead of 2, as defined in the beginning).

I've decided to make this possible. But, to be fair with groups of 2 elements, I've decided to increase proportionally the load for groups of 3 elements:

a) groups of 3 members have to deliver 15 critiques (instead of 10, to achieve the 5 paper/student ratio). The 5 additional critiques can be delivered anytime during the semester (i.e., before the exam season), and can be chosen from any of the available in the list of papers (excluing Keshav's one on reading papers! :-). This also includes the papers the students chose for their individual presentation.

b) the assignments are slightly extended for groups of 3 members.

Note, however, that single-member groups will have the same rules as groups of two members (as I want to promote group collaboration in this course).

I believe these rules give more flexibility in group creation while retaining fairness. Let me know if you have questions. 

Cheers,

Fernando