Depending on how organized the field trips become, this paper could be based on collection and reduction of your own data. I need to know what commitments people already have. For example, students must trust that teachers have made appropriate decisions about the structure and content of the courses they teach, and teachers must trust that the assignments which students turn in are theirs. Acts which violate this trust undermine the educational process. The Rensselaer Handbook defines various forms of Academic Dishonesty and procedures for responding to them.
All forms are violations of the trust between students and teachers.
Students should familiarize themselves with this portion of the Rensselaer Handbook and should note that the penalties for plagiarism and other forms of cheating can be quite harsh. Collaborative effort generally is permitted as well in the collection and reduction of any data from field trips. If you have questions about homework or about the material in general, talk to the instructor.