I strongly recommend you study course readings, lectures, and reports before the exam. You will turn in your own report for individual grading once your group is through with data gathering and data analysis. That is, you can turn in a total of three homework assignments a day late, one homework three days late, etc. Weekends count as one day. Homework late by more than 5 days will not be graded.
Exceptions require either prior arrangement or doctor-validated medical excuse.
There is no specific portion of your total grade allocated to participation, but this is an important part of your overall performance and will be used to help assign grades in borderline situations. If you do not participate equally in field work and data analysis, this will hurt everyone in your group. I will try to identify students who are not participating equally and adjust his or her individual grade accordingly. A good layout, well-organized tables and graphs, and good graphics must be used if you want your work to be understood and thus graded properly. Clear, concise writing and spell checking is expected.