Late work is penalized. Grading is essential to the learning process. This means that you are not competing with each other for a limited number of higher grades. If you correctly fulfill all in-class and assigned work with superior quality and demonstrate complete understanding through testing, you will receive an A. Lesser efforts will receive lesser grades. If you are not prepared to spend substantial time out of class on course work, you should not be here.
Teamwork is encouraged as long as every team member learns the material.
If you are incapable of duplicating the work you hand in, you have accepted too much assistance and will do poorly on tests. A very important part of this class is that you learn that you are capable of teaching yourself. Copying homework is plagiarism. Both parties are guilty. Plagiarism is an Academic Offence.