EECS 461 Fall 2009 Lab Collaboration Policy

There are 5 parts to a lab:

1. Pre-lab questions: These are questions asked about the concepts that the lab addresses, and often relate to topics 
   covered in lecture. Some pre-lab questions also test your knowledge of the MPC5553 and its peripherals. Such 
   questions can be answered by referring to the relevant sections of the MPC5553 manual or to any programming notes
   that accompany a lab. All of these questions are to be answered INDIVIDUALLY.

2. Pre-lab code, for use in lab: Some labs will come accompanied with header files and skeleton library files and
   instructions about how certain functions should behave. These functions will be used during the in-lab, and you can,
   and should, work with your partner on writing them before coming to lab. 

3. In-lab experiments: You will work together with your partner on anything in the "In-Lab" section of a lab handout.

4. Post-lab questions: These are questions about any concepts you would have learned about during your In-lab, or
   inference questions to test your understanding of what you observed in lab. You may discuss any concepts for these
   questions with your lab partner, however with NO ONE outside your group.  You and your partner are required to write
   up your own solutions SEPARATELY FROM ONE ANOTHER for all of the post-lab questions.

5. Code to be submitted with the post-lab: You are required to submit, as part of your post-lab, a copy of your code.
   You should turn in your own copy of the code along with your answers to the pre-lab and post-lab questions.  You may
   not, under any circumstances, refer to code written by students in previous semesters.