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Q: We want to be a two-person (six-person) group.
A: Your group will need to be bigger (smaller). Perhaps look for another two-person group you can merge with (divide in two). Exceptions can be granted in special cases.

Q: Can 421 and 621 students be in the same group?
A: Yes. At this point the only difference in the courses is the number on the transcript.

Q: We are having trouble finding a topic.
A: Brainstorm an initial vague list (everyone has ideas; don't worry about how unreal they are yet); if you are getting stuck after that point, meet with professor or CA soon.

Q: Our group is having a serious clash of personalities, and because of this we are not getting anywhere.
A: Immediately schedule a meeting with the professor to correct the situation before it deterioriates further.

Q: Our group has a slug who is doing nothing.
A: Do whatever you can to get him/her involved during the course, including asking for help from the professor and CAs. If no improvement is made, report this during the peer evaluations at the end of the project. Their final project grade will be a "nothing" to reflect the "nothing" they contributed.

Q: Our group is not clear at all now how challenging a project topic to pick!
A: Since the projects are open-ended, it can be difficult to see what the precise target is; you will be given feedback at the earlier iterations to get some idea on how challenging we consider your project. One very rough idea about the size requirement is 2000 lines of (de-commented) code is written per person in the group. Don't take this number too seriously, your final grade will not be based on the number of lines you wrote, but how well crafted your project is and how much insight was required.