# Must Haves

The group agrees that to their experience, the ‘must haves’ are:

- Having teacher (assistants) regularly available in the lab during the course
- Making clear students are expected to form their own opinions / insights based on information and use that in their work;
- Having students report to each other what they (are going to) do (presentations) to allow peer feedback and share results;
- Making students aware that failing is always an option and an opportunity to rethink their plans;
- Giving a grade for the process – how they worked, academic attitude, how they have shown they learned, behavior and so on;
- Giving a grade for a test half-way (on theory or on procedures or some other half-way item);
- Using a rubric for assessing the report, article, presentation.