best group assignment I did was for an assignment with the exact same topic as a the the last few previous years that already had a copy of (a few lecturers would leave assignments in a box outside their office to be picked up after being marked) which I as a first year student would go through and find a few with the best marks for 3rd year subjects, go photocopy them and put them back and keep filed away for the future and hope the assessment doesn't change).
Got put with a few randoms I didn't know and simply exchanged the assignment for them to change up a bit and put our names on in exchange for a carton of coronas. Happy days
very lucky not to get caught out there..
we had a similar thing with one of my units recently, where the lecturer would essentially keep the same topic, but would change around a few minor things so as to avoid people doing what you have mentioned..
anyway, part of the assignment was to present it back to the entire class..
one group were part way through their presentation, the lecturer stopped them in their tracks, pointed out one of the items from last year that had changed for this year, and to step outside to talk with him.
he returned back into the room..
they didn't.. ever.
Have you ever noticed people doing little work in group assignments still pass? There's a lesson there...
yep.. don't contribute, and let the everyone else carry you along..
we have the same situation in regular society..
it's called centrelink.
