msaul: I like lab #1 - I think it is very useful. I wanted to make a YouTube video on practical use of skills used in lab #1...
msaul: I think it could work if we just took one assignment and split it into 2 sections. I got idea from Chris Jankul when he was teaching OPS435. He had two stages (the second built upon the other). In this way, marking doesn't have to be "massive". I believe that students gain the most experience from performing the labs anyways...