Posted here is the instruction portion and assignment portion of the final examination. The actual question portion (which is not included) is 4 pages, double spaced.
Please read this document before the exam.
The exam is Tuesday, December 8, 2015, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (2 hours), in the room scheduled by the school: 144 TUII
Everyone must be in the exam room by 5:45 p.m. for examination distribution and flash drive distribution.
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Here is a prototype of the exam instructions I anticipate using on the final examination. I contemplate that the ultimate exam instructions will be substantially similar to these instructions, however, I reserve the right to change these exam instructions in any way.
Here is a document about how to write answers for my exams and some information about how I evaluate these answers. There may be revisions to this document during the Fall 2015 "exam season."
Here is a video of a presentation I gave about how to prepare for courses and course examinations. To be most useful, one should watch this video sometime during the first third of the course. Here are the slides used in that video.
Here is a video of a presentation I recommend about how to outline for a course. To be most useful, one should watch this video sometime during the first third of the course.
The items available are the IP Survey examination from Fall 2003, Fall 2004, and Fall 2005 and a composite student model answer (posted without any individually identifiable information) from students that earned a high grade for each class.
Please note that I generally calibrate the length of my exams with the number of course hours. For a two hour class, the examination will be up to, but no more than, 4 pages, double spaced.
The Fall 2005 IP Survey final examination is representative of the final examination I contemplate for the course.
Here is the Fall 2005 IP Survey examination, and here is the composite student model answer. Please note that the composite answer does not necessarily address every issue, nor resolve every issue in such a way as to earn all the points for that issue. Both the examination and the answer should be read in light of the documents I have posted above describing how to deal with my exams.
The Fall 2004 IP Survey final examination for my day section is representative of the final examination I contemplate for the course. I taught both a day and an evening section in the fall of 2004, but I am only releasing the day section exam.
Here is the Fall 2004 IP Survey day section examination, and here is the composite student model answer. Please note that the composite answer does not necessarily address every issue, nor resolve every issue in such a way as to earn all the points for that issue. Both the examination and the answer should be read in light of the documents I have posted above describing how to deal with my exams.
The Fall 2003 IP Survey final examination is representative of the final examination I contemplate for the course.
Here is the Fall 2003 IP Survey examination, and here is the composite student model answer. Please note that the composite answer does not necessarily address every issue, nor resolve every issue in such a way as to earn all the points for that issue. Both the examination and the answer should be read in light of the documents I have posted above describing how to deal with my exams.
Last modified on December 8,, 2015, by Greg R. Vetter