The End of Semester Exam will be an open-book / open-notes essay exam
made up of the questions on the annotated Wiki Study Page?You may bring and use your texts, dictionary, thesaurus, a writing handbook, class handouts, notes, outlines, drafts, memos, and a Ouija board. You may also use references and materials from your other classes and the web, with the caveat, of course, that you properly cite any sources you use.
Answer: About the same length as Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
The question of length is a good one. It's also a difficult one to answer as it depends on the question itself, your style of writing, the detail which you give to your examples, and—since this is an open-book exam where you basically could prepare questions in advance and then cut and paste from other sources (with proper credit given to those sources)—a good answer can vary quite a bit in length.
At a minimum you should have a beginning, a middle, and an end (sometimes also known as introduction, body, conclusion).
You should also be sure to answer the question(s) asked, and if there are two, three or more parts to a question, be sure to answer all of them.
Be sure to give examples when you make a statement.
I think it is a good thing to have a look at the OWL's advice before every exam:
To use their recommendations, a well focused, well organized, well supported, well packaged essay answer could be done (for most of the questions) in the equivalent of about a page and a half to two "normal" pages (double-spaced, one-inch margins, #11 or #12 font)—which is about 375-500 words.
How long was the Gettysburg Address?
263 or 268 or 270 words depending on which printed version you check
A standard "letter size" 8-1/2 X 11 sheet of paper has about 255 words, with a size 12 font
So your answer should be about one page long, two if you use the Owl's recommendations
The Culture and Personality Midterm Exam will be in class Week 7 Day 13 Tuesday, 9 October 2018
REM: Bring your Laptop
For the Midterm Exam you will have four (4) questions randomly selected from a pool of questions made up from your Midterm wiki questions.
In a nutshell, the exam will consist of four questions drawn at random by “James” Moodle from a pool of questions generated from the questions you have submitted to the Midterm wiki, plus a couple more that I have added (also included in the wiki).
Use the list of questions you generated in the Midterm wiki as study questions. Be sure to note the notes added, the ones which comment on the submitted questions.
up to 400 points (up to 100 points each)
The Culture and Personality Midterm Exam will be in class Week 7 Day 13 Tuesday, 9 October 2018
REM: Bring your Laptop
It is recommended (and best) to use the list of questions you generated in the Midterm wiki as study questions.
The CP Final Exam Live Chat will be the night before the exam from 07:00-8:00 CST, on tba, tba December 2018. Sign in on .
[4 questions randomly generated from a pool of questions made up of the questions from the Final Exam wiki for up to 400 points]
Once you begin you exam you will have two and one-half hours to complete it
BE SURE TO UPLOAD ALL OF YOUR ANSWERS BEFORE YOUR TIME EXPIRES
MOODLE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO UPLOAD YOUR ANSWERS AFTER TIME HAS ELAPSED
The Final will also be an open-book essay exam
Essay exams usually provide a better learning experience
and, in addition, afford practice in writing
You may bring and use your
texts, dictionary, thesaurus, a writing handbook, class handouts,
notes, outlines, drafts, memos, a laptop, and a Ouija board. You
may also use references and materials from your other classes
and the web, with the caveat, of course, that you properly cite
any sources you use.
You may bring and use your laptop
. . . but you must upload your exam to your Moodle folder at the end of the exam period
The exam will cover materials up to and including the end of
Week 15
Some of the questions will be cumulative, but most will focus
on the materials covered since the midsemester exam.
This includes the lecture materials, in-class videos, e-mails,
the Forum,
the basic introductory materials of the text,
and the text and class materials.
There will also be questions available
on the final asking you to compare and contrast things
in two or more items included in the entire semester
these comparison/contrast questions will include countries
covered earlier in the semester
This is an open-book exam
You may bring
and use your texts, dictionary, thesaurus, a writing handbook,
class
handouts, notes, outlines, drafts, and memos
You may
also use references and materials from your other classes,
with the caveat, of course, that you properly cite
any sources you use
You may bring and use their laptop
but you must upload your exam to your Moodle folder at the end of the exam period
REM: Be sure to have your batteries charged
Please be prepared to upload the entire exam as one file
NOTE: It does not work simply to type in the .rtf extension on an existing .wps file. You must load the original document and then resave it as a .rtf file type
The final exam counts up to 400 points (4 X up to 100)
You must answer the four (4) questions on the final randomly generated by “James” from the pool of questions put together from the study questions on the Wiki. Each question is worth up to 100 points each. They may include . . .
At least one current affairs question
There could also be one question on a major topic during the semester that for one reason or another doesn’t happen to end up in the Wiki list. You could also have on your exam a theoretical question on a major topic that may also have not made it onto the Wiki list (one that attempts to have you bring together and synthesize various major topics of the semester).
You could also have on your exam one theoretical question on a major topic that may also have not made it onto the Wiki list (one that attempts to have you bring together and synthesize various major topics of the semester)
A caveat: there is always a possibility that there might be some very last-minute fast-breaking current-affairs news announced (that’s announced too late to make it onto the Wiki list) that might also be included in the pool from which the four questions are taken. But it would have to be closely related to a topic that you have studied during the semester.
How long should your answers be?
Answer: About the same length as Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
The question of length is a good one. It's also a difficult one to answer as it depends on the question itself, your style of writing, the detail which you give to your examples, and—since this is an open-book exam where you basically could prepare questions in advance and then cut and paste from other sources (with proper credit given to those sources)—a good answer can vary quite a bit in length.
At a minimum you should have a beginning, a middle, and an end (sometimes also known as introduction, body, conclusion).
You should also be sure to answer the question(s) asked, and if there are two, three or more parts to a question, be sure to answer all of them.
Be sure to give examples when you make a statement.
I think it is a good thing to have a look at the OWL's advice before every exam:
To use their recommendations, a well focused, well organized, well supported, well packaged essay answer could be done (for most of the questions) in the equivalent of about a page and a half to two "normal" pages (double-spaced, one-inch margins, #11 or #12 font)—which is about 375-500 words.
How long was the Gettysburg Address?
263 or 268 or 270 words depending on which printed version you check
A standard "letter size" 8-1/2 X 11 sheet of paper has about 255 words, with a size 12 font
So your answer should be about one page long, two if you use the Owl's recommendations
There will be a live Final Exam chat on —for last-minute questions about the exam. Join in; the live chat for the midterm was fun, and useful . . .
The CP Final Exam Live Chat will be the night before the exam from 07:00-8:00 CST, on tba, tba December 2018. Sign in on .
*(The total number of points available for the forum postings will depend on new discoveries and announcements that appear during the semester. New topics will be added as appropriate. In the end, "participation" will likely account for about 25% of your grade)
The final exam will cover materials from the entire semester, i.e. it will be cumulative, but with emphasis on the materials
covered since the midsemester exam.
Focus on the textbooks, in-class videos, lectures, and e-mails.
Major class-related materials that you may have received
on E-mail may be included on the exam.
Please see me if you need to make other arrangements
for your final exam.
