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• The End of Semester Exam will be an open-book / open-notes essay exam made up of the questions on theannotated Final Exam Discussion 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.
  
  
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f2018 Week 16 ("Finals Week"): The Senior Seminar Final Exam is scheduled for Monday, 30 April 2018, 4:00-5:55 p.m. in Cina 214. Sign in on in the Week 15 Panel.

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• f2018 Week 16 ("Finals Week"): The Senior Seminar Final Exam is scheduled for Monday, 30 April 2018, 4:00-5:55 p.m. in Cina 214. Sign in on in the Week 15 Panel.

  
  

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  • s2018 The Live Chat for the Senior Seminar Final Exam will be Sunday, 29 April 2018, 7:00-8:00. Sign in on in the Week 15 Panel.
    
    
• f2018 Week 16 ("Finals Week"): The Senior Seminar Final Exam is scheduled for Monday, 30 April 2018, 4:00-5:55 p.m. in Cina 214. Sign in on in the Week 15 Panel.

  
  

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  • s2018 The Live Chat for the Senior Seminar Final Exam will be Sunday, 29 April 2018, 7:00-8:00. Sign in on in the Week 15 Panel.
    
    [4 questions randomly generated from a pool of questions made up of the questions from the annotated Final Exam Discussion Study Page for up to 600 points]
    

• Once you begin you exam you will have two and 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 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.
    
    
  • Bring and use your laptop
    
    
    • You must upload your exam to your Moodle folder by the end of the exam period

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• 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 texts, 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
    
    
• Bring and use your laptop
  
  
  • but you must upload your exam to your Moodle folder by the end of the exam period
    
    
  • REM: Be sure to have your batteries charged
    
    
• 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 annotated Final Exam Discussion Study Page. 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 annotated Final Exam Discussion Study Page 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 annotated Final Exam Discussion Study Page 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.

• 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:

s2018 The Live Chat for the Senior Seminar Final Exam will be Sunday, 29 April 2018, 7:00-8:00. Sign in on in the Week 15 Panel.

s2018 The Live Chat for the Senior Seminar Final Exam will be Sunday, 29 April 2018, 7:00-8:00. Sign in on in the Week 15 Panel.

Answer the four (4) questions randomly selected from the question pool. Keep in mind that there is more than one approach you can take in answering these questions. Follow these guidelines: .

• Organize your answer before you begin
  
  
• Where appropriate, be sure to state:

  • What or who something is
  • Where it occurred or is located
  • Why it is important
  • When it occurred
  • How it happened or how it works
    
    
• State YOUR position or approach clearly
  
  
• Cite specific examples or references to support your statements
  
  
• Mention problem areas or other relevant materials which you would like to consider further in a more thorough statement. That is, when you're finished with your answer, what major questions are still left unanswered?
  
  
• Summarize your argument or discussion
  
  
• Where appropriate use materials from more than one region of the world
  
  
• Remember that your responses should have a beginning, a middle, and an end
  
  
• Do not discuss any topic or country at length in more than one question
  
  
• For the questions indicated, do not write on any country for which you were one of the presentors

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1. With prior consent of the instructor, you may take makeup exams at any of the times scheduled by the Sociology-Anthropology Department. These times will also be announced in class. If you are taking the exam in person, pick up your makeup exam in Cina 228, not the classroom. If you are taking the exam on-line, please e-mail troufs@d.umn.edu to schedule a time.
   
   
2. It usually takes several days for makeup exams to be returned to you
   
   
3. Makeup Exam scores will be posted as soon as they are ready on the web on .
   
   
4. Use "The Curve" to figure out your letter grade