Winter
2002
David Goldstein-Shirley,
Ph.D.
FINAL
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
For our final examination, which will be held on Tuesday, March 19, from 1:15 to 3:20 p.m., you may use your own books and notes, but you may not communicate with anyone else or look at another student's books, notes, or examination. Doing so will result in a zero on the examination in accordance with the UWB Policy on Academic Integrity <http://faculty.washington.edu/davidgs/Integrity.html>. All class materials, including assigned readings, films, lectures, and in-class and online discussions, are fair game. Questions typically will ask you to combine or apply ideas from several sources. A strong familiarity with the readings and the screened films will be very helpful to you so you can find information quickly during the examination. A short summary written on each article or film or a sticky note inserted into a text might help you locate information quickly. Although you will not be expected to recall every detail of every film, you should be familiar enough with each film to be able to discuss important features and themes. View again any films about which you are not confident. See the syllabus for a list of screened films that you can view again at the UWB Media Center. Be sure to read the instructions carefully before beginning your examination.
There probably will be fifteen questions requiring one to three full sentences to answer adequately. Please do not write more than three sentences for any individual response. Each of these questions is worth up to three points. I also will ask one question requiring about two paragraphs to answer, which will be worth up to six points. Therefore, although the examination is worth fifty points, fifty-one points will be available.
You will not be penalized for spelling, grammar, or punctuation, as long as I can understand what you have written. If you are concerned that I might be unable to read your writing, show me a sample at least a week before the examination. If I determine that your writing is too difficult to read, we can make alternative arrangements.
You may not use quotations in your responses because they do not indicate that you understand what you are writing. Instead, please paraphrase in your own words. Quotations will be crossed out and disregarded.
You will need to bring the following items to the examination:
- A pen with dark blue or black ink (preferred) or dark pencil.
- A large-sized examination book ("bluebook"), available in the UWB Bookstore. Bring two if you plan to write large or long, or make many mistakes. (Note that you will be asked to double-space every line of your responses, so plan accordingly. I recommend that you buy your bluebook before the exam date.)
- Your own books and notes.
- Painkillers if you are not used to writing longhand for two hours.
- A self-addressed, stamped envelope
(large enough and with enough postage to mail your bluebook) if
you want me to mail your graded examination (including final
course grade) back to you after I finish grading. To determine
the correct amount of postage, visit <http://postcalc.usps.gov>.
IMPORTANT: Use the following return address on the
self-addressed, stamped envelope. (Note that neglecting the
return address will result in a mailing delay because I will
need to obtain and affix a return address label.)
Prof. David Goldstein-Shirley
Univ. of Washington
18115 Campus Way NE
Box 358530
Bothell, WA 98011-8246Because I want to encourage students to see their final examinations as a last chance to learn something, I maintain a policy against e-mailing examination scores or final grades to students, so I encourage you to provide an envelope as specified above.
If you have any questions about the final examination, please e-mail me <http://depts.washington.edu/ctlt/catalyst/umail/mail.cgi?user=davidgs&form=5>.
This page last updated March 10, 2002.
