Anne Dawson: The Midterm Exam - CSCI102 

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CSCI102 students: 

THE MIDTERM EXAM
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The midterm exam is a 90 minute written exam.
The midterm exam is worth 25% of the final grade. 

Students must attain an overall passing grade on
the weighted average of the two exams in the course 
in order to obtain a clear pass (C or better).

The midterm exam will focus on the topics covered in the 
first part of the course (before midterm):

Java fundamentals
primitive types, Strings, console I/O
decisions, repetition
program development, documentation
classes, objects, methods and ADTs
introduction to software engineering
   
This material is covered in Chapters 1 - 5.

The midterm exam will be composed of a mix of questions:

Part 1 of the exam is made up of 
20 multiple choice or true/false questions
on a mix of topics (worth 1% each to a maximum of 20%).

Part 2 of the exam is composed of
a number of short-answer and predict-the-output questions
worth a total of 20%. 

Part 3 of the exam involves a number of questions
requiring the location and correction
of programming errors.
Part 3 is worth a total of 20% of the midterm exam. 

Part 4 is a programming question worth 40% of the exam.
You are required to write a complete Java program.
Note - comments are NOT required in programs written for an exam
unless requested. 

For Parts 2, 3 and 4 of the exam, marks will be awarded
for partially correct answers. 



EXAM AND ASSIGNMENT RESULTS
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The results of the online part of the midterm exam 
are available on C4 immediately after the close of the exam.
All results are entered into Gradebook asap.

The instructor will see each student individually
to return written exam papers and bring grades up-to-date.
Individual oral interviews take place in the two class periods
after the midterm exam. These interviews will take place
in the Computer Science Office (opposite Room 1). 
The remaining students will work in Room 1 on timed,
individual assignments.

NOTE: Assessed labs which are submitted from outside of the college campus are not graded.


Your attendance, conduct and progress are monitored throughout the course.
You may inspect your status report at any time using the online Gradebook.
  

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Good Luck!
AHD
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