Anne Dawson: The Midterm Exam - CSCI103 Spring 2004

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CSCI103 students: 

THE MIDTERM EXAM
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The midterm exam is a 90 minute written exam.
The midterm exam is worth 30% 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):

problem solving
C fundamentals
decisions
repetition
files
static arrays   
dynamic arrays
string processing

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

Part 1 of the exam is made up of 10 multiple choice,
true/false or short-answer questions on a mix of topics
(worth 2% each to a maximum of 20%).

Part 2 of the exam is composed of a number of 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 program written
in the C programming language - note, comments are NOT required
in programs written for an exam. 

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

GPA
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Your attendance and progress is monitored throughout the course.
Students receive regular status reports. Students may also collect
a copy of their current status report from the Computer Science
office during the instructor's office hours.

The date of the midterm exam is shown in the course schedule.  

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Good Luck!
AHD
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