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Final exam
| Date: |
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 |
| Time: |
7:30PM - 10:00PM |
| Location/Seating: |
The final will take place in the physical activity complex (PAC). You will be assigned a seat and you must use your assigned seat (the exam will be pre-stamped with your name). Look up your assigned seat here in advance of the final.
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| Reference Sheet: |
During the final exam you will be provided with the following reference sheet.
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| Instruction Page of the Exam: |
Instruction Page
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| Coverage: |
The coverage of the final will be cumulative with a focus on post-midterm content. Specific topics which will not be tested are the fast computation of the KMP Failure array and the good suffix heuristic with Boyer-Moore.
Additionally, the only topics from Module 11 which may be tested are a-b trees and B-trees.
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| Final Help Session: |
The final help session will take place in EXP 1689 from 2:00 PM to 4:50 PM on Wednesday July 31st.
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| Allowed Aids: |
No Calculators are Allowed |
| Bring to exam: |
Pens, pencils and an eraser.
Watcard (the actual card with the photo).
You are permitted to bring in a clear water bottle, but remove its
label.
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| What to expect during the exam: |
We will follow the
University Policies, Guidelines, and Academic Regulations for Assignments, Tests, and Final Exams as well as the Registrar's Office Instructions for Final Examinations.
- Arrive no sooner than 20 minutes before the start of the exam.
- Only the South and West entrances of PAC are open.
- All students must remain for the first hour. Students who
arrive more than an hour late will not be admitted.
- No food or drink (with the exception of water in a clear
bottle with no label). Should you require short nutrition
breaks, you must contact us before the exam.
Furthermore:
- Students will be let into the room 10-15 minutes before the
exam starts, depending on when set-up is ready.
Do not enter the room until proctors let you in.
Before entering,
verify on the posted (outside the room) seating list
(by ID #) that this is the correct room for your
exam. Also note the seat (given as row and
column when facing the front of the room).
- Once let into the room students may not
leave the room
until the exam is over or unless being escorted to the
bathroom (i.e. before entering, go to the washroom).
- Students may arrive up to an hour late but no extra
writing time will be given: everyone ends at the same time.
- Find your exam (it will have your name and photo on it).
- Put your photo-ID WatCard, pens, pencils, erasers on the
desk.
- Put your backpack, bags, hats, etc. under the desk,
closed, clear from the aisle and out of sight.
No electronic aids allowed: All laptops, cell phones, smart
watches, etc. must be out of reach.
- Read the instructions on the first page and sign where indicated
on the front page in pen.
- Listen to
instructions from the proctor(s).
Do not start until the proctor tells you to.
- During the exam, a proctor will come around with a
signature (attendance) list that you must sign in pen.
Proctors will also look at your WatCard to verify you are
writing the right exam and check that you have signed the
front page of the exam.
- Raise your hand if you think there is an error on the
exam, or if you have need for a washroom break, or if you
want to leave early (but not before one hour has passed), or if you need
to get something out of your bag/backpack after the exam has
started.
- You may not leave during the first hour of the exam or
within the last 10 minutes.
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Stop writing at the end when the proctor tells you to.
Failure to stop when told to will lower your mark.
Remain seated until the proctors have collected
all exams and tell you that you may leave.
Once you are allowed to leave at the end, leave the room
promptly.
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| Incompletes: |
Students who cannot attend or finish the final exam due to illness or other reasons beyond their control must follow the
procedure to request an Incomplete (INC). Requests will not be granted automatically and are based on a reasonable demonstration of understanding and learning from work submitted throughout the term.
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| Grades and exam viewing: |
TBA
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Midterm
| Date: |
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 |
| Time: |
4:30PM - 6:20PM |
| Location/Seating: |
Look up your assigned seat here
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| Reference Sheet |
There will be no reference sheet for this exam
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| Instruction Page of the Exam: |
Instruction Page
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| Bring: |
Pens, pencils and eraser.
A pen is needed for signatures (a signature list that the proctor
will bring around and your signature on the front page of the exam).
The exam will be hand-written on paper; you
are encouraged to use pencils (bring more than one in case one breaks)
so you can erase in case of minor errors.
If you choose, you are also allowed to use any kind of pen to write
your answer as long as it will be visible on the scan; do not use
colours other than blue or black.
You must bring your Watcard.
You are permitted to bring in a clear water bottle, but remove its
label.
Drinking with a straw is preferred so you don't have to entirely remove
your mask. Food is not allowed.
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| Coverage: |
The midterm will cover Modules 1-5 in their entirety |
| What to expect at the exam and after: |
- Masks are highly recommended.
- Students will be let into the room 5-10 minutes before the
exam starts, depending on when set-up is ready.
Do not enter the room until proctors let you in.
Before entering,
verify on the posted (outside the room) seating list
(by ID #) that this is the correct room for your
exam. Also note the seat (given as row and
column when facing the front of the room).
- Once let into the room students may not
leave the room unless during specified periods (see below)
or unless being escorted to the bathroom (i.e. before
entering, go to the washroom).
- Students may arrive up to an hour late but no extra
writing time will be given - everyone ends at the same time.
- Find your exam (it will have your name and photo on it)
- Put your photo-ID WatCard, pens, pencils, erasers on the
desk and put your backpack, bags, hats, etc. under the desk,
closed, clear from the aisle and out of sight.
- Read the instructions on the first page and sign anywhere
on the front page in pen.
- Read the blackboard/whiteboard instructions and listen to
instructions from the proctor(s).
- Do not start until the proctor tells you to.
Stop writing at the end when the proctor tells you to.
Failure to stop when told to will lower your mark.
- You may not leave during the first hour of the exam or
within the last 10 minutes.
At the end, remain seated, until the proctors have collected
all exams and tell you that you may leave.
- During the exam, a proctor will come around with a
signature (attendance) list that you must sign in pen.
Proctors will also look at your WatCard to verify you are
writing the right exam and check that you have signed the
front page of the exam.
- Write your answers legibly and clearly. If graders cannot
read your answer, they cannot mark it. Also do not answer
close to a paper's edge or faintly since this may not be
picked up by the scanning done to upload your exam to
Crowdmark for marking (i.e. graders will not see it).
- Raise your hand if you think there is an error on the
exam or if you have need for a washroom break or if you need
to get something out of your bag/backpack after the exam has
started.
- Once you are allowed to leave and have received permission
from the proctors to do so, leave the room promptly.
- Marking will take a few days. There will be an
announcement and post mortem released when grading is ready
and you will get an email from the Crowdmark mailer with the
link to your marked exam.
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| Midterm Help Session: |
Friday June 21st 4:30 PM AL116 |
| Postmortem: |
MTPM.pdf |
| Midterm Remark Requests: |
Deadline Wednesday July 17th, 5:00PM. Re-mark requests will only be accepted using this form (authentication is required to ensure requester is on the classlist).
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