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"Open Book" Final?

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 8:05 pm
by lilymayek_1E
I'm not sure if this question has been answered yet on Chem Community, but what are the resources we'd use in this "open book" final scenario? Would it be our textbook and/or notes and/or chem community? That's what I've been assuming but is it stricter or looser than that?

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 8:11 pm
by Diana Chavez-Carrillo 2L
In Professor Lavelle's email, he mentions that we can use Chemistry Community up to the day of the final so I was wondering the same thing if there are only certain resources we can use. I do believe that since it is open book then we should be able to use our class notes.

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 8:36 pm
by Brandi 2C
I believe for "open book" it does entail classroom notes, office hour notes, discussion notes and packets, and everything in between.

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 9:28 pm
by faithkim1L
Open book is pretty every resource you can lay your hands on. I don't think he will be using Respondus or another program to record us while taking the exam, so I think textbook, notes, and other instructional notes are all fair game for "open book."

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 9:59 pm
by vibha gurunathan 1h
Do you know if chemistry community will be locked while we take the final?

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 10:30 pm
by Bryan Chen 1H
im assuming open book means like textbook notes lecture notes etc

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:20 am
by Kallista McCarty 1C
I don't think it is going to be very strict, so you can probably use any resource that you have available!

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:25 am
by Nohemi Garcia 1L
I think that lecture notes and the textbook are fine. I don't think chemistry community is allowed though.

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:34 am
by Mariah
Any word on how long it will be ?

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:46 am
by TimVintsDis4L
Mariah wrote:Any word on how long it will be ?


He mentioned that it was going to be pretty short and simple so I would assume no more than 1.5 hours, so half of what the actual final would have been like.

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2020 2:57 pm
by kendal mccarthy
I am assuming this means any resources we have access to we can use for this final. I am not sure how this would work yet as we don't know the window we can turn in the test but we will see when Lavelle lets us know :)

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 4:28 am
by Areli C 1L
faithkim1L wrote:Open book is pretty every resource you can lay your hands on. I don't think he will be using Respondus or another program to record us while taking the exam, so I think textbook, notes, and other instructional notes are all fair game for "open book."


Thank goodness, the thought of using respondus gives me so much anxiety, but thanks your answer was very clear.

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 9:15 am
by Cooper Baddley 1F
Any resource should be up for use except for chemistry community just because he said we can use it up to the day of the final.

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 9:59 am
by KBELTRAMI_1E
Brandi 2C wrote:I believe for "open book" it does entail classroom notes, office hour notes, discussion notes and packets, and everything in between.


What about -the internet-?

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 3:58 pm
by Sue Bin Park 2I
do we know if the final is going to be timed? or will he post it and give us more than the 1.5 hours he said it would take?

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 4:33 pm
by Ryan_K_1K
I believe that pretty much anything goes at this point as long as you aren't plagiarizing

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 4:45 pm
by Alfred Barrion 2H
We can use our books in pdf or physically, as well as any notes we have prepared.

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 5:37 pm
by Sidharth D 1E
Sue Bin Park 2I wrote:do we know if the final is going to be timed? or will he post it and give us more than the 1.5 hours he said it would take?

I am pretty sure he mentioned allotting from 3-4 hours for the actual final exam, even though you should be able to finish it in half the time.

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 5:40 pm
by Omar Selim 1D
He said he'd update us tomorrow so I feel like we shouldn't worry or stress about it right now and instead just focus on studying and it'll work out.

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:44 pm
by Patricia Cardenas
Mariah wrote:Any word on how long it will be ?


Lavelle emailed it will be 6 questions, and that it will be short and "easy".

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:53 pm
by ramiro_romero
I believe you are able to use any resources from lecture notes/discussions, and the textbook.

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:50 pm
by Diana Andrade_4F
We will be able to use our notes, textbook, and chemistry community! Exam should be short, but he said he'd give us 3-4 hours to complete it. He will give us more info on Saturday!

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 9:30 pm
by Adriana_4F
Professor Lavelle emailed us saying someone wrote: “I just finished the final. It took me 1 hr 12 minutes to complete, and I went very slowly and wrote out my work for each step taking plenty of time with each question, closed book."

!!!

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 9:39 pm
by kennedyp
Does anyone know how the final is going to be given? Will it be a pdf that we have to print out and then take pictures of our answers or is it like through that respondus webcam thingie?

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:38 pm
by Leyna Dang 2H
TimVintsDis4L wrote:
Mariah wrote:Any word on how long it will be ?


He mentioned that it was going to be pretty short and simple so I would assume no more than 1.5 hours, so half of what the actual final would have been like.


His email said he was debating between 3 or 4 hours.

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:40 pm
by Leyna Dang 2H
kennedyp wrote:Does anyone know how the final is going to be given? Will it be a pdf that we have to print out and then take pictures of our answers or is it like through that respondus webcam thingie?


So far all he has said is that it's going to be taken online, but we don't need to use any other apps/software like respondus.

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:42 pm
by Leyna Dang 2H
I'm assuming your textbook and any lecture notes you took

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:19 am
by annikaying
open book pretty much allows you any resource you have

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 2:43 pm
by Ian Morris 3C
open book means anything that would help you. I wouldnt get too stuck up on the notes though or you may run out of time

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 3:46 pm
by 605395381
im thinking textbook, lecture notes, discussion notes

Re: "Open Book" Final?

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 6:47 am
by lilymayek_1E
thank you everyone! this helped much including lavelle's email. I think lecture notes, discussion notes, and textbook are the way to go.