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Doing a take home exam as we speak-how many words?

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  • 09-12-2010 12:27pm
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    McNuggy10
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭


    Hey lads... quick question.
    Doing a take home exam for Religion and Society in Independant Ireland (3rd yr option)
    same format as normal history exams. answer one question from each section- 2 q's altogether.
    How many words should each be approx?
    Thanks

    McNuggy


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    McNuggy10
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭McNuggy10


    OSI wrote: »
    Take home exam?

    And people wonder why UCD's degrees aren't valued.

    Yes take home exam.
    Issued at 9 o clock in the morning and the 2 essays have to be submitted by 5pm.
    Thanks for your extremely helpful input


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    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    OSI wrote: »
    Take home exam?

    And people wonder why UCD's degrees aren't valued.
    It's probably not because they use a very common way of assessing people, that's for sure. If you don't have anything helpful/intelligent to say, try staying quiet next time.


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    RandolphEsq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,296 ✭✭✭RandolphEsq


    Like any exam, until you get all your main points covered or if you have run over the self-allocated time for the question.

    Also, take home exams hardly benefit those who have done fcuk all up until this point, but instead allow the students who have worked hard to shine


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    parker kent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,289 ✭✭✭parker kent


    Take home exams are much better than normal exams. Normal exams are basically a memory test in many instances, whereas take home exams give you a much better chance to show your actual knowledge. When it is an essay, a take home exam is far superior.

    OP, there is no set number of pages to write. Once you have covered all your topics with sufficient detail, you are finished.


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