Exam Reference Sheet Rules and Guidelines

Important
Not every professor or instructor has permitted the use of a reference sheet for their exam. It is up to you to check with your professor/instructor to determine if you are allowed a reference sheet and what form that reference sheet must have.

For the second part of the exam (Java) or the whole exam (web development/programming), you will be allowed a Reference Sheet, which you will create yourself and submit to me BEFORE the exam (I will post information regarding when/where). The Reference Sheet will then be given to you before your exam (for Java, it will be given to you when you begin Part 2 of your exam).

Submitting Your Reference Sheet

Reference sheets are hand written and must be submitted as a hard copy. No other formats will be accepted (see next section).

You must submit your reference sheet for approval. All reference sheets are due before the scheduled exam, on the date/time specified by the professor/instructor. If your reference sheet is approved, it will be given to before your exam (or part 2 of your exam, if this is for Java).

All reference sheets must be returned to the professor/instructor along with the exam. Any exam submitted without the reference sheet will be automatically assigned a 0 grade.

Preparing Your Reference Sheet

The preparation of your reference sheet assists you in developing key skills such as analysis and decision making in the face of ambiguity (de la Cruz, McKindsey, Hoffman, & Lander, 1991)

You learn more when you actively pursue learning and when you use repetition and reinforcement. Preparing the reference sheet helps you to focus, prioritize, condense knowledge, and apply the content you learn.

Use the reference sheet as a memory aid or a trigger.
Use your own notes that you have made during classes, the study notes, instructor's notes, and the quizzes to help you identify what the learning objectives are and what material you need to focus on.
The reference sheet MUST BE HANDWRITTEN on a SINGLE SHEET OF 8.5 x 11 BOND PAPER (bond paper is the kind of paper you'd put into a printer - it's much sturdier and better for double-sided notes; you could tear a sheet out of a lined/blank notebook if you like, but it's harder to read when it's got writing on both sides, it's up to you).
All content must be original only - no photocopies or other reproductions
You may use both sides of the paper.
Make sure you WRITE YOUR NAME in the UPPER RIGHT CORNER of the page (with the page in PORTRAIT, not landscape).
You are expected to prepare your own INDIVIDUAL reference sheet.
From previous experience, some students have indicated that group discussions PRIOR TO PREPARATION (NOT DURING) of these sheets have been extremely helpful. Note that you are not preparing the sheet as a group!!! So don't copy someone else's material - create YOUR OWN!

Reference sheets that violate any of the above will not be approved by the professor and will not be allowed in the exam.

If your reference sheet is not approved, you will have an opportunity to fix it and resubmit it if you submit it early enough.