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Straighterline Open Book Finals - cookiecandle - 03-20-2017
For Straighterline courses that allow open-book finals using an ebook, is it okay to use ctrl + f during the proctored tests to search through the book? Also, is Adobe Acrobat Reader fine to use for the finals? I'd be willing to use the ebooks that come with the courses too instead of PDF files if the same basic functions are offered.
Straighterline Open Book Finals - Joeman200 - 03-20-2017
I used the provided ebook which has a search feature. I also used ctlr+C and ctrl+V with no issues.
Straighterline Open Book Finals - cookderosa - 03-20-2017
Also, with the exception of a few courses, it is possible to pass almost every SL course before you've ever answered a single question in your final exam. COSC awards letter grades, but everyone else awards credit- so once you're at 70% for the course, the "extra" will go unappreciated because no one will see it. Your ACE transcript will only have "credit" on there- no scores.
Straighterline Open Book Finals - Clodyneseidel - 03-20-2017
cookderosa Wrote:Also, with the exception of a few courses, it is possible to pass almost every SL course before you've ever answered a single question in your final exam. COSC awards letter grades, but everyone else awards credit- so once you're at 70% for the course, the "extra" will go unappreciated because no one will see it. Your ACE transcript will only have "credit" on there- no scores.
So, if COSC awards letter grades does that mean you end up with a GPA? Should you then try to go for an A??
Straighterline Open Book Finals - Synicaal - 03-21-2017
cookiecandle Wrote:For Straighterline courses that allow open-book finals using an ebook, is it okay to use ctrl + f during the proctored tests to search through the book? Also, is Adobe Acrobat Reader fine to use for the finals? I'd be willing to use the ebooks that come with the courses too instead of PDF files if the same basic functions are offered.
Ctrl + F wont do anything for you with the built in SL e-books. The books themselves has a search feature that you are more then able to use on a Final. Just did it Sunday for Intro to Religion course. You can use the e-book or the physical copy according to SL's website. So a PDF would be a no I am assuming from this.
@Clodyneseidel : COSC may award a letter grade so the best you are looking at getting is a general GPA and not a COSC GPA. I doubt they will give you a GPA for courses you didn't take from COSC. So best case scenario it could help your cumulative GPA.
Straighterline Open Book Finals - Kgaul - 03-21-2017
I use the built in search function a LOT. I would say practice with it a bit and use it on the quizzes just as you will on the final. It can be finicky and is not intuitive like we are used to when you use google
Straighterline Open Book Finals - cookderosa - 03-21-2017
Clodyneseidel Wrote:So, if COSC awards letter grades does that mean you end up with a GPA? Should you then try to go for an A??
Rebel should be able to answer that better than me. But I think so.
Straighterline Open Book Finals - icampy - 03-21-2017
SL is looking like a good choice to knock out a couple of required courses that don't interest me. If only there was a list of open book exams!
Straighterline Open Book Finals - rowan555 - 03-21-2017
icampy Wrote:SL is looking like a good choice to knock out a couple of required courses that don't interest me. If only there was a list of open book exams!
There is - I've posted the link here before, but I never bookmarked it. I'll look for it.
Straighterline Open Book Finals - rowan555 - 03-21-2017
Online Exam Proctoring Details by Course | StraighterLine
Here it is!