The exam will be available on Collab at the normally scheduled examination time on Friday morning. You will have until 8pm Wednesday, May 7th.
From the moment you begin the assessment, you will have three hours to submit you finished exam. If you close the browser, shutdown your computer, or move locations, your exam’s progress will be stored in Collab: you will not lose information that you have saved through Collab if you lose power, your browser closes, or any other complication occurs, it should not affect your completing the exam.
You may log in to collab away from grounds, AKA from anywhere
The final exam for HIUS 316 will be a take-home exam that is closed book, closed notes and limited to three hours. The exam is designed to take about two hours, so students should have plenty of time to complete it within this time frame. In order to ensure the time limit is respected, students will access the exam via UVaCollab and have exactly three hours to complete it from the time they log in and access the prompt. Once the time limit is up, students will be logged out automatically; at that time, whatever they have completed is what they will be graded on. All exams must be submitted to Collab by Wednesday, May 7th by 8pm.
The exam will consist of three parts: A, B, and C. Students will have the option of completing either part A or part B. All students are required to complete part C. (So students will complete either sections A & C or B & C). The breakdown of each section is as follows:
Student must complete either A or B
If students choose to do part A, they will be given a list of twelve identifications and must choose six different items from which they will make two triads. No item can be used more than once. The list will consist of written terms and/or visual images. For each triad, the student must identify the item, date it, place it in its historical context, and identify a connection or relationship between the three items.
If students choose to do part B, they will be given three different decades from which they will pick two. The idea is that this essay is a time capsule so you must include whatever you think is representative of that decade. For each decade, the student must write an account of key events/people/ideas/etc. that they think were significant in that decade. (An explanation of why these items were the most indicative of/important for this particular decade will help strengthen your argument).
All Students must complete following question
Students will be given two short media clips from which they must pick one to analyze in an essay. The analysis should include an identification of the clip (approximate date and historical context) as well as an explanation of its significance. Be sure to link it to the broader issues/themes addressed by this course.