GC Midterm Exam Overview

 

GC Midterm Exam Overview

The Midterm Exam will be an open-book / open-notes essay exam made up of FOUR questions selected from GC Wk5 Midterm Question Recommendation Dropbox/(also referred to as the Annotate Study Guide) which covers all materials from Module 1- 6.

Canvas Quiz Questions

I will be using Canvas Quizzes for this Exam. Please note:

    • Canvas will assign each student FOUR questions at random from the annotated study questions, so it's unlikely you will receive the same set of question as other students.
    • Canvas will allow you to see all four questions at once and you can move back and forth among questions, if you would like. 
      • Important!
        • Save your work before leaving the question you are on.
        • If you don't see all four questions, be sure to let me know.

Materials Covered

Modules 1- 6

The Midterm will encompass all class materials up to and including the end of Module 6, including readings, lectures slides, videos, Canvas discussions and all other materials found in these Modules. 

Note: When studying for the Midterm Exam, some students find it helpful to review a comprehensive listing off all Global Cultures readings, videos, or slides:

Annotated Questions Study Guide (Midterm Question Recommendation Dropbox)

As a class, you contributed questions to the GC Wk5 Midterm Question Recommendation Dropbox (which you can find in Module 5 and 6).   These questions have been edited and annotated by me, and will serve as the comprehensive study guide for the Midterm Exam.

Please note:

    • Since your original contribution, I will have edited and annotated the questions to make it easier to respond to the question within a (roughly) 20 minute time frame.
    • Note:
      • Not all of the questions on the GC Wk5 Midterm Question Recommendation Dropbox will be in the pool for the exam. 
      • There will be only one question in the pool on any given central topic, and topics of the Discussions will not be a major focus of any of the midterm exam questions

Essay Exam Writing Tips

Keep the following guidance in mind when answering exam essay questions:

    • Organization:
      • Your answer should include a beginning, a middle, and an end (sometimes also known as introduction, body, conclusion).
      • Answer the question(s) asked, and if there are two, three, or more parts to a question, be sure to answer all of them. It is usually a good idea for each part to have at least one paragraph.
    • Examples:
      • Give specific examples, including specific examples from class materials, when you make a statement.
    • Length:
      • Using the tips above, most answers could be written in about a page and a half to two "normal" pages (double-spaced, one-inch margins, #11 or #12 font)—which is about 250-375 words.

Criteria and Grading

Rubric

Refer to the Canvas rubric to access grading criteria for this exam. In summary, your responses will be graded upon: 

    1. Quality of Essay Exam Answer:
      1. Relevance of answer to the question;
      2. Thoroughness of answer; including specific examples from class materials;
      3. Organization and logic of answer:
    2. Organization, Clarity, Tone/Style, Mechanics of writing (spelling, punctuation, grammar), & Proofreading

Midterm Makeup Exam

    1. Please e-mail troufs@d.umn.edu to schedule a midterm makeup exam
    2. It usually takes several days for makeup exams to be returned to you
    3. Makeup Exam scores will be posted as soon as they are ready in your Gradebook
    4. Use GC Research Project Presentation, Each Exam Question, and Grading for other 100 Point Assignments to figure out your letter grade