Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 01:01:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Adrian German <dgerman@cs.indiana.edu>
To: Andrew J Hinz, Sara Teresa Martin, Chris Colvard, Fulya Erdinc 
Subject: practical exam in lab tomorrow

I will come at the beginning of your lab tomorrow and give you
the printed exams. When you go in make sure all students are not
logged in, then tell them to log in. Once they're in check to make
sure their desktops don't contain suspicious items. This is not an
open book exam. If their desktops are free of such items, unplug
the network cable in the back. Tell them they need to use notepad
and javac/java to develop their program. This should work even if
they have no network connection.

Let them work for the duration of the lab. Please have the PC on
the instructor's desk available so they can check the API if they
think they need that: but have them ask you, then you can search
for them and show them the page. The idea is that that PC should
be available, only as a critical region (one at a time). This way
you get to see what they're surfing for, and you can factor that
into their understanding of the problem.

You can help them with API-related stuff, but not with algorithms
not with problem-solving issues.

Here's what they need to turn in:

--- the code, hand written on a piece of paper.

Tell them to factor that into their development process.

Don't try to hook the network back on to print or upload to CFS or
OnCourse. Just collect the code handwritten on paper from them and
give the papers to me for grading.

The basic advice is that one would first develop and when finally
the program is done one would copy if nicely on the piece of paper
then turn that in. After they turn the piece of paper in they can
do whatever they want with their computers (hook them back on, or
e-mail the code to themselves or whatever). But not before.

Please make sure if people leave early then don't disturb those
that may still be working on their programs. Also they shouldn't
talk to each other or share any kind of information. You and your
workstation are the only things they should share (indirectly).

Please let me know if any of this is unclear or if you have any
questions just let me know.

... Adrian