Mini-Exam 3 and Mini-Exam 2 Retake

Mini-Exam 3 Logistics

  • Modules covered: 7 and 8
    • Part 1 covers Module 7: Databases & SQL
    • Part 2 covers Module 8: Visualization
  • Timeframe: It will open Thursday 3/31, 12:01 AM, and close Saturday 4/2, 11:59 PM.
    • The exam will close at 11:59 pm regardless of when you started.
  • The exam will be take-home. It is open book, open note, open internet, but closed to people.
    • This means you cannot communicate with a person about the exam, including asking someone through the Internet (like stackoverflow) for help and receiving help.
  • Like Mini-Exam 2, it consists of 2 parts that each have a time limit of 2 hours. Both parts will have data sets and they will be different.
  • Grading policy specifics
    • Part 1: SQL
      • To earn an Exemplary (full credit), you must generate/format/retrieve the data entirely using SQL and not manipulate the data after querying it from the database. All questions are designed that they can be done entirely in SQL.
    • Part 2: Visualization
      • The figures you plot are expected to be legible. So we strongly recommend learning how to use the aspect parameter that controls the size of the figure so that things like the x-axis labels do not overlap. A figure that is not legible is not eligible for a grade of Exemplary (full credit).
  • All other information is similar to Mini-Exam 1’s. Such as getting the files, Gradescope, Sakai, asking for help, grading policy, etc.

Mini-Exam 2 Retake Logistics

  • Timeframe: It will open Thursday 3/31, 12:01 AM, and close Saturday 4/2, 11:59 PM.
    • The exam will close at 11:59 pm regardless of when you started.
  • It assesses the same thing as Mini-exam 2.
    • You may use things that you have learned that were not in the modules that this exam is testing but you can answer it without knowing any modules beyond what this exam is testing.
  • The data sets and events will be different.
  • You do not need to do both parts. You can only do one part if you wish. You must do ALL of the questions in that part though. We will take the max score per part.
  • All other information is similar to Mini-Exam 1’s. Such as getting the files, Gradescope, Sakai, asking for help, grading policy, etc.