Information about the Exams

Final Exam 

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Date   Monday, June 28, 2021
 Location This will be specified in the exam invitation, available by the end of the semester.
Duration 120 minutes
Rough duration The exam invitation mentions more than 120 minutes duration.
This is because of the additional time needed for the preparation and submission.
Time Of the 10 exercises, 5 must have been graded "Pass".
Weighting The exam counts as 80% of the final grade for the module.
Topics Lectures 01 to 11 / Exercises 01 to 11
All parts of the exercises are part of the exam, including "Task 01",
the "Divertimento" and the suggested solutions.
Exception: In Lecture 04 there is no exercise. During the exam, there will not be any solved tasks available, but you will solve all tasks on your own. 
Level The level of the exam reflects the level of the lectures and exercises.       
Style The style of the exam reflects the style of the exercises.
Format The form of the exam corresponds to the work you do during the exercises.
The results must be collected and saved in a Microsoft Word® Document.
Further instructions will be issued at the time of the exam. You need to lay out the results for the exam in the same way as you did for the exercises. For more information, refer to the suggested solutions for the exercises.

Tools All types of calculators are permitted but may not be necessary. You will need to use your laptop for the exam and be able to 
◦   work on Microsoft Word® documents (.docx) 
◦   use SPSS (even without Internet access)
◦   use a standard USB flash stick 
◦   access ILIAS via WLAN
Material Closed book with one exception:
You can bring a summary of the course content on a maximum of 8 A4 pages
(4 sheets written on both sides or 8 sheets written on one side).
The summary can be of any content, come from any source, and be generated by hand or electronically. You can bring your summary to the exam only in stapled paper form;
you are not permitted to have it electronically on your laptop.
In general, you are not permitted to have notes etc. in electronic form. At the exam, you will be provided with an up-to-date version of the syntax
"Syntax_MSC.sps". The use of this file is permitted.
During the semester you will find the file on ILIAS: … → SPSS Resources). 
Note There are no spare laptops available.