What are the essential tools that every IT person should have in the modern IT world? That is the idea behind a new Kingston University module called IT Toolbox. Over a 12 week semester, first year students will be guided through a series of activities such as blogging, running a server, client and server side scripting, search, social networking and problem solving. Each of those activities will be published here and anyone is welcome to join in.

Make sure you have registered as a participant in this module by following this registration survey link.

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IT Toolbox Exam Details

Written by: Jonathan Briggs

December 13, 2007 [6279 views]

This is a message only for those of you who had not completed 6 part 1 Activities by the end of November.

This means according to the module guide that you will have to sit an examination (an in class test) in order to have a chance to pass the module.

The test will take place on Monday 7th January 2008, 2pm-4pm in PRJG4002 and you will not be admitted if you are late. Please be there 15 mins before the start. If you do not show up for the examination then unless you have documented mitigating circumstances you will have automatically fail the module.

I have sent out an email to all of the students who according to my records have not met the criteria. This has been sent to your official Kingston email address.

The test will take the form of a single 2 hour paper with both multiple choice and short answer questions. All of the questions will be based on similar questions to those in the activities. The maximum score for this test is 40% (a pass of the module).

All notes and feedback for the module remain available on www.jonathanbriggs.com/toolbox

Please note the following:

  • All students will be required to have completed either the examination or 8 Part 1 activities by the 14th January in order to have a chance to pass the module.
  • Those who did not complete 6 part 1's by the end of November will normally take the examination (unless they now submit all the required work)
  • If you were never registered for the module (eg you are in the final year and just did these activities for interest, ignore this message).

I will be away from the 14th December - 4th January (inclusive) and therefore unable to answer individual enquiries. If in doubt about your status, complete 8 Part 1 activities or reply to this email and present yourself for the examination. Jarek Francik or Holly Rook may be able to help but they will only refer you to message.

DO NOT FORGET TO REPLY TO THE EMAIL RIGHT NOW IF YOU ARE INTENDING TO TAKE THE EXAM.

Jonathan

 

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Recent comments:

On December 13, 2007 at 5:35 PM, Deeq Kalif wrote:

I intend to take the exam on the 7th of Jan. Can you email me what sort of topic i will need to revise.
Will there be a revision lecture for the module or before the test?

Jonathan replies: As I have said in my email and here, the questions will all be based on the same topics as the module activities. There will be no revision lecture.

On January 2, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Kacper Straczkowski wrote:

do we (students who have complited compulsory parts in time) still have some time to do some extra parts 2?

http://coolkac.com/

Jonathan replies: If you have completed 8 part 1s (by the 14th of Jan) or 7 part 1s and 2 part 2s or 6 part 1s and 4 part 2s then you have passed the module.

Any further things you do will increase your grade.

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