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The final exam will be at the date, time, and location during final exam week set by the University. Final exam conflicts will be handled per University policy. The final exam will be limited to material since the midterm exam – in-class discussions, the written lectures on this website, additional assigned readings, and the films shown in the course. The final exam will not be cumulative. The midterm and final exams will consist of essay questions. Most of the questions will be ones that can be answered in two or three paragraphs. Economic diagrams may be necessary to answer some questions. During the exam, carefully read through all the questions first. Make sure that you understand each question. If you need clarification, please ask. Identify which questions you can answer easily and which ones are harder. Answer the easy questions first. If you run out of time on the hard questions, at least that's better than running out of time on the easy questions. Organize your thoughts before you begin to write. A brief outline of your answer on a separate piece of paper may help you to provide a better answer. For answers involving a diagram, draw the diagram on a separate piece of paper first to make sure you have it right before putting it on your answer sheet. Don't get stuck on a question. If you find yourself getting stuck, move on to another question, and then return to the troublesome question later. You may remember something after moving on to another problem. Be sure to answer the question! Students on occasion will "write around" a question – that is, they'll write down things that are related to the topic covered in the question but which don't actually answer the question. This kind of material is irrelevant, and no credit will be given for irrelevant material. Avoid a "shotgun" approach to answering questions. Students will sometime give not one answer to a question but two, three, or even more. Even if one of these answers is correct, it suggests that the student isn't really sure about the answer to the question. Points will be deducted in such cases. As noted above, most questions can be answered in two or three paragraphs. Don't spend a lot of time writing a lengthy answer to a question when a shorter answer would suffice. Use diagrams when necessary, but avoid putting in a diagram just for the sake of having a diagram. In most cases it will be fairly obvious as to when an answer requires a diagram. Make sure that all axes, curves, and relevant points are labelled. If you have time left over at the end of the exam, check your answers before turning them in. Are there any misspellings, missing words, or incomplete answers? Do any answers require major revision? Express your ideas as clearly as you can. If I have a hard time following the logic in your answer, I will have to deduct points. Use a dark-colored erasable pen or a pencil so that you can change an answer without crossing out words. Be sure to write legibly. I can only give credit for what I'm able to read. Please write on one side of the paper only and leave adequate margins on all sides of the paper.
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