Exam Letter

EXAM LETTER


Remember that now is the time to relax and enjoy making your final web page.

You will get good marks if you have 3 to 5 pages of good content, nice graphics that load fast and a nice clean layout.

One good JavaScript example on your web page is sufficient - you do not have to put everything that you have learned into your web project...

CSISW1D-T Exam Letter: September 2009

The following is important for the examination in November:

1 The paper consists of 70 marks and is a 2 hour paper.
2 The paper is NOT open book, which means you will be asked questions and have to answer it in an answering book provided by UNISA without consulting any material in the exams.
3 The paper has a section 1 and section 2. Each counts 35/70 i.e. 50% of the exam.
4 Check here for Exam dates (use csiw1dt as the code): https://my.unisa.ac.za/tool/1f95735b-9137-4e57-803f-43820fb508b7/default.do
5 Check here for exam results: https://my.unisa.ac.za/tool/bab2137b-b67c-4bba-004c-ab8911bd104c/default.do
6 Your certificates are only posted to you after the next Unisa graduation ceremony (about April 2010)

You can download a previous paper here: http://cs-cert.unisa.ac.za/internet/downloads/ExamNov2008.pdf Note that this was a 3 hour and 100 marks total paper.

Prof vd Merwe looks after section 1 and she said you must follow the exam guidelines in your tut letters for section 1.


For Section 2 (Web Design):

The five sections (i.e sections 1, 2, 3, 4, plus assignment 3), in the online (or CD) tutorial letter for assignments 2 and 3 have exam guidelines as the first paragraph.

The four important parts for exam purposes are sections 1(a) and 1(b) (HTML and CSS), 2 (Graphics preparation), 3 (JavaScript), and assignment 3 (Web project). The graphics preparation exercises show you how to create graphics that download fast on the Web, and mention the differences between the various graphics formats. There will be an easy JavaScript question for about 2 marks and an easy CSS question for about 4 marks.

For the Web design exercises you should know what makes a Web page good or bad and what criteria can you use to measure the usability of a Web page - i.e. make use of the factors: Usability, Navigation, Graphic Design, Content, Compatibility, Load Time, and Functionality.

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NB: There is a pre-prepared question in section 2 which will count 30% of the exam:

For each of the seven criteria (Usability, Navigation, Graphic Design, Content, Compatibility, Load Time, and Functionality), write a short paragraph describing how you used (or can use) each of these criteria to improve and test your own web site. For example: Under compatibility you can discuss how you tested your Web site in both Firefox and Internet Explorer or perhaps also Opera, and also tested it under Windows Vista or and Windows XP or perhaps Linux that you used helped you to achieve the specific factor.

NB: You must know what is meant by each of the seven criteria
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Here are a few other general comments:

(a) All students will have exam admission regardless of your mark for assignments 1, or 2 - i.e. your mark for the course will mainly depend on just two components: (1) Your web project (assignment 3) and (2) Your written exam. The web project counts 30% and the written exam 70% of your final mark. We may use your assignment 2 mark for additional marks if you are a border line student - i.e. you obtained 46 to 48%.

(b) One way we can access your web project (assignment 3) is through assignment 2 (your assignment2 page) - make sure that you have a URL to your Web project on this page by 31 October at the latest; else we will not know where to find your Web site. Include your e-mail address on your assignment2.htm page. In addition send an e-mail to either prinscj@unisa.ac.za or vdyktj@unisa.ac.za where you confirm the URL of your final Web project.

(c) When you write your exams you do not need a student card - these are (normally) only sent out to degree students - but you do need to know what your student number is. All you need to bring with you in the exam is your exam admission letter (or a letter confirming your registration), and your ID book.

good luck and do not worry!

hi would it be a problem if i upload assignment3 to osprey? or should i upload it elsewhere

Osprey is fine - when you are done let us know

Hi

Apart form buying the textbook for Dreamweaver over the internet where else can I purchase it from?

You do not have to purchase the textbook nor use Dreamweaver for your final project - after completing assignment 2 you have the skills to make a 3 to 4 page web site using notepad only.

If you later want to work in industry then Dreamweaver expertise is mandatory..

will you provide the solutions to last year's paper

For my section (2) it is a pre-prepared question and there is therefore no fixed solution
For section 1 you should contact Alta and ask her to help you with a specific question vdmeraj@gmail.com

Hi

Any idea when we can expect our results ?

It should be out beginning of December - we wll post a notice here when it is out

Thanks