Types of Testing

There are many different types of testing that will occur in this class. The late / makeup policy for each is described in the Grading Policy tab. Each is described below:

• Each lab unit consists of a trainings and a Post-test. These activities are run using the MyITLab Simulator and test your ability to perform the tasks being introduced in that Lab. For more information on these, please review the Labs tab on this web-site.

• Lecture quizzes. Each lesson contains a lecture quiz that covers the lectures given during that lesson. These quizzes are given using RamCT.

• Homework quizzes. Each lesson contains a homework quiz that covers the homework material assigned for that week. These quizzes are given using RamCT.

• Lecture exams. There are two lecture exams held during the semester. The midterm lecture exam will be held during the 4th week of the class, the final lecture exam will be held during the 8th week of the class). These exams will cover the material from the lectures.

• Homework / Reading exams. There are two exams over the homework and reading material assigned during the semester. These exams will be given using the assessment tool in RamCT. The first exam over will be held during the 4th week of class, the 2nd exam will be held during the 8th week of the class.

• Lab exams. There are 5 lab exams will be held during the semester. These lab exams (Windows, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Advanced Excel) will use the MyITLab simulator software. The first two exams (Windows and Word) will be given during the 4th week of class and are 30 minutes in length, the last three exams (PowerPoint, Excel, and Advanced Excel) will be given during week 8 and will be 30 minutes in length. Each exam will have questions from each of the lab assignments covering that topic during the semester.

Final exam schedule

There is no final exam week during the summer. All work will be finished the last week of class.