Exam Logistics, Extra Credit, and Review Game Overview

Final Exam Logistics

  • Instructor will have the final examination already written; a designated proctor will only administer it.
  • Nothing about the wording/content of the final can change once it is handed off.

Reading Submission Deadlines

  • Required reading assignments must be uploaded by the specified date & time (see both the agenda slide and the syllabus).
    • After that moment you may still scan the QR code for reference, but the submission portal will be locked—no late uploads will be accepted.

Take-Home QR-Code Lab Packet

  • Each student receives a lab bag containing a QR code.
    • Scanning the code links to an instructional video the instructor recorded, covering:
    • Completing the provided data table.
    • Collecting your biological sample properly.
    • Submitting your data set from home.
  • The instructor will re-explain all steps in class before the upcoming exams for clarity.

Summary of Exams & In-Exam Extra-Credit Opportunities

Exam 1
  • Chapters 1515, 1717 & 1818 tested.
  • Last page contained 66 extra-credit prompts ("opportunities").
    • Entirely optional; class participation varied.
    • No curve was applied because points were optional.
Exam 2
  • Chapters 1919 & 2020 tested.
  • Last page contained 55 extra-credit points.
    • No curve again because 44 Scantrons earned 100%100\% (actually 99.9%99.9\% when rounded to a tenth).
    • Instructor offered a "challenge" bonus: if the class exceeded 2222 A-grades (e.g., hit 2323 A’s), everyone would gain +2+2 raw points. Condition not met, so no bonus.
Exam 3 (taken Monday)
  • Chapters 2222 & 2323 tested.
  • Provided 55 extra-credit items.
  • Question 3030 thrown out (word “vein” missing); correct answer was option D.
    • If a student selected D, it was treated as extra credit.
  • Highest raw score: 98/9898/98 → no curve possible.
Exam 4
  • Chapters 2424 & 2525 tested.
  • Follows the same extra-credit framework as Exam 3 (exact point count already entered in the grade book).

Additional QR-Code / Hands-On Extra Credit

  • In-class activity during the instructor’s brief absence:
    • Two section-specific QR codes (both labeled Section 21 due to a printing error) asked students to ID different lymphocyte types.
    • Worth +3+3 points; only available to those physically present (~1111 June).
  • At-home blood-typing assignment via QR code: +2+2 points; due by the Lymph deadline.

Point Accounting & Outstanding Items

  • All earned points to date—regular exams plus extra-credit—are already posted in the LMS.
  • The only grade items still missing are the numeric values from today’s QR-code labels (max 77 points).
  • Combining:
    • Table 1 (exam-embedded bonuses)
    • Table 2 (QR/other extracurriculars)
      → total potential surplus ≥ 5151 points.

Reverse Jeopardy Review Game (scheduled 28th28^{\text{th}})

  • Occurs if the instructor is on campus on 2828 June.
  • Historical high score: 1214\approx 1214 team points.
  • Gameplay basics
    • Entirely verbal. A student must first buzz in (state name) before answering.
    • Correct response = earns the square’s full point value.
    • Wrong / no response = square stays live (rules for point loss were not specified).
  • Daily Doubles (DDs)
    • Standard Jeopardy has 22 DDs, but this custom board sets 50%50\% of squares as DDs.
    • Each DD contains two separate questions (labeled #1 & #2).
    • Student may answer either, both, or pass; unanswered questions remain for the class.
  • Escalating value: if a prompt lingers too long, its value doubles (e.g.
    121 \to 2 points).
  • Game can theoretically add 5050-plus” points to totals.

Administrative Notes & Voting Outcome

  • The instructor had to adopt the department-mandated electronic grading system (source of earlier “issues”).
  • All ballots for the class vote on grading options were tallied—no ballots discarded.
    • Result nicknamed the “extract grade.”
  • Dissection reference: class “took a kidney and performed a coronal section” as an illustrative choice in that vote.

Content Coverage by Exam / QR Labels

ExamChapter SetLabeled QR PointsNotes
115,17,1815,17,182+2+1=52+2+1=5All extracurricular
219,2019,20(value built in)
322,2322,23Question 3030 removal
424,2524,25Finalized
FinalCumulativeTBDInstructor “owes single year” = comprehensive

Important Dates (chronological)

  • 1111 June ≈ in-class lymphocyte QR activity.
  • Lymph due date = blood-type homework cutoff.
  • 2828 June = Reverse Jeopardy review (pending instructor availability).
  • Final exam date = see official syllabus / departmental schedule.