CIP Program
Past Exams
New Exams Distribution Policy
The overemphasis on
studying previous exams rather than the course material in preparing
for final exams has resulted in some students being surprised and
upset when new exam questions are encountered, and some failures as
a result of being ill-prepared. Over-reliance on the memorization of
answers to previous exam questions detracts from focusing on the
knowledge, understanding and application of course material, what
learning is all about. Memorizing answers to all previous exam
questions does not achieve this objective.
To help students better prepare for their examinations and
understand what markers are looking for in their answers, a new
approach was introduced January 1, 2004. As textbooks are reprinted,
samples of the three types of questions students will encounter on
the examinations will be introduced. The answers, and explanations
where appropriate, will also be included. Additionally, two full
previous examination question papers per course are available to
students as sample examination questions.
This combination of providing sample questions and answers in course
texts and two full previous examinations per course should more than
adequately illustrate the types of questions students can expect on
upcoming examinations.
Students (and instructors) are permitted a copy of the
April and December 2003
examination only for each course. Please note that these two exams
specifically are the only two
that are available. It does not mean that the April and December
exams of previous or subsequent years are available to students.
For the new Applied Professional courses, the first two exams for
each course will be made available when one full exam session has
passed for each.
We trust that students will appreciate the value of having sample
questions and answers in each course text and two full sample
examinations, as well as recognize the wisdom of learning the course
material rather than memorizing previous exam questions that may not
appear in the same format or at all. Students may perform better
being prepared for any question rather than anticipating specific
ones.
As textbook material is updated regularly, some of the questions on
these past exams may not be reflected in the current text.
