The truth is that in the real world, chances are whatever it is you are doing is going to be done open book. I get that. But I agree completely, when we are talking about a degree course, in the upper part of the program, which is essentially testing only the basic foundations of what you should be able to do, it should be closed book. Afterall, you may be able to use a calculator pretty much everywhere, but most schools still force kids to do basic arithmetic by hand in the beginning. Aleksei On 1 December 2010 14:33, cdb wrote: > > > :: At last, the instructor helped him, and the exam > :: concluded WITH THIS GUY PASSING! > > Many TAFE courses here (Ozland), especially those that are supposedly par= t > of vocational training are exactly like that, open book and if you can > write your name you exceed the pass mark. > > Though, I don't necessarily decry open book, I don't think it should be > allowed for the basic tenets of whatever course is being taken. > > Colin > -- > cdb, colin@btech-online.co.uk on 2/12/2010 > > Web presence: www.btech-online.co.uk > > Hosted by: =A0www.justhost.com.au > > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .