The test will have two parts, each will have equal weight after the tests are converted to a 100 point scale. Time limit of 1 hour and 50 minutes; you can divide your time as you like, but you will probably want to spend more time on the Hands-On portion than for the Blackboard test.
The typical midterm test in IT at GMU has a time limit of 75 minutes so you need to get used to working under some degree of time pressure..
The focus of the hands-on test will be on operations one would do frequently in simple web pages- creating links, putting inline images (not background images) in your page, and basic CSS used in inline, embedded, and external stylesheets.
Hands on -- you may use Notepad, Notepad++, or another text editor, but not Dreamweaver. The use of a graphics program such as Fireworks will be limited to image resizing. The test is closed book except you may use the printed version of the HTML5 Tutorial written by Judy Miller, and one sheet of notes (front and back; you may also mark up/write notes on the Tutorial). You may only use the printed version of the tutorial
You will create one or more web pages according to the specifications provided in the test and then attach them in Blackboard against the test link -- you must not FTP the files to your student webspace. The only use you may make of a browser is to (1) view your web page to see if it is working, and (2) access Blackboard to get any attached files and to submit your files by attaching them, the same way you attached your photo in Assignment 1.
Adding things which are not required by the test questions will not improve your score.
Your notes can contain code, but anything you submit for the test must be typed during the test.
Multiple choice, true/false (on Blackboard, no need for a Scantron) - Approximately 40-50 questions. Closed book, except that you may use the same notes as in the hands-on portion of the test. While there will be some questions on terminology, the focus will be on concepts rather than terminology. The test will likely cover a broader range of topics and be less "basic" than the hands-on test. You will likely find this test difficult.
You may only take the test once.
Revised: February 13, 2017