When is the final exam?

  • Our in class final exam is scheduled for Wednesday, May 6 from 8:30 – 11:00 AM in Forsyth 116.
  • The final exam will be distributed to the class during the final exam window.

What should I bring to the final exam?

  • A pencil with an eraser.
  • A laptop and charger with Python, VS Code, Plotly Express, and Django installed.

What will be on the final exam?

  • The first portion of the final exam will consist of 35 multiple-choice and True/False questions. Five questions will be drawn from each of the seven units. The first portion will be worth 90% of the final exam grade.
  • The second portion of the final exam will consist of creating a Django application that will be similar to in-class activities 1 through 4 & 8. The second portion will be worth 10% of the final exam grade.

How should I study for the final exam?

  • First portion:
    • Review the seven units in our course notebook and each unit quiz on Canvas.
  • Second portion:
    • Study the three design principles of Django: Models, Views, and Templates.
    • Familiarize yourself with how to create a Django project and application.
    • Look over and review how to create Django models.
    • Review how to retrieve data from a database table, create a Plotly Express bar chart, and display it in a Django template using a URL pattern, view function, and template.

What resources can I use on the final exam?

  • First portion:
    • No resources are allowed to be used during the first portion of the final exam.
  • Second portion:
    • The course notebook site will be available to reference as you work on Django application.

What resources are not allowed on the final exam?

  • Although the course notebook will be available to reference on the second portion of the final exam, exercises and projects may not be referenced.
  • Generative artificial intelligence tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.) and large language models are not allowed.