I think (I need to confirm it I’m not sure.) IT exams here are still in handwriting to prevent cheating. They make you write code with a pen and paper
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Varyk@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I’m very confused.
Does anyone still use handwriting in university?
I thought handwriting was done with, honestly.
Also my handwriting is dogshit and I got 2 degrees ral quick.
Obviously one of them in literature.
I wouldn’t worry about it.
shinysquirrel@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Fosheze@lemmy.world 5 months ago
That is the dumbest thing. All of my comp sci stuff was open everything because out in the real world you would never be programming without those resources available. I don’t see why IT wouldn’t be the same. If they are testing your competency then you should have access to the internet just like you would in a job. If they are testing your memory then they should just use a lockdown browser or something.
shinysquirrel@lemm.ee 5 months ago
you would be surprised how shitty our education system is
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Oh, okay. Well practice makes perfect.
If you’re really concerned about it, just set aside 30 minutes a day and get one of those exercise books they give out in elementary school.
It’ll still work.
Worx@lemmynsfw.com 5 months ago
At my university, all exams were handwritten (with exceptions for people with disabilities or special needs)
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 months ago
… how do you debug?!?
How do you copy and past everything from the broad shoulders of those who’ve come before?
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
That is unfortunately still very common at many schools. Luckily, the profs are usually pretty forgiving, and will give you lots of space to write. They are mostly aware it’s a dumb task and may require an entire sheet of paper for like 10-15 lines of code. I wouldn’t sweat it too much. If you can hand print a message on a post-it note for someone, you probably have legible enough writing for those questions. They aren’t normally big essay questions.
berryjam@lemmy.world 5 months ago
We have to write exams by hand
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Probably a good idea and a necessity at this point.
Thanks.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Hooched awn Foniqs Werked phone mini!
In any case I’d be shocked if handwriting wasn’t used for something other than note taking.
Thavron@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Was one of them in Color Standardization?
Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Well it wasn’t in spelling or proof reading