General Details

The exam will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 11 from 9-11:30 a.m.  The exam will be written in rooms 2049, 2050 and 2056 (all in the Engineering Building)  

Electrical and Naval Engineering Students will write in EN-2049.
Civil Engineering Students will write in EN-2050.
Mechanical Engineering Students will write in EN-2056. 

Material Covered

You are responsible for everything we have covered this term except the material covered in the guest lectures and in the student presentations on those lectures.

Questions will be based only on material covered in class.  The textbook will be a useful resource in studying for the exam, but you will not be asked questions about material in it that we did not cover in class.

Part I: Short Answer Questions. Value = approx. 30%.

- Approx. 5 questions
- There will be some choice as to which questions you do (e.g., answer 5 of 7)
- All questions will be answerable in three or four sentences

E.g., Explain the difference between positive and negative rights.

See Oct. quiz for more examples of question type.

Part II: Explanatory Question. Value = approx. 30%

- Answer 1 of (at least) 2 choices
- These questions will ask you to explain but not discuss some significant point from the course material
- A typical answer should be 1-2 single-spaced pages long.

E.g., Explain Hardin's idea of the 'Tragedy of the Commons'.  What implications does Hardin think it has for how we should deal with the environment?

Part III: Essay Question. Value = approx. 40%

- Answer 1 of (at least) 2 choices
- These questions will ask to you to explain and discuss some significant point from the course material
- These questions will be based on topics we have covered in some depth in class.
- A typical answer should be several pages long

E.g., How should an engineer approach the task of considering the environmental impact of a particular engineering project?  From an anthropocentric viewpoint?  An ecocentric viewpoint?  Defend your answer.