Friday, April 9, 2010

The Exam

I'm getting a lot of emails about the exam, so I'm going to write all that I'm going to reply to any future emails that I get in this post.

The econ101b (i.e. the macro part) exam will follow the same structure as in previous years, so all past papers from the last 5 years will be helpful for you to get some idea of what to expect.

In terms of the economic content of the questions, they are based on what was covered in the lectures. So to prepare best, you must re-cover what was looked at in lectures. This means in the first instance reading back over the lecture slides and notes you made. That's the bare minimum, and I think you'd struggle to get through on just that alone.

You need to consider also reading the textbook chapters corresponding to the lectures (which were clearly advertised). You should read all of the chapters, and not be of the mindset: How little do I need to read. The less you read, the worse you do, the more you read, the better you do. It's a simple production function.

You'll be well advised to take the time in the run up to the exam to do some practice essays and practice exams as part of your revision.

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