No 6527
Wednesday 21 November 2018
Vol cxlix No 9
pp. 121–127
Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2018–19, by comparison with those examinations in 2017–18, are published below. Complete details of the form and conduct of all examinations are available from the Faculties or Departments concerned.
The Committee of Management for the Natural Sciences Tripos gives notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2019, the form of the examinations for the following papers will be changed as follows:
The written paper, which will carry 75% of the total marks, will consist of five sections. Section A will consist of material covered in the first half of the Michaelmas Term; Section B of material covered in the second half of the Michaelmas Term; Section C of material covered in the first half of the Lent Term; Section D of material covered in the second half of the Lent Term; and Section E of material covered in the Easter Term. There will be two questions in each section and candidates will be required to answer five questions, one from each section. Some of the questions may require consideration of material from more than one part of the course. Some questions may consist of more than one part and/or may test problem-solving skills.
Assessed practicals will carry 25% of the total mark. Practicals in the Michaelmas Term and Lent Term (with the exception of the first Michaelmas Term practical) will be assessed. The Examiners may require the assessed practical work to be handed in for inspection.
There will be one written paper of three hours’ duration carrying 80% of the total marks. Section A will consist of questions on material covered in the first half of the Michaelmas Term; Section B of questions on material covered in the second half of the Michaelmas Term; Section C of questions on material covered in the first half of the Lent Term; Section D of questions on material covered in the second half of the Lent Term; and Section E of questions on material covered in the Easter Term. There will be two questions in each of Sections A to D, and three questions in Section E. Candidates will be required to answer eight questions, selecting at least one question but no more than two questions from each section. At most one of the questions in Section B will require material covered in the last six lectures of the Michaelmas Term. Questions for Sections A to D will be restricted to assess only material covered in relevant lectures; questions for Section E may assess material that was covered during relevant lectures or practical classes.
Assessment of the practical component of the course will carry 20% of the total marks. Candidates will be required to submit two written exercises for assessment. One written exercise will be set on the material covered during the Michaelmas Term and one written exercise will be set on the material covered during the Lent Term. The first exercise must be submitted for assessment by the beginning of Week 3 of the Lent Term; the second must be submitted by the beginning of Week 3 of the Easter Term.
Paper BIO/1 Biology of Disease: Paper I will be a one-and-a-half-hour examination comprising compulsory equally weighted questions requiring short written answers. Questions will examine candidates’ knowledge and understanding of any aspect of the course.
There will be two theory papers, each of three hours’ duration. Each paper will include questions on each of the four sections of the course.
Paper 1 will consist of ten essay-style questions, divided into four sections representing each section of the course. Each question will carry equal weight. Candidates will be required to attempt four questions in total; the questions chosen must be taken from at least three sections. Some questions may require knowledge of material from more than one section of the course.
Paper 2 will contain five sections, which can relate to any part of the course. Each section will carry equal weight. All questions must be answered. They may require the design, analysis, or interpretation of investigations relevant to the topics covered in the lectures.
The examination will comprise two three-hour written papers. There is no practical examination.
Paper 1 will consist of ten essay questions in total, split into five sections containing two questions in each. Students will be asked to answer four questions, answering no more than one question from each section. Eight of these questions will relate to lecture blocks 1–4, the remaining two questions (in one section) will relate to afternoon excursions.
Paper 2 remains unchanged and will consist of ten essay questions in total relating to lecture blocks 5–9, split into five sections containing two questions in each. Students will be asked to answer four questions, answering no more than one question from each section.
Candidates are required to take the following:
(a)a computing exercise;
(b)three or more units of further work, as outlined in the Physics Course Handbook. If a candidate offers more than three units of further work, the Examiners will take into account the three units which they judge to be the best;
(c)papers 1, 2, 3, and 4;
(d)a minimum of three and a maximum of four from papers 5, 6, 7, and 8. If a candidate offers four papers the Examiners will take into account the three papers which they judge to be the best.
Each paper is of two hours’ duration and shall contain two sections. Section A shall consist of three compulsory short questions of approximately equal weight. Section B will consist of three longer questions of equal weight, which shall generally each consist of a mix of discursive material (short notes, essays, etc.) and problems, with the proportion of each being at the Examiners’ discretion. Candidates must attempt all questions in Section A and two questions from Section B. Section A has approximately one quarter of the total weight of the paper.
This has no effect other than to change the way in which the questions are numbered. The titles and total marks for each paper are unchanged.
Candidates are required to take the following:
(a)a computing exercise;
(b)two units of further work, as outlined in the Physics Course Handbook;
(c)two papers from papers 1, 2, 3, and 4;
(d)one paper from papers 5, 6, 7, and 8.
Each paper is of two hours’ duration and shall contain two sections. Section A shall consist of three compulsory short questions of approximately equal weight. Section B will consist of three longer questions of equal weight, which shall generally each consist of a mix of discursive material (short notes, essays, etc.) and problems, with the proportion of each being at the Examiners’ discretion. Candidates must attempt all questions in Section A and two questions from Section B. Section A has approximately one quarter of the total weight of the paper.
This has no effect other than to change the way in which the questions are numbered. The titles and total marks for each paper are unchanged.
The Faculty Board of Biology gives notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2019, the form of the examination for optional paper ‘Ib Neurobiology’ in Part Ib of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos will be changed as follows:
Candidates will be examined by two written papers, the first lasting three hours and carrying 67% of the total marks, the second lasting one hour and carrying 33% of the total marks. The written papers will require knowledge of cellular, molecular, developmental, sensory, motor, and cognitive neurobiology, in the broad areas covered by the course.
For the first written paper, candidates will be required to answer four essay questions from ten questions covering the whole of the course.
The second written paper will contain twenty short-answer questions of equal weight covering the whole of the course; candidates are required to answer all twenty questions.