No 6442
Wednesday 2 November 2016
Vol cxlvii No 8
pp. 83–93
Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2017, by comparison with those examinations in 2016, are published below. Complete details of the form and conduct of all examinations are available from the Faculties or Departments concerned.
Further to its Notice of 21 September 2016 (Reporter, 6435, 2016–17, p. 5) the Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies gives notice of the following amendment to the form and conduct of the examination for Paper MES.39.
This paper will now consist of fifteen questions instead of eight, in two sections. Section A will contain twelve essay questions instead of five; Section B will still contain three questions based on images for analysis and discussion. Candidates for the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos will still be required to answer three questions, at least one from each section. All questions will carry equal marks.
The Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies is satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected.
The Faculty Board of Earth Sciences and Geography gives notice that, with effect from the examination to be held in 2017, there will be the following changes to the form and conduct of the examination.
The constituent components of the examination at Part Ia will be combined as follows:
Paper 1: one third of the overall mark
Paper 2: one third of the overall mark
Practical exercises (five combined): one third of the overall mark
Paper 1 (Human geography): students will be required to answer three questions from a total of not fewer than twelve questions.
Paper 2 (Physical geography) will be divided into three compulsory sections:
Section 1: Students are required to write three definitions from a total of not fewer than six options.
Section 2: Students are required to answer one question from a total of not fewer than six questions, which will directly address individual themes covered in the course material.
Section 3: Students are required to answer one question from a total of not fewer than four questions, which will require students to demonstrate their understanding of the linkages between different parts of the course.
The examination for Paper 1 of Part Ib will draw on material covered in both part (i) of the course (Geographical concepts) and part (iii) of the course (Geographical themes). Students will be required to answer any two questions from a choice of not fewer than six.
The Committee of Management for the Natural Sciences Tripos give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2017, the form and conduct of certain of the examinations for the Natural Sciences Tripos will be changed as follows:
The written practical paper shall contain nine questions of equal weight, of which students should answer eight. The paper will no longer be subdivided into sections. The rubric will read: ‘Answer any eight questions from the paper.’
Paper 1 and Paper 2 of the examination remain unchanged.
(a)One 1½ hour long written paper taken in the Easter Term (15% of the total mark).
(b)Practical
write-ups (10% of total mark). These are short write-ups of the practicals, which may be
in the form of structured questions, or an informal ‘lab book’ write-up. Ten of the
laboratory practical classes from Michaelmas (including the presentation), Lent, and
Easter Terms are submissible. Write-ups for these practicals must be submitted during
the term. Marks for the six best write-ups will be taken forward as write-up marks.
The paper will be of three hours’ duration, and will contain questions on module A, ‘Structural and chemical biology’. It will be divided into two sections. Section I will contain two questions of a broad, integrative nature, and/or requiring discussion of methods and approaches to addressing biochemical problems. Section II will contain five more focussed questions. Candidates will be required to answer one question from Section I, and two questions from Section II. Each question will carry equal marks.
The paper will be of three hours’ duration, and will contain questions on module B, ‘From genome to proteome’. It will be divided into two sections. Section I will contain two questions of a broad, integrative nature, and/or requiring discussion of methods and approaches to addressing biochemical problems. Section II will contain five more focussed questions. Candidates will be required to answer one question from Section I, and two questions from Section II. Each question will carry equal marks.
The paper will be of three hours’ duration, and will contain questions on module D, ‘Signalling and cancer’. It will be divided into two sections. Section I will contain two questions of a broad, integrative nature, and/or requiring discussion of methods and approaches to addressing biochemical problems. Section II will contain five more focussed questions. Candidates will be required to answer one question from Section I, and two questions from Section II. Each question will carry equal marks.
The paper will be of three hours’ duration. It will be divided into four sections. Section I will contain two questions on module C of a broad, integrative nature, and/or requiring discussion of methods and approaches to addressing biochemical problems. Sections II–IV will contain more focussed questions. Section II will contain three questions on the first half (‘The dynamic cell’) of module C. Section III will contain three questions on the ‘Bioenergy’ component of module C. Section IV will contain three questions on the ‘Molecular microbiology of infectious disease’ component of module C. Candidates will be required to answer one question from Section I, one question from Section II, and one question from either Section III or Section IV. Each question will carry equal marks.
All other parts of the examination, including Paper 5, remain unchanged.
The written papers in both option (a) and (b) shall include a total of twelve questions per paper. The number of questions in section B will increase from eight to nine. The number of questions a candidate is required to answer remains the same.
Each candidate shall offer:
(a)four written papers of three hours each. Each paper will carry 16% of the total marks and will examine the material from one taught module. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, on each paper, from a selection of six. All questions will require an essay-type answer and will be worth equal marks. Some questions may take the format of ‘either…or…’;
(b)a report of a research project. The report will consist of not more than 8,500 words including a summary of not more than 500 words but excluding tables, figure legends, footnotes, bibliography, acknowledgements, and appendices. It is to be submitted to the Examiners for assessment not later than the third day of Full Easter Term. During the Easter Term candidates will be examined viva voce on their project. The report and viva voce examination will together carry 36% of the total marks for the examination.
Each candidate shall offer:
(a)four written papers of three hours each, answering three questions from six. Each paper will carry 16% of the total marks and will examine the material from one taught module.
(b)a report of a research project. The report will consist of not more than 6,000 words. The report will carry 27% of the total marks for the examination.
(c)a critical review essay. The essay will consist of not more than 2,500 words and carry 9% of the total marks for the examination.
Candidates may be asked to attend a viva voce examination.
Each candidate shall offer:
(a)four written papers of three hours each. Each paper will carry 16% of the total marks and will examine the material from one taught module.
(b)a report of a research project. The report will consist of not more than 8,000 words, plus a summary of not more than 500 words but excluding tables, figure legends, footnotes, bibliography, acknowledgements, and appendices. It is to be submitted to the Examiners for assessment not later than the fifth day of Full Easter Term. During the Easter Term candidates will be examined viva voce on their project. The report and viva voce examination will together carry 36% of the total marks for the examination.
Paper 1A will contain one question relating to each of the four core courses: A1, A2, A3, and A4. Candidates are required to answer all four questions, which carry equal weight.
Paper 1B will contain one question relating to the core course A1, one to the core course A2, and two to the course A6. Candidates are required to answer all four questions, which carry equal weight.
All other papers remain the same.
The attention of candidates is
drawn to the above changes in the format of Paper 1A for NST Part II Chemistry.
Candidates for Half-Subject Chemistry are required to answer two questions. The duration
of the paper is 90 minutes.
Paper 2 will be divided into two sections drawing on the overall scope of the Journal Clubs embedded in the group supervisions in the Michaelmas and Lent Terms and the seminar series on ‘Scientific method and experimental design’. Section I will require the critical evaluation of a short biochemical research article in response to a series of compulsory questions embedded in the text. Section II will contain three essay questions of an integrative nature. Candidates shall answer one question from this section. Each section carries equal marks. The duration of Paper 2 remains unchanged.
All other papers remain unchanged.