No-brainer final exam at the University of Georgia

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  1. AV8R

    AV8R Active Member

    A class that was taught at the University of Georgia during the 2001 academic year was taught in the Education department by assistant basketball coach Jim Harrick Jr. The title of the course was "Coaching Principles and Strategies of Basketball"

    This class, and the final exam that went with it, has now become a national joke. Students and faculty at the University of Georgia are profoundly embarrassed by the jokes being made by others at their expense. This, my friends, is what you get when the jock culture dominates a college or university campus.

    First, to get an idea of what this is all about, read the story in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution...



    No-Brainer Final Exam


    Then, if you feel you're up to it, take the final exam yourself...

    Final Exam



    Cy :D
     
  2. Han

    Han New Member

    This is sad, but more sad that I am not surprised.
     
  3. elyk1979

    elyk1979 New Member

    :D

    This is a joke....right?
     
  4. Tom57

    Tom57 Member

    That's hilarious. Sort of like the "who's buried in Grant's tomb exam."

    I missed the questions on the colors of the uniforms, as well as the # of teams in the NCAA tournament (the ans. key says 65? Isn't it 64, or am I missing something?).

    I guess I got a B. Very disappointing.
     
  5. DL-Luvr

    DL-Luvr New Member

    UGA

    Good Ole UGA strikes again. My sympathy to the academic staff. I agree, it is a prime example of athletic staff feeling that they are above academic standards.
     
  6. adireynolds

    adireynolds New Member

    oh my . . .

    As DL-Luvr said, UGA does strike again.

    I grew up in Athens, and my dad was a prof there until he died. I remember, in the mid-80's, the big scandal when an English prof (I forget her name) blew the whistle on the athletics dept. by saying she was pressured to pass atheletes in her class that were functionally illiterate!

    Unfortunately, I guess things haven't changed all that much, and that's a shame, as, for the most part, UGA is a really good school.

    Regards,

    Adrienne

    P.S. You mean the Georgia exam isn't the "How Do The Grits Taste Exam"? :D
     
  7. Tireman4

    Tireman4 member

    It is 65. There is a playin game on the Wednesday of the week of the NCAA Tournament. By the way, I wonder if Bruce will do Final Four Picks. The winner will get a degree from Lexington or Millard Fillmore. How about it , Bruce or Chip?
     
  8. chris

    chris New Member

    Hey...

    I got 3 wrong so I must have tested out. Is the credit transferrable?
     
  9. galanga

    galanga New Member

    lil' birdies playing football

    Well, if answering 21% of 100 questions like these gets you an AA degree (from a school with "Federal Accreditation by a National Government"), why shouldn't answering 10 questions like those get you 3 credits from a place which is merely regionally accredited?

    G
     
  10. chris

    chris New Member

    Was it an AA or a high school diploma?

    Going by the URL it appeared to be a high school diploma. Sadly, I bet a lot of high school graduates would fail that exam. In Illinois a lot of teachers in Chicago are unable to pass a certification exam that is tested at a 9th grade level.

    See here:
    http://www.edweek.org/ew/newstory.cfm?slug=37illinois.h21
     
  11. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    I know very little about basketball, so I got a few wrong on the "exam". I'll let someone who scored 100% take care of the basketball stuff. :D
     
  12. Tireman4

    Tireman4 member

    I got two wrong on the exam. Shucks. The color of the UGA home jersey and of all things how many minutes in a college baskeball game. Shoot. 20 per half....not 20 in a game. Oh well. 80 is ok...lol
     
  13. leo

    leo Member

    I passed open book!
     
  14. plcscott

    plcscott New Member

    Too Funny!


    I bet he still had to grade on a curve!
     
  15. drwetsch

    drwetsch New Member

    Well, can we submit our results of the exam to UG and get our three credits awarded.:D

    John
     
  16. David Williams

    David Williams New Member

    Re: oh my . . .

    Adrienne,

    If memory serves me correctly the story is even more unflattering. You refer to the infamous "Jan Kemp affair." My recollection is that Kemp was an instructor not in the English Department but in a special athletic prep program. She was pressured to give out grades for remedial not regular classes. Which gave way to an expression one heard on the streets of the Classic City at the time, "University of Georgia athletes can do anything with a ball but sign it."

    Actually, I think the question is where do Georgia athletes hang out: World Famous Allens or the 40 Watt Club?

    Go dawgs.
     
  17. adireynolds

    adireynolds New Member

    Re: Re: oh my . . .

    Jan Kemp, you're right. I'm sure you're more accurate on the details of the whole sordid story, too -- after all, I was in my late teens at the time, so had other things to occupy my scant brain! :)

    In the 40 Watt Club of my days, no UGA athelete would've been caught dead in there -- that was the domain of us rebel punkers! If it's changed so much that it's an athelete/prep hang-out . . . well, that doesn't even bear thinking about! Of course, since I haven't seen Athens in over 15 years, I imagine a lot has changed since I left.

    Regards,
    Adrienne
     
  18. DL-Luvr

    DL-Luvr New Member

    Re: Re: oh my . . .

    David, that expression is too much !

    I agree with Adrienne, UGA is a really good university - it has some very strong programs and academic departments. Of course the alumni love them bull dawgs and the jocks can do no wrong as long as they are winning.
     
  19. airtorn

    airtorn Moderator

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