Requirements 
In these exams require you are expected to draw on other resources to support your own ideas. 

Preparation
Here are some ideas to help you prepare for open book exams:

·         Prepare your resources so you can access any references immediately without wasting time e.g. use post-it flags to refer to key pages. 

·          Write a summary or overview sheet with the most important information or page references on it.  

·          Re-do given exercises and problems and add comments as necessary.  

Taking the exam
Here are some suggestions to follow when you are actually taking the exam: 

·          Allow time for using the resources that you have brought into the exam.  This will decrease your writing time.

·          As part of your editing, check each of your responses to ensure that you have made best use of your resources.