University of Kansas, Fall 2007
Philosophy 666: Rational Choice Theory
Ben Egglestoneggleston@ku.edu

preview of test on social choice theory

The test will be given in class on Friday, November 30. You do not need to bring anything, except for something to write with; this will be a closed-book, closed-notes test, and you will be provided with paper on which to write your answers. At the beginning of the exam period, the following instructions will be written on the board:
  1. Please put away everything except for something to write with.
  2. This test may be graded on a curve.
  3. Please number each of your 10 answers conspicuously.

Also, you will be asked to close and/or put away all books, notebooks, newspapers, calculators, computers, cell phones, and other possible sources of inappropriate aid. The instructions at the top of the test will read as follows:

  1. Answer all of the following questions on the answer sheets provided. You can write on this list of questions, but credit will be awarded only for answers written on answer sheets.
  2. Do not access any book, notebook, newspaper, calculator, computer, cell phone, or other possible source of inappropriate aid during the test, do not leave the room before you are finished taking the test, and be sure to finish the test within this 50-minute testing period—no credit will be given for any work done after you access any possible source of inappropriate aid, after you leave the room for any reason, or after the end of the testing period.
  3. When you are finished, be sure your name is written on each of your answer sheets, and turn them in. You do not need to turn in this list of questions.

Regarding the content of the test, I anticipate that the following will be the case, but I reserve the right to depart from this plan if circumstances seem to warrant it:

In addition to studying the assigned reading, class-participation questions, and the the problems for credit, you could also advantageously prepare for this test by answering the questions on the test on social choice theory that I gave in my Fall 2006 section of this course. That test, and the answer key for it, are at the web site that I set up for that course, at http://web.ku.edu/~utile/courses/rct2.

Scored tests will be returned in class on Monday, December 3. If you do not get your test back from me by the end of this semester, you can still pick it up if you see me by June 30, 2008. After that date, I may discard unclaimed work from this semester.