Tärpistö/en

Exam Archive - tarpisto.tko-aly.fi

Tärpistö is an exam archive established and maintained by TKO-äly. Its purpose is to comprehensively accumulate old and new exams from computer and data science courses. Tärpistö also contains exams from mathematics and other subjects generally of interest to students. Its maintenance and currentness rely on the members' activity, so participate by submitting as many exam papers as possible!

Tärpistö is only accessible to members of TKO-äly at the address tarpisto.tko-aly.fi. Its use requires logging in with a TKO-äly membership.

Did you attend the exam? Send the exam to Tärpistö!

• Paper exams: You can either bring the paper exam to the Exams folder on the bookshelf in Gurula, or scan the exam (using the multifunction devices in the chest of drawers, a mobile app, etc.) and send it to Tärpistö.
• Send Moodle exams and other exams that already have a PDF directly toTärpistö!

Sending files directly to Tärpistö

Members of TKO-äly can also upload PDF-formatted exams directly to Tärpistö.

Renaming files for uploading to the exam archive

Name files after following scheme:

YYMMDD_Course_name_Coursecode_ExamType.ext

name has following parts

YYMMDD	_	Course_name	_	Coursecode	_	Examtype	.ext
date: year, month and day of the month		The same name that can be found in studies page, except spaces are replaced with underscores.		the same as in studies page		See examtypes below	preferably pdf

examples of exam types

KK	Coursexam
EK	Separate exam
UK	Re-exam
VK	Välikoe
UK+EK	Re-exam and separate exam
MK3	3. miniexam
VK2	2. midterm exam
XX	Undefined, unknown

For example: 220812_Tietorakenteet_ja_algoritmit_I_TKT200011_KK.pdf

Note that:

• the century is not included in the date
• file name doesn't contain spaces
• course code, name and date should match studies.helsinki.fi sivustolta löytyviä tietoja.
• course name should in the same language as the exam was

Kansiot

If no exams that belong to the same course have been uploaded create a folder before uploading the file.

Folders follow naming scheme: Course name (course code)

• Full course name: Name as in studies.helsinki.fi site. (with spaces)
• Course code: TKT?????, CSM?????, MAT????? etc. This makes the file easier to find regardless of the language.

For example: Tietorakenteet ja algoritmit I (TKT200011)

Also note that:

• Course determines folder not language. Put all exmas part of the same course under the same folder regardless of language.
• If courses name and content haven't changed, but it's code and implementation has, it goes to it's own folder.
• If a folder happens to have exams in multiple course codes separate the course codes with comma.

Sending exams to the Tärpistö Coordinator

You can send the exam in PDF format to the Tärpistö Coordinator at the address tarpisto@tko-aly.fi. The subject line can be for example "Exam for Tärpisto". At least course code, date and type (course/separate/midterm/mini/other) of the exam should be included in the message if not obvious from the exam itself.

Leaving Exams for the Tärpistö Coordinator to Scan

Paper exams can be left for the Tärpistö coordinator to scan and upload. Leave exams left for the coordinator to the drawer in Gurula bookshelf that says "Tärpistö, uudet tentit". Leaving the exams to be scanned is preferable over taking photos with phone camera, if scanning is not possible for some reason. If details such as the course name, date, or exam type are missing from your paper, please attach a post-it note with the missing information to the exam paper.

Scanning Paper Exams

You can easily scan exam papers using a mobile app, or using the multifunction devices found in the department's hallways. Scanning on these devices is free, and you can easily send the PDF to your own email. You can also send it directly to the address tarpisto@tko-aly.fi, which might also be pre-saved in the multifunction devices' address book under the name AAA Tärpistö or similar.

If using multifunction printer scanner service or leaving paper to scanned in bookshelf is out of question. One may use camera with mobile app or other means to produce pdf (preferably with OCR and good quality).

Additional Instructions

• It would be good to include the model solutions for the exam in the file, if they are available.
• If the exam is in both Finnish and English, it would be good to combine them into the same file.
• When scanning with multifunction devices, it's advisable to choose the OCR option, which makes the text in the PDF copyable/searchable.
• However, a better option than scanning is to download the PDF directly from the course pages.