Tärpistö
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.
Kävitkö tentissä? Lähetä tentti Tärpistöön!
- 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.
- Moodle exams and other exams that already have a PDF: Send directly to Tärpistö!
Tenttien lähetys Tärpistövastaavalle
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.
Tiedostojen lähetys suoraan Tärpistöön
Members of TKO-äly can also upload PDF-formatted exams directly to Tärpistö.
If possible, name the file as follows: YYMMDD_CourseName_CourseCode_ExamType.pdf
- YYMMDD: exam date in the aforementioned format (year-month-day)
- CourseName: As written in studies.helsinki.fi site. Spaces are replaces with underscores.
- CourseCode: TKT?????, CSM?????, MAT????? jne
- ExamType: KK, if course exam. EK, if separate exam. VK, if midterm exam. UK, if retake exam. MK1/MK2/etc, if mini-exam. If unsure, leave blank.
For example: 220812_Tietorakenteet_ja_algoritmit_I_TKT200011_KK.pdf
If there's no documents of course in hand one needs to create a folder. Folders follow naming scheme: Course name (course code)
- Course name: Name as in studies.helsinki.fi site. (with spaces)
- Course code: TKT?????, CSM?????, MAT????? etc. This is needed to indentify courses with same name.
For example: Tietorakenteet ja algoritmit I (TKT200011)
Paperitenttien skannaus
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).
Lisäohje
- 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.