Similar exam a few years ago (Score 1)

Here at LA Tech we had a course in software engineering a few years ago where we could use any material found on the web during the final exam. We each had an SGI Indy in the classroom, and the prof's thoughts were, that anything that we didn't know, we wouldn't have time to search for it on the net. I don't think I used it personally (trying to remember), but the exam was extremely long and was barely finishable during the time alotted.

I do think this is a great idea though, because when we're out in industry, 9 times out of 10 we will have the benefit of other references (esp. the net) to guide our search, so why not be able to use them now?

Just my 3.141592653585 cents . . .
--josh