Re: Why is Open Ended Question in the Begining of the lab?

From: Hobbs (deadheadblues@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Feb 16 2009 - 02:48:21 ARST


Not all the feedback has been the same.

On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 9:35 PM, mahmoud genidy <ccie.mahmoud@gmail.com>wrote:

> Narbik,
>
> We are looking for a conceptual challenge from Cisco rather than a
> know/don't know questions. I don't like to remember or to keep much
> information in my mind. We have enough stuff to care about in life more
> just
> being network engineers. It would make sense to allow us to access the DOC
> CD during the Open-Ended questions Cisco. Then I wouldn't mind to challenge
> us as much as they can. But this is not the case!
>
> So to sum up I agree that Cisco have the right to chalenge people they way
> they like but in an engineering and conceptual sense. Which is not the case
> based on the feebdback of guys who have tried the exam.
>
> Mahmoud.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Narbik Kocharians <narbikk@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > But wouldn't you guys like to go through the lab and see whats up?
> > If anyone has doubts about their knowledge of answering these questions,
> > they are simply NOT ready. I have had few of my students that passed and
> > all
> > they said was "If you are ready, you are ready, if you are NOT then you
> > should NOT take the exam", and i have to agree.
> > Whether the test is before or after or in the middle of the lab, what is
> > the
> > difference? What does it matter?
> > I hope they implement more stuff to kick the fake ones out, i am very
> glad
> > about these questions. If it was up to me, i would ask a written question
> > after each Task saying explain yourself, why did you perform that task.
> Do
> > you know of other ways to configure the same task? name couple of other
> > ways
> > that would accomplish the same task.
> > This is what i would do.
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 7:36 PM, Anthony Sequeira <
> > asequeira@internetworkexpert.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I think Cisco just stayed with the order as was part of the "beta" for
> > this
> > > addition in China. There, they asked the candidate ORAL questions prior
> > to
> > > their attempt in order to establish the candidate actually knew Cisco
> > > networking. :-|
> > >
> > > I believe without thinking about it too much - they just kept these
> > written
> > > question in front.
> > >
> > > I have to agree with Jason in that I would prefer them first thing when
> I
> > > am "fresh". Although I certainly see your point about nerves. Just be
> > very,
> > > very confident as you enter and you will be just fine!
> > >
> > > Anthony J. Sequeira, CCIE #15626, CCSI #23251
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> > > On Feb 15, 2009, at 10:13 PM, Thameem Maranveetil Parambath wrote:
> > >
> > > Guys,
> > >>
> > >> I was wondering why cisco preffered to put the open ended question
> > before
> > >> the actual lab take?
> > >>
> > >> It is of common sense that we need not need to attempt the lab even if
> > one
> > >> question out of 4 is wrong in that section.
> > >>
> > >> It would have been better if we could attend this questions after we
> > >> finish the lab as we could feel more confident .
> > >>
> > >> Whats your views on this?
> > >>
> > >> Regards,
> > >> Thameem
> > >>
> > >>
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