wannabe Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 Why don't we put two fingers up to the maligned official accreditation and have some genuinely difficult but effective tests here on CAD tutor to test ourselves. I'm not asking for accreditation, I'm just thinking, you teach us about CAD - so why not let us infer our CAD knowledge levels through some well thought out, and maybe discipline specific, CAD Tutor CAD Exams. Am I talking rubbish? Quote
Lee Mac Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Its a good idea I suppose - maybe introduce some programming exams too We already have the competitions in the community forums which add some competitiveness to the forums, maybe adding exams to the mix might make the community feel "obliged" to take them... just my thoughts Quote
Ritch7 Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 brilliant idea, it will be intresting to see what David thinks of it Quote
Tiger Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 erm. well, count me out from the start. I'm not saying it's a bad or good idea - but I don't see the point of it from my point view. Quote
Lee Mac Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 I have enough exams on my hands at the minute anyway Got a few in the first week I go back after Easter Quote
ReMark Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 I'm not sure of the value such "tests" would have. What would it actually tell the test taker? Quote
dbroada Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 if you are on subscription there are on line tests available. I failed the dynamic block one. I should have exited the editor each time I added an action to test it rather than have faith in my ability to get it right. Quote
skipsophrenic Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 I'm with tiger and lpseifert on this one. Quote
MaxwellEdison Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 if you are on subscription there are on line tests available. I failed the dynamic block one. I should have exited the editor each time I added an action to test it rather than have faith in my ability to get it right. *GASP* How could have been so naive?! Quote
wannabe Posted March 19, 2009 Author Posted March 19, 2009 Thought it may have been developed into a universally applauded way of testing yourself - and another attractable quality of this site. Probably would be too much of an effort, though. I'll think my ideas out more next time before I become gung-ho and post them up. Quote
Lee Mac Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Haha, I must admit, this one got shot down pretty quick... Quote
ReMark Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Keep posting your ideas and we'll keep commenting. At some point or another you're gonna come up with a winner. Quote
MaxwellEdison Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 fo·rum (fôrm, fr-) n. pl. fo·rums also fo·ra (fôr, fr) a. The public square or marketplace of an ancient Roman city that was the assembly place for judicial activity and public business. b. A public meeting place for open discussion. c. A medium of open discussion or voicing of ideas, such as a newspaper or a radio or television program. Notice definition c. makes no mention of whether or not the ideas are viable, that is what the forum is there to decide. "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars." -Les Brown Quote
Lee Mac Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 fo·rum (fôrm, fr-) n. pl. fo·rums also fo·ra (fôr, fr) a. The public square or marketplace of an ancient Roman city that was the assembly place for judicial activity and public business. b. A public meeting place for open discussion. c. A medium of open discussion or voicing of ideas, such as a newspaper or a radio or television program. Notice definition c. makes no mention of whether or not the ideas are viable, that is what the forum is there to decide. "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars." -Les Brown The Wisdom of Maxwell Edison ~ you should write a book Quote
MaxwellEdison Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 The Secret of Using Google and Copy/Paste to Assist in Making Your Point By MaxwellEdison Quote
Lee Mac Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 The Secret of Using Google and Copy/Paste to Assist in Making Your Point By MaxwellEdison Well, I say you could write a book - if that fails, just go into stand-up comedy. Quote
Coosbaylumber Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 erm. well, count me out from the start. I'm not saying it's a bad or good idea - but I don't see the point of it from my point view. I think this routine was tried once before. Biggest problem was tha the "testers" used the latest model version of Autocad. Perhaps a version that is not on the market right now. The employer (or future employer) may use an older version if it fits their needs. And thus you are testing upon a version that is not being considered, as the employer does not want to lay out the $$$$ to upgrade. If the employer is using 2002, then why should he convert the whole office and possibly some million dollar machine tools, just to be Modern and fit in. They usually are out for a profit, not to impress anyone. Wm. Quote
Tiger Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Thought it may have been developed into a universally applauded way of testing yourself - and another attractable quality of this site. Probably would be too much of an effort, though. I'll think my ideas out more next time before I become gung-ho and post them up. LIke the rest have said, keep the ideas coming - discussions are always welcome Quote
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