LaTeX exam template

The LaTeX exam template can be used for any CIS exam. The files in this repository are:

• strath-exam.sty - The exam paper style file.
• exam-paper.tex - An example exam paper.
• exam-paper.pdf - The result of compiling the example exam paper.
• images/strath_main.jpg - The current university logo, which should be at the top of each page.

Style requirements

It is often a requirement that exam papers are formatted using the Arial font. The Arial font is not part of TexLive. Therefore, the "helvet" font is used instead.

Students may require 1.5 or 2.0 line spacing. There are instructions in exam-paper.tex that demonstrate how to change the line spacing for the document.

Questions and documentation

The exam-paper.tex uses the "exam" document class. This document class is documented at http://www-math.mit.edu/~psh/exam/examdoc.pdf.

The questions should be associated with marks by placing "[mark]" after them. For example:

\question[10]

is a question that is associated with 10 marks. Alternatively, the number of marks can be associated with a question part. For the marks to be shown \droppoints should be given. For example:

\question[2]
Some question text.

\droppoints
\vspace{48pt}

where the 48pt vspace produces the required vertical spacing between questions.