Good article!
When I was teaching, I would do the following:
- substitute the final for an authentic design project (like designing a carbon-free swimming pool heat exchanger)
- give a final exam to test the fundamentals of the course content
- offer a partial exam on last material (at my university we usually gave 2-3 partial and 1 final exam).
Source: What Is the Purpose of Final Exams, Anyway? | ChronicleVitae