From some of the comment by the OP about his instructor, I cannot help but think that this is a case of the blind leading the blind.
Has the instructor ever done this stuff for real, or is he just a "gob on a stick" ?
This really isnt promising, i obviously cant walk in and tell him hes wrong as hes the one who marks the assignments but ill definately keep this in mind, im really glad im now part of this forum i can see it being really helpful