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Student guidance for August 2021 Exam Period SEMS-QMUL
This general guidance document is to be used by students who will be taking Online Exams in the August 2021 Exam period. This guidance includes:
- Guidance relevant to each module
- 24 hour / 4 hour submissions
- 4 hour quizzes
- Extenuating Circumstances
- Checklist
Guidance relevant to your module
You are advised to refer to detailed guidance that will be provided by the Module Organiser. This is especially relevant if your module is outside the School eg ECS/BUS modules where different rules may apply. All details will be provided at the top of the ‘Assessment’ tab. Within this topic, you will find the following information.
- The duration and date of the exam, including how many questions to answer OR if all questions need to be answered.
- Rules and policies in relation to exam/assessment submissions. A final set of information will clearly specify the details of the assessment again. Figure 1 Exams Tab
You will then be provided with the supplementary sheets (if any) the exam and the submission point. The exam will appear on the time and date as advised with the cover sheet showing all the details of your assessment.
24 hour window/ 4 hour submission
You are advised to complete the assessment in 2/2.5 hours (module specific) in a 24-hour window. For your assessment, the cover sheet should include your Student ID, Module Code, and Module Title in the format below. If possible, please sign this document, and it will represent your coversheet. Figure 2 Information 3 Figure 3 Information 4
You will then be presented with another submission screen, where you must click on “Submit Assignment. A final submission screen will appear where you must tick on the submission statement as shown. Figure 5 File Submission window 2 Figure 6 Submission window 3 Figure 7 Submission window 4
You will then be presented with a final window. Although you may receive a submission confirmation email/ticket you are advised to screenshot this information for your records. The above information applies to both the 24 hours window exam and the 4 hours (within 24 hours) exam. There is specific information for the 4 hours quiz that you must follow detailed below.
4 - hours quiz
Here the Exams tab will have a slightly modified appearance as shown in the following figures. Figure 8 Confirmation details Figure 9 4 - hour information 1 Figure 10 4 - hours information 2
Once you enter the quiz. We will endeavour to provide this information in advance however you are strongly advised to re-read the coversheet in 10-15 minutes before the start of your assessment. You will be prompted to enter your student ID in the response box provide. You may wish to upload this as a pdf or enter in the response box. If you have a DDS sheet, please upload it here. Figure 14 Student Cover Sheet You will then be presented with the questions. You are advised to read all questions first. Then use a workable strategy to work on your answers. Some examiners will prefer that you type into the response box. This will be explicitly stated; however, our recommendation is you write your solutions and upload a pdf of these solutions per question as this would be efficient. You may also be required to attempt Multiple Choice Questions or Numeric Entry. The specific details to this will be provided by module organisers.
Within the time limit, you are free to return to the attempt and make changes to a question. Once you are satisfied click on submit all and finish. Figure 15 Question and answer pdf
Checklist:
- Have you checked the details on the “Exam tab” for each module you are taking an exam in May 2021?
- Access the module-specific exam that you are enrolled in. This applies especially to MSc students.
- Have you understood and agreed to the “endorsement” statements?
- Have you labelled your file as STUDENTID_MODULECODE?
- The exam should only take you 2/2.5 hours to complete, and you must submit within the 24-hours window provided. Late submissions will NOT be accepted.
- If you have any issues submitting, please email sems-onlineassessment@qmul.ac.uk BEFORE the deadline.
- For the 4 hour quiz, make sure you answer each question and upload. Do not wait till the last minute to do your uploading. Use your time wisely. A further video guide is provided to support this guidance.
