Exam accommodations
Alternative assessment methods can be used for examination candidates who, due to chronic illnesses, are unable to complete the exam using the regular assessment format. The decision is made by the examination office in consultation with the faculty responsible for the subject.
The examination office may grant an extended submission deadline for take-home exams and other major written assignments. An extended submission deadline can also be granted after the exam has begun, provided that there is documentation that the need arose after the start of the exam. Additional exam time cannot be granted after the submission deadline has passed (Forskrift om studier og eksamen ved UiA)
School exam
The response is written in Inspera or on paper.
By default, the Lock DownBrowser is enabled, which prevents students from accessing other websites or files on their computer during the exam.
The text editor can also be combined with handwritten responses.
The assignment must be ready at least one week before the exam day.
The course leader must be available by phone during the exam or arrange for a substitute if necessary.
Oral exam
Oral exams may count for a specified portion of the final grade or serve as an adjustment. After the adjustment oral exam, the grade for the written or practical work can be adjusted up or down by a maximum of one grade.
Administration of oral examinations
- The arrangements for oral examinations shall be made available to the students a reasonable amount of time before the examination.
- The examination candidates can be given the opportunity to prepare for a certain theme beforehand. Preparation can be done with or without learning aids.
- Individual oral examinations should not normally last more than 45 minutes.
- When the oral examination is carried out in a group, the examiners shall check that all examination candidates in the group are examined to the extent that provides an adequate basis for assigning a mark.
- More specific guidelines for the execution of oral examinations can be set by the faculty boards.
- The examiners together are responsible for the planning and execution of oral examinations according to these regulations, the course description and other applicable guidelines set by the faculty board.
- In cases where the final mark is set by an oral examination which adjusts the final mark, according to §16.6, at least 24 hours shall pass from when the assessment of the written or performance-based test is made public until the oral examination begins. The faculty board itself may decide that for bachelor’s or master’s theses with an adjusting oral examination the grade for a written or practical master’s thesis will be published simultaneously with the final grade. Whether or not the candidate has passed the written or practical part must be announced at least 24 hours before the oral examination.
- If an examination candidate withdraws from an oral examination, this is recorded in the assessment list.
Submission of assignment
Inspera is used for the submission and retrieval of take-home exams and semester assignments.
Group submissions require pre-settings in WISEflow. When group submissions are needed, advance notice must be given to the examination office well before the exam is scheduled to be created in WISEflow.
The assignment text must be available in Inspera at least one week before the exam start date.
The course leader must be available for questions, or alternatively, arrange for a substitute when the examination begins.
Group assignment
Group submissions require pre-settings in WISEflow. When a group submission is needed, advanced notice must be given to the examination office well before the exam set is to be created in WISEflow.
When students open a group assignment in Inspera, they are instructed to join a group before accessing the exam. This is done as follows:
- The first group member who logs in creates the group with an optional four-digit PIN code.
- The other group members join the existing group within the deadline.
- One of the members uploads and submits the response on behalf of all.
Bachelor's thesis
The submission of bachelor's theses is carried out in the same manner as other assignment submissions. Students can use a standard cover page template from UiA, but this is not a formal requirement. The title students register in WISEflow will appear on their diploma.
If the submission is to be done in groups, please refer to the information about group assignments provided above.
Information for students regarding submissions
Master's thesis
The master's thesis is submitted and assessed in WISEflow.
Information for students regarding submission of Master's thesis
Portfolio
Smaller submissions, homework, reports, or similar assessments that are collectively graded. Unfortunately, Inspera does not have a technical solution for such a setup, so this is often done in Canvas. All submissions are organised by the course leader, but the grading for the overall result of the folder is recorded in Inspera.
Only written assignments or other work of a nature that allows for assessment verification can be included in a folder. Written supervised exams cannot be included in a folder as per regulations for study programmes and examinations at UiA §14-6.