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A description of what exam modules are, including the different types of exam modules available.
Most remote online exams are currently being delivered online utilising Turnitin, Questionmark, Blackboard Assignment, Blackboard Test, Möbius, or a combination of these systems.
Exam modules were created to standardise the way students access their remote online class tests and exams in My Dundee. These exam modules are provided with pre-populated basic instructions and guidance for students including how to access support during their remote online exams.
Where possible, the exam modules also contain a practice exam or submission point to allow students to familiarise themselves with the software/tool being used for the exam. It also gives the students the opportunity to try out any device they might use for the exam and ensure they can successfully submit. Having the practice available irons out many potential problems before exam day and hopefully provides a bit of reassurance for students.
Educational Development have the following remote online exam module templates:
Turnitin will be used as a submission point for text-based exams (like short answer questions or essays). Turnitin will generate a similarity report that can be accessed by instructors.
The Turnitin exam module in My Dundee will contain relevant instructions and guidance for students, practice and live submission points and information for students on how to access support during their exams.
It will be the responsibility of the module leader/School to:
More information and guidance on each of the above points will be provided in the Turnitin exam module.
Blackboard Tests can be used where you want to create computer marked multiple choice style questions, or tutor marked short answer style questions (or a combination of both) within Blackboard and students have to complete the exam within Blackboard. This will usually be a shorter, time-limited exam which makes use of the ‘Time limit’ functionality.
Blackboard Assignments can be used where you want to upload a pre-prepared exam paper (e.g. a Word file) and will require the student to prepare their answer offline in a document (e.g. a Word file) then upload their final answer. This is likely to be used for tutor marked exams which have a longer duration of exam window (e.g. 8 or 23 hours). This submission point can be used for a variety of different file types (not just text based exams).
The Blackboard exam module in My Dundee will contain relevant instructions and guidance for students, practice and live submission points (for Blackboard Tests and Assignments) and information for students on how to access support during their exams.
It will be the responsibility of the module leader/School to:
More information and guidance on each of the above points will be provided in the Blackboard exam module.
Möbius can be used for specialist STEM assessments.
The Möbius exam module in My Dundee will contain relevant instructions and guidance for students and information for students on how to access support during their exams.
It will be the responsibility of the module leader/School to:
More information and guidance on each of the above points will be provided in the Möbius exam module.
A Custom exam module will be required where students will need to undertake more than one of the exam types listed above. The Custom exam module in My Dundee will contain the instructions and guidance for Turnitin, Blackboard Tests / Assignments and Möbius exams and information for students on how to access support during their exams.
It will be the responsibility of the module leader/School to:
More information and guidance on each of the above points will be provided in the Custom exam module.
My Dundee exam modules will be created for all remote online exams timetabled in an official exam diet except where third party tools make this unfeasible. If you have exams that are not scheduled to be delivered within the official exam diet, but you would still like to make use of the My Dundee exam modules, you should complete the Remote Online Exam Request form.
Schools will be notified once exam modules have been created. Student enrolments will be taken from SITS (including EDP students where possible), and staff enrolments will be cloned from the existing teaching module. If students are added to a module in SITS after an exam module has been created, they will not automatically be added to the exam module in My Dundee, this will have to be done manually. If you have specific needs around enrolment, you can edit the enrolment after you receive the exam module.
You can view a list of responsibilities for configuring the exam modules on our Remote Online Exam guide.