The COVID-19 pandemic has meant changes to how exams and assessments work. For the latest information and FAQs go to COVID-19 coronavirus – information for the Massey University community.
Paper-based examinations will not take place in Semester 1. They will be replaced by ‘Time Constrained Assessments’ and ‘Online Supervised Examinations’. Your personalised timetable in your portal will show the type of exam you will have.
- Time Constrained Assessments and Assignments are exam-like but unsupervised assessments that you complete on Stream, and for which you have a time limit once you start.
- Online Supervised Exams are supervised exams that you access through Stream, starting at a set time and completing within a time limit. In general, only courses that have exams worth more than 60% of the overall grade will have Online Supervised Exams. The exception to this are courses where student’s assessments are required for professional and external accreditation purposes.
Some exams cannot be accommodated by these arrangements (eg some aviation courses accredited by the CAA). In these cases, the exams will be deferred until the end of Semester 2. If this applies to you, you will be able to continue with your Semester 2 courses without having completed your courses in Semester 1.
To ensure you can attend your scheduled exam make sure you keep the exam period (weeks) free until your timetable is available. The exam period for Semester 1 is 22-26 June. For Massey Business School students, Time Constrained Assessments will be held from 15-19 June.
Check your Semester 1 exam timetable
Please check the date and start time for your exams by logging into your student homepage and clicking on the Results and exams tab. Please note: The date and start time of your exam will not change. You should check your course Stream site close to the time of your assessment for the specific duration of your assessment.
- Things to know before your examination(s)
- Examination rules
- Aegrotat and Impaired Performance application form and application.
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- Exam Support Email- provided by Student Health and Counselling Service (Albany, Auckland) at [email protected]. Emails will be responded to within the following working day.
- Exam Support Email – provided by Student Counselling Service (Palmerston North) at [email protected]. Emails will be responded to within 36 hours.
Semester 1 exams
- Getting set up
- Time-constrained assessments
- Online supervised examinations
- Overseas exam venue fees
- Alternative examination arrangements
Most paper-based examinations will not take place in Semester 1. They will be replaced by ‘Time Constrained Assessments’ and ‘Online Supervised Examinations’. Your personalised timetable in your portal will show the type of exam you will have and the start time of that exam.
- Time Constrained Assessments and Assignments are exam-like but unsupervised assessments that you complete on Stream, and for which you have a time limit once you start.
- Online Supervised Exams are supervised exams that you access through Stream, starting at a set time and completing within a time limit. In general, only courses that have exams worth more than 60% of the overall grade will have Online Supervised Exams. The exception to this are courses where student’s assessments are required for professional and external accreditation purposes.
Some exams cannot be accommodated by these arrangements (eg some aviation courses accredited by the CAA). In these cases, the exams will be deferred until the end of Semester 2. If this applies to you, you will be able to continue with your Semester 2 courses without having completed your courses in Semester 1. Your course coordinator will be in touch with more information.
There are no exams for College of Humanities and Social Science courses this semester. Alternative assessments are being provided by course coordinators. For this reason, no Online Supervised Exams or Time Constrained Assessments for these courses are included in the normal exam timetable.
Getting set up
You will sit your exam or assessment in the space you have chosen to spend the period of lockdown, in a quiet, undisturbed private space. Normally this will be where you are doing your study during the semester. This is assuming there are still COVID-19 restrictions in place. This space should be:
- Quiet
- Uninterrupted
- Have a secure, stable internet connection
- Have a power connection
- Be clear of any materials that are not allowed in the exam rules
Examples may be:
- In your home
- A secluded space in a library (COVID-19 restrictions permitting)
- If you live rurally you may be able to set up in your local school (COVID-19 restrictions permitting)
- A quiet room/space on any Massey Campus (COVID-19 restrictions permitting)
If you will have difficulty finding a suitable space and time during the day to sit your exam, please contact us at [email protected] and we can discuss options with you.
Time Constrained Assessments
Time Constrained Assessments will be delivered via your course Stream site. The assessment duration is in your personalised timetable in your portal. The duration of your assessment starts from when you open the assessment on Stream.
Some Time Constrained Assessments for Massey Business School courses are scheduled to take place during the week commencing June 15, which is the week prior to exam week.
Online Supervised Examinations
The exam session times for Semester 1 have been amended to accommodate exams being held in a shorter period. This semester, exam start times are 8am, 1pm and 5pm.
Massey is using a service called Remote Proctor Now or RPNow for short. RPNow allows a remote supervisor to monitor your examination setting, via your computer’s webcam and microphone.
RPNow – what you need
On a Windows PC
- Windows 8, 8.1, 10
- A working keyboard, mouse/trackpad, webcam, microphone and speakers
- A broadband internet connection with a minimum 300Kb/s upload speed (satellite and Dial up connections are not supported)
- Note: Adobe Flash and/or the .Net Framework are NOT required
On a Mac
- MacOS 10.12 (Sierra) or later
- A working keyboard, mouse/trackpad, webcam, microphone and speakers
- A broadband internet connection with a minimum 300Kb/s upload speed (satellite and Dial up connections are not supported)
- Note: Adobe Flash is NOT required
If you are unable to install or run RPNow, or if you don’t have a webcam and microphone, or a reliable broadband internet connection, please contact [email protected] and we can discuss options with you
RPNow – how to use it
A special Online Supervised Exam Student Support Stream site has been set up to help you prepare to sit an online assessment which:
- Provides a step-by-step guide on how to install RPNow and sit an online assessment delivered through Stream
- Provides a practice test to try as often as you like before sitting a ‘real’ online assessment
- Answers common questions on the online assessment process.
Please note this Stream site will only be accessible to students who are enrolled in courses with Online Supervised Exam assessments.