[Academic] Semester 2 Formal Assessment guidance and deadlines

Thu Apr 22 14:51:24 BST 2021

Dear All,

There have been a couple of issues with the Myplace assessments that 
have caused some problems/issues in the ongoing Myplace assessments. 
These have arisen as the guidance referred to below has not been followed.

1) Students have been informed (see attached) and are expecting that the 
extra 30min upload facility is to allow upload of working to numerical 
calculations so that partial credit may be awarded - see also the exam 
template on the Physics Playground 
(https://classes.myplace.strath.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=25066), *PHXXX 
Written Assessment section: 10.00 am Date* toggle, final bullet point. 
Other instructions create student uncertainty and confusion.

2) Instructions on how to print off their questions to pdf (this 
requires all questions to be on one myplace quiz page - see previous 
instructions) and to regularly save their working as they complete the 
assessment have not been communicated in some cases - again, see the 
above exam template on the Physics Playground.

So, read the guidleines, follow the template (this is what the students 
are expecting) and save yourself some hassle during and after the 
assessment.

Thanks,

Brian.

On 09/04/2021 16:28, Brian wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> Two links, /Exam Quiz Checklist/ and /Additional Requirement 
> Adjustments/, have been added to the top of the /Exam information 
> Semester 2 2021 /toggle in the Physics Playground on Myplace (see below).
>
> These give important information for the forthcoming Myplace exams. 
> They will help ensure your exam will work on the day. Please, *make 
> sure you read them* and edit your exam settings accordingly.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian.
>
> On 26/03/2021 16:14, Brian wrote:
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Following on from the previous communication re Semester 2 Formal 
>> Assessments (exams).
>>
>> You should now have a MyPlace quiz version of the exam. We have had 2 
>> x Zoom sessions where we helped some staff with quiz questions.
>>
>> We have put up information on the Physics Playground on Myplace: 
>> https://classes.myplace.strath.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=25066#section-2
>>
>> The 1st Toggle (/Exam information Semester 2 2021/) gives information 
>> on format etc. It includes a link (*Exam preparation spreadsheet* 
>> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bH5dqYiLIGSx8UnFXXHkbJchhXxHmw5K/view?usp=sharing>) 
>> to the online spreadsheet that gives the exam timetable and that 
>> *exam setters and checkers should complete* by end of next week - see 
>> email below *Deadline Thursday, 1 April. *You may well need to add 
>> the checker to the module's Participants as a Tutor to allow them 
>> access to the quiz. (This is done via the Navigation box on the LHS 
>> of the main page: Classes>PHXXX>Participants>Enrol users) Please also 
>> give the module organiser's (or their stand-in) University phone 
>> number and their personal contact number. The office phone number 
>> will be diverted to the personal number from 9AM until 5PM on the day 
>> of the exam. This will allow students who have encountered serious 
>> problems to contact you directly.
>>
>> The 2nd Toggle (/PHXXX Written Assessment section: Date & time/) 
>> gives an example of how a Myplace exam should look and the 
>> information provided to the student.
>>
>> This Toggle should be hidden on your module page ('Edit' and 'Hide 
>> section' on the Toggle). Once checked, this Toggle can be made 
>> visible to the module students before the exam date *so long as the 
>> exam quiz (here: PHXXX Written Assessment) has had the correct timing 
>> set so that it is unavailable to the students until the timetabled 
>> exam begins*. You can do this by editing the quiz PHXXX Written 
>> Assessment>Timing> : set the opening time to 10:00 and the exam date; 
>> set the corresponding closing time to 13:00 and date; and ticking the 
>> Enable tick boxes. Please set "When time expires" to "Open attempts 
>> are submitted automatically". If you are not sure about this, then 
>> please simply 'Edit' and 'Hide' the PHXXX Written Assessment quiz 
>> from students as has been done for the quiz in the Physics Playground.
>>
>> Thanks & regards,
>>
>> Brian.
>>
>> On 12/03/2021 11:35, Brian wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> Please see attached the guidance notes for the Semester 2 Formal 
>>> Assessments (exams) issued to students and the exam timetable. Also 
>>> attached is further staff guidance. If you are setting exams, please 
>>> read and familiarise yourself with these.
>>>
>>> We are now in the run-up to getting all of the forthcoming exams 
>>> submitted, checked and running on Myplace. To enable this some 
>>> deadlines must be met.
>>>
>>> 1) Please ensure you have the exam set up on Myplace in the quiz 
>>> format: *Deadline Friday, 26 March.*
>>>
>>> 2) The exam checker should then check for correct formatting of the 
>>> Myplace questions (variables in italics etc) and ensure the equation 
>>> sheets, physical constants and other relevant instructions are 
>>> available: *Deadline Thursday, 1 April.*
>>>
>>> 3) The exam checker should then check that the Myplace questions 
>>> function correctly and give correct answers: *Deadline Thursday, 1 
>>> April.*
>>>
>>> To help record progress there is an online spreadsheet for the exam 
>>> setters and checkers to complete:
>>>
>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bH5dqYiLIGSx8UnFXXHkbJchhXxHmw5K/view?usp=sharing
>>>
>>> Please can the exam setter put their initials in Column F when they 
>>> are ready for the exam to be checked - please also arrange an exam 
>>> checker. Can the exam checker then initial Columns G and H when they 
>>> are happy that the exam is in the correct format and the questions 
>>> function correctly.
>>>
>>> We will have a drop-in *Zoom session on **Tuesday, 16 March at 3pm* 
>>> where we can answer any questions you may have:
>>>
>>> Join Zoom Meeting
>>> https://strath.zoom.us/j/94584748813?pwd=cUkwSzVRYk1yMUIreFU3SmhEekRLUT09 
>>> <https://strath.zoom.us/j/94584748813?pwd=cUkwSzVRYk1yMUIreFU3SmhEekRLUT09>
>>>
>>> Meeting ID: 945 8474 8813
>>> Password: 275764
>>>
>>> We can have another drop-in session the following week (TBA).
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Brian.
>>> -- 
>>> -----------------------
>>> Dr. Brian WJ McNeil
>>> Department of Physics, SUPA & Cockcroft Institute
>>> University of Strathclyde
>>> 107 Rottenrow East
>>> Glasgow, G4 0NG
>>> Scotland
>>>
>>> Tel:    0141 548 4727
>>> Fax:    0141 552 2891
>>>
>>> The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC015263
>> -- 
>> -----------------------
>> Dr. Brian WJ McNeil
>> Department of Physics, SUPA & Cockcroft Institute
>> University of Strathclyde
>> 107 Rottenrow East
>> Glasgow, G4 0NG
>> Scotland
>>
>> Tel:    0141 548 4727
>> Fax:    0141 552 2891
>>
>> The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC015263
> -- 
> -----------------------
> Dr. Brian WJ McNeil
> Department of Physics, SUPA & Cockcroft Institute
> University of Strathclyde
> 107 Rottenrow East
> Glasgow, G4 0NG
> Scotland
>
> Tel:    0141 548 4727
> Fax:    0141 552 2891
>
> The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC015263

-- 
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Dr. Brian WJ McNeil
Department of Physics, SUPA & Cockcroft Institute
University of Strathclyde
107 Rottenrow East
Glasgow, G4 0NG
Scotland

Tel:    0141 548 4727
Fax:    0141 552 2891

The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC015263

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