Taking the final exam from afar

Posted by Lance Gravlee on December 3, 2008 
Filed Under Exams

Several students have written to ask whether it will be possible to take the final exam from off-campus. In short, the answer is yes (but read on).

The final exam will be administered on E-Learning, as the first two exams were. That means that you are free to take the final exam from anywhere you have an Internet connection. But beware that some students have had technical problems with exams when using their own computers, and if you’re not in Gainesville, there will be a limit to what we can do to help you. My advice is to take the practice exam on our course’s E-Learning site on the same computer you plan to use for the final exam. If there’s a problem with your computer’s configuration, it’s better to find out now and try to deal with it ahead of time. If you detect a problem, please contact the UF Computing Help Desk (392-HELP) — the sooner, the better.

If you have any questions or concerns, leave a comment to let us know.

Update (12/4): A couple of students have asked via email about the format of the final exam. Like the previous two exams, it will consist of 60 questions, and you will have 50 minutes to complete it. The exam will be available on E-Learning from 7:00 a.m – 7:00 p.m. on December 18.

Comments

5 Responses to “Taking the final exam from afar”

  1. Melissa Klatzkow on December 7th, 2008 11:38 pm

    I was wondering when the practice exam would be up? Though the one from October is still showing, I can’t access it. I was wondering if you are going to put another one up or re-open this one?

  2. Callie on December 18th, 2008 9:22 am

    I just finished the exam, but numer 36 only had two answer choices available. The other two were listed, but I could not select them. Also, number 39 had two of the same answer choices.

  3. Kevin Baker on December 18th, 2008 11:34 am

    For one of the questions, 2 of the answers are unclickable, and I think that one of those unclicable answers IS the answer to the question. How am I supposed to answer that question?

  4. Brittany on December 18th, 2008 12:09 pm

    I had the same problem as them with my #13

  5. Allie on December 18th, 2008 4:08 pm

    I had the same problem with my #3. One of the unclickable answers was the right answer.