11.07.2008

Proctoring: How To Inform your Students in your Online Course

The 2008-2010 catalog covers the midterm and final exam requirements for English on line courses on pages 56 (at the end of the Asynchronous section), 165 (under the 101 description).
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I have the following notice posted in my on-line class in the course welcome documents and schedule area:

Welcome to English 101 on-line. There seems to be a great many questions about the exam requirements. Yes, you absolutely must come onto the Stone Ridge campus for both the midterm and the final exams. The midterm will be held on Tuesday, October 14 from 1-3. The room location will be announced in the course announcement area. The final will be held on Friday, December 12 from 12-3. The room location will be announced in the course announcement area. You will have plenty of time to make arrangements to be on campus for both exams.

If your advisor did not make it clear to you that your presence was required on campus for both the midterm and the final, you might want to speak with him or her. I cannot waive the department requirements, so please do not ask me to do so.

If you absolutely cannot make it to the SUNY-Ulster campus for both the midterm and the final because you are living at a distance that makes it impossible for you to be on campus, say Alberta, Canada, you can find a proctor through a local university/campus/high school/etc. Please don't tell me that you can't make it to Stone Ridge when you live thirty miles away. However, what you should bear in mind is that if the exam takes place on a Wednesday between 1 and 4, you must be with your proctor at that time. I cannot schedule exams at alternative times for those students using proctors.

If you choose to use a proctor for the exams, you must supply me with a name, title, academic affiliation, contact phone, and e-mail address no later than TWO weeks prior to the exam. I will contact that person to verify the information and then I will send the exam along on the day of the exam. If there are any costs involved in the proctoring process, you will be responsible for them. It will also be your responsibility to travel to the proctor and take the exam. If you cannot meet these requirements, you may want to think about withdrawing from the course. Please refer to the course syllabus for English 101 departmental requirements.

I also have the exam information posted in other versions in both the Student Code of Conduct area and the How You Will be Evaluated area.

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