Unisa’s decision to conduct open-book digital examinations as part of this semester’s assessments has sparked outrage among some students.
Unisa’s decision to conduct open-book digital examinations as part of this semester’s assessments has sparked outrageCity Press understands that the decision has not been welcomed by a number of students, who raised several issues.
“In addition, the National Student Representative Council [NSRC] was also consulted regarding the decision,” the university said. “But as to whether it will be an open-book or closed-book [exam] will entirely be a decision of the academics,” Ngwenya said. “Quality assurance includes the use of plagiarism tools and virtual proctoring. As is always the case, there will be zero tolerance for any form of irregularity identified in the marking process,” Unisa said.
“Moreover, modules will be allocated to one of five sessions per day to manage online activity and distribute the load. The university is aware that it does not necessarily have control over all the parts of the system environment – for example, internet availability and speeds on the day, as well as electricity supply. And thus, as noted, students can elect to take the examinations in the October-November session should glitches occur.
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