You are receiving this message because you have agreed to proctor an economics exam for a student in an online course offered by Northwestern State University. I would like to thank you for playing a vital role in this NSU course. By serving as a proctor you are providing an environment which protects students from the temptation to cheat. In this way you are helping the NSU faculty to uphold the academic standards which apply to all of our courses.
WHAT IS NEEDED. The exam will be taken online. The student will need a computer with an internet connection. The computer will need to have the Respondus Lockdown browser installed on it. (If the Lockdown browser needs to be installed on the computer it can be downloaded from http://www.respondus.com/lockdown/information.pl?ID=722313312. Installation takes only a few minutes but does require administrative rights to the computer and should be done before the day of the exam. The student can use their own computer or one that belongs to your institution.
To access the exam a password is required. The password for this exam is ___. Give this password to the student once they are ready to begin the exam. (They can take the exam only once so they should not log on until they are ready to begin.)
DATE: The exam can be taken anytime between 7:30 AM this coming Monday (March 21st), and 9:00 PM Wednesday (March 23rd).
WHEN THE STUDENT ARRIVES FOR THE EXAM. Although you may have known this student prior to this course you should look at their photo ID and verify that the person taking the exam is in fact the person who is registered for the course. Please copy the name on the student's ID onto a piece of paper, then include that name on the subject line of the email you send me once they have finished the exam.
Please remove all books, notes, and cell phones from the area where the student will be sitting. They are allowed to have two or three totally blank pieces of paper, a pencil or pen, and a calculator.
The student will access the exam by clicking the Respondus Lockdown icon on the desktop of the computer. The browser will ask you to select which server to use. Of the three options listed, choose “Moodle.” The browser will open on the NSU Moodle site. The student will enter their username and password, then go to the Econ 2000 page. In the middle column, below the picture of Adam Smith, and above “Welcome to Economics,” they will find “EXAM ONE.” Students are allowed up to 90 minutes for the exam but most students will finish in less than an hour.
DURING THE EXAM. Each student is to work alone under your supervision during the entire testing period. No “split” or “continued” testing sessions are allowed. Once the exam begins the student is to work in an uninterrupted manner until they have completed the exam.
When the student is ready to stop they must click “submit all and finish” at the bottom of the page. The exam cannot be graded if it is not submitted. Once the exam has been submitted the student should log off and close the Respondus browser.
If at any time you believe the testing procedure has been compromised you should terminate the exam and contact me as soon as possible.
AFTER THE EXAM. As soon as the student finishes the exam please send me an email confirming that the student did complete the exam in the specified manner. On the subject line of the email put the student's name as it appears on their ID.
Again, thank you for serving as a proctor for this exam.
