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TPB2012-024
4.25
Statutes and other materials may not be brought into the examination room unless specifically permitted by
the Board of Examiners.
4.26
The University will not provide statutes or other documents in the examination room unless specifically stated
in the definitive list sent out with the Admission Notice/timetable.
4.27
A student may use underlining and/or coloured highlight markers to annotate materials taken into the
examination, but all other forms of personal annotation on statutes and other materials permitted to be taken
into the examination are strictly forbidden.
4.28
Markers in the form of plastic tags to flag material are permitted, provided that tags are no wider than 2 cm,
are attached firmly to the relevant pages, contain no more than two words of identification, and are visible
when volumes are closed.
4.29
It is an examination offence to take into, or use in, the examination room any unauthorized materials or aids. A
student must not take into the examination room, or consult during the examination, any books, notes,
instruments or other materials or aids that are not permitted. All such materials or aids must be given to the
Invigilator before the examination starts. A student who takes any unauthorised materials or aids into the
examination room must hand them to the Invigilator on request.
4.30 (GR)
Calculators may be used in examinations where indicated in the syllabus.
4.31 (GR)
Without exception, electronic devices with communication capability are forbidden in the examinations. This
includes personal digital assistants (PDAs) and mobile phones.
4.32 (GR)
The use of calculators in the examination is strictly controlled. Calculators may only be used in examinations
where indicated in the module description for the module concerned.
4.33 (GR)
Calculators will not be provided by the University. A student is responsible for providing their own calculator
and for ensuring that it is in working order for the examination. A student must ensure that they have an
alternative means of calculation in case their calculator fails during the examination (i.e. a second calculator
which must also comply with the specification below) or must be prepared to continue the examination without
a calculator. Borrowing another student’s calculator during the examination is not permitted. If a student uses
an electronic calculator in an examination, they must indicate on their examination script the name and type of
machine used.
4.34 (GR)
Where calculators are permitted, the specifications listed below will apply, unless otherwise indicated in the
module description and on the Notice for candidates for the module concerned.
Calculators must:
be hand held, compact and portable
be quiet in operation
have no external wires
be non-programmable
not be capable of receiving, storing or displaying user supplied non-numerical data
The use of a calculator that communicates or displays textual, graphical or algebraic information
(other than error messages) is strictly forbidden.
4.35 (GR)
If a student uses a calculator that does not comply with the above specification, they will be considered to
have made an assessment offence and will be subject by the rules governing such offences.
See section 6 for assessment offences and penalties.
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