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Academic Regulations 2010/11Part 3 – Regulations for the conduct of assessment3.27. For the purposes of identity checks, students are required to wear clothing that showstheir full head and face. There must be no head or face covering unless it is worn forreligious beliefs or medical reasons.3.28. Students are required to bring with them all writing aids and drawing materialsnecessary for the examination. These must be loose on their desk or be contained ina clear plastic bag or pencil case.3.29. Except for medical reasons, students may not bring food or drink other than bottledstill water into an examination room.3.30. Any item brought into the examination venue may be inspected by an invigilator in thepresence of the student. Students may also be required to empty their pockets onthe request of an invigilator or room attendant. Any refusal to co-operate will berecorded by the invigilator and treated as an assessment offence.Start of an Examination3.31. At the start of the examination a senior invigilator will make the requiredannouncements to students as published by QMUL.Identification of Students3.32. Students must place their QMUL Student Identity Cards face up on their desks asinstructed by the senior invigilator during each examination, so that identity checkscan be conducted and the attendance list can be checked. The invigilator may checkthe identity of any student by comparing the photograph on his/her student identitycard to his/her face.3.33. Students unwilling to prove their identity may be prevented from continuing with theexamination.3.34. Students not in possession of a QMUL Student Identity Card will not be permitted tosit an invigilated examination, unless issued with a temporary examination permit byAcademic Registry on production of alternative photographic identification.3.35. Students are only required to write student ID number, name and provide a signaturein the appropriate places on the answer script in accordance with the giveninstructions. Any exceptions will be clearly stated on the answer script and will beannounced by the senior invigilator at the start of the examination and repeated whennecessary.3.36. During the marking process only a student’s ID number will be visible to any internalexaminer.During the Examination3.37. Students may not make use of, or have in their possession, any book, manuscript,dictionary, calculator or other extraneous aid or materials not specifically mentionedin the rubric of the examination paper. Any student in possession of, or using,unauthorised materials at any time whilst under examination conditions (even if notphysically in the examination venue) will be considered under the Assessmentoffences regulations.Page 44 of 110
Academic Regulations 2010/11Part 3 – Regulations for the conduct of assessment3.38. Mathematical tables will be provided where appropriate. The use of electroniccalculators may be permitted in certain examinations, and students are informed inadvance where this applies as well as on the rubric of the question paper. Studentsare required to comply with any requirements specified regarding the type ofcalculator that may be used. Where no specific guidance is given on this matter,calculators must be of the hand-held type, quiet in operation and compact, and musthave their own power supply. Students are responsible for ensuring that theirmachines are in working order, and for providing in advance for alternative means ofcalculating in the event of the calculator failing during the examination. Whenstudents use electronic calculators at examinations they must state clearly on theirexamination answer scripts the name and type of machine used. The use and/orpossession of prepared programs and stored information is not allowed inexaminations. The unauthorised use and/or possession of material stored in a preprogrammablememory will constitute an assessment offence. The rubric on theexamination paper may specify the models of calculators that can be used. Anycalculator used and/or in the possession of a student during an examination must notform a part of a communications or electronic entertainment device e.g. mobile phoneor mp3 player.3.39. Students must do all their work, including rough work, on the stationery provided.Work that is not intended to be assessed should be clearly crossed through.3.40. Unless directed by the rubric students should not write their answers on the questionpaper.3.41. Students must write legibly. Illegible handwriting will not be transcribed, nor will astudent be permitted to dictate the contents. Any part of a script that is considered byan examiner to be illegible will be awarded no marks. Correction fluid should not beused.3.42. All answers must be written in English except where specifically required by thequestion paper. The use of English-foreign language dictionaries is prohibited exceptwhere this is specifically authorised in the rubric of the question paper.3.43. Students must not communicate, or attempt to communicate with any person otherthan an invigilator or a member of staff who has been invited to do so by theinvigilator. A student wishing to attract the attention of an invigilator must do sowithout causing a disturbance.3.44. Any student who causes unnecessary disturbance in an examination room may berequired to leave the venue. Such an incident will be recorded by the seniorinvigilator in his/her report and will be treated as an assessment offence.3.45. Students may not leave their seats without the permission of an invigilator. Studentswho complete their attempt at the examination before the end are permitted to leavethe venue quietly after their answer script is collected, except during the first 30minutes and the final 15 minutes of the examination.3.46. Students who wish to leave the room temporarily may do so with the permission of aninvigilator, provided they are accompanied.3.47. Students may not remove any examination stationery, used or unused, from theexamination venue. Question papers may not be taken out of the examination roomby any student.Page 45 of 110
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