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Electronic Exam-system: Student´s instructions

Reserving an e-exam and change reservation

The teacher responsible for the exam has defined when it can be taken. In the exam service exam room booking system you can reserve a time on a computer that is available.

Make sure that you have enrolled in the Peppi -system for the same course implementation (course) that you take the exam in the Exam -system.

The general exams, that are available in the Exam -system you can find from Exam-system by find box and reserve a time for the exam in the Exam -system or the registration link if you’ve received link from the teacher. In Exam-system you can search exams by course code, exam name or by examiner name.

You can reserve the exam 30 days before the exam at the earliest. Please make sure that you have to activate your card to the e-exam rooms.

If you cannot take the reserved exam, the reservation has to be cancelled immediately so that examination time is available for other students. 

You have to make sure that you have the right to take the exam in a way laid down in the curriculum. If it is later noticed that you did not have the right to take the exam, it will not be evaluated.
 
Often you can´t book a time to re-take one new exam before the teacher have evaluated your first exam attempt. If you can´t make a new reservation, please contact to the teacher.
 
If you forfeits the exam or it is otherwise interrupted, it is possible to reserve a new exam only after the first one has been processed in the system. The teacher can decide if she or he allows two attempts before the exam is evaluated (the teacher will determine this for the whole exam, not for individual students).
 
The number of exam reservations and cancellations the student can make may be restricted differently from what is described above in order to ensure the continuous functioning of the system. Such changes are announced on the Electronic Exam service webpage.

Reserving an e-exam and change reservation in Exam -system

You can find general exams in the Exam -system by find box or the registration link if you’ve received link from the teacher. You can reserve a time for the exam in the Electronic Exam Service. 

​You can change the language to English from a dropdown menu before login or after sign up you can press on the left side EN

1. Find exam by find box and register:

  • Log in at the Exam –system https://exam.utu.fi with your UTU account and select ”Exams”.
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) login has been implemented for users of the University of Turku in the EXAM system 1.10.2024. In the EXAM -system, MFA login applies only to logging in from outside EXAM rooms. The IT systems that use MFA will request an additional authentication after entering the UTU username and password. See more: MFA-instructions

shreenshot from "Exams" section selects in Exam-system.

  •   Write Exams- system find box e.g. course code. You can search exams by course code, exam name or by examiner name.

schreenshot from find box in Exam -system.

 
  •    Register for the exam by clicking the “Register for the exam” button and book an exam time.

If you are recieved the registration link from the teacher e.g in Moodle or in study guide, you can copy‐paste the link to the address row of the browser and select register for the exam by clicking the “Register for the exam” ‐button.

2. After register, you can make resevation:

If the exam contains optional section(s) (eg books), you will see in the reservation view “I want to take this section”. Select the section(s) that you have studied. If all the sections are optional, you must choose at least one in order to reserve time for the exam.

You can see the selections in the Reservation page. When you take the exam, you can only see the questions of the section(s), that you have chosen and the compulsory subject areas. If you want to change your selections before the exam, cancel your booking and make a new one with new selections.

If the title "2. Exam sections" is not shown in the exam there are no options.

Select the section(s) that you have studied. Select this "I want to take this section”.

 

Next select e-exam room:

Screenshot: select exam room.

  • Calendar shows you the available times in this e-exam room. Days that include free exam slots are visualized with green colour. Gray times are fully booked and white days e-examrooms are closed or days are not included in the exam period.

  • Book a vacant exam time: Choose a suitable time from all the available time slots in the booking calender, check the exam information and select “Confirm exam time”

Choose a suitable time in the booking calender.

3. A confirmation message is sent to your email with the information about the exam time and computer reserved for you.

Pay attention to the number of the computer (e.g. “exam-ag-14”), this is the computer you must use. 

 

If you are unable to take the exam during the time you have booked, please change or cancel your reservation before your exam takes place:

Screenshot: edit enrolment.

  • Edit reservation: you can change the exam time to another time in the same or different e-exam room. If you change your reservation so that new exam time overlaps with the time you previously booked, first cancel the previous booking. You will then be able to book a new time.
  • Remove the booking: you can cancel the booking time and the machine reservation, but the basic registration information will remain on your desktop and you will be able to make a new time and machine reservation directly later.
  • Cancel the registartion: cancel the booking time first and machine reservation by selecting "Remove the bookinf". After this you can then delete all registration information and machine booking information by selecting "Cancel the registration"

Please cancel your reservation on time so that others can use it!

 

 

You can make reservation from any computer with internet connection.  You may make a new reservation after your previous exam has been checked by the teacher. You can have one registration per exam in force at one time.

1. Signing up

  • Sign up for the EXAM: https//exam.utu.fi
  • Prefer your own computer for enrolling
  • If using a public computer, remember to clear browsing data
  • Sign up with your UTU account
  • You can change the language to English from a dropdown menu before login or after sign up you can press on the left side EN

2 . After signing up, you can see the exam name in “Exam Dashboard”> select  “Book an exam time”

Book an exam time.

  • Calendar shows you the available times. Days that include free exam slots are visualized with green color. Red days are fully booked and gray days are not included in the exam period.

  • Book a vacant exam time: Choose a suitable time from all the available time slots in the booking calender  and select “Confirm exam time”

Choose the exam time in the booking calender

A confirmation message is sent to your email with the information about the exam time and computer reserved for you. Pay attention to the number of the computer (e.g. “exam-ag-14”), this is the computer you must use.

 

You can change or cancel your reservation before your exam takes place:

Screenshot: edit or remove your booking before your exam.
Please cancel your reservation on time so that others can use it.

If you need an unobstructed access to the electronic exam room, select 'Accessibility Requirements' in section 2 'Choose room'. Select "Esteetön kulku/unobstructed access" to the room and "Säädettävä pöytä/adjustable table". Next choose the exam room for Agora, Aurum or Teutori 104/105.

Screenshot: choose exam room.

When you have selected Exam room, calendar shows you the available times in this e-exam room. Days that include free exam slots are visualized with green colour. Gray times are fully booked and white days e-examrooms are closed or days are not included in the exam period.

Book a vacant exam time: Choose a suitable time from all the available time slots in the booking calender  and select “Confirm exam time”

Exam room for the special accomodations: Publicum 4th floor, room Pub 418, Assistentinkatu 7. The special exam room can be reserved for a student who is allowed to use a special exam room in the special arrangements for examinations. If student have a reason for health, such as a toilet in the middle of an electronic exam, please contact in advance Accessibility Planning: esteet@utu.fi

The room can be booked every day at 8.00-23.00.  If student need help during the e-exam, entering or leaving exam, she/he can book exam mon- fri 8-16, because help is available on weekdays 8-16.

The teacher must also know that the student can take an exam in Exam room for the special accomodations and she/he is allowed to use personal aids in the exam or to use a toilet during the exam. The student must inform the teacher at least two weeks before the exam. Students of the Faculty of Law will contact the student administration instead of the examiner: oik-tentti@utu.fi

The student shall not export personal effects to the Exam-room unless the student has permission to use them in the recommendation on individual arrangements. Students have to leave mobile phone, smartwatch, calculator or papers in the lockers outside the room. This also includes water bottles and food. The lockers work with 50 cent coins. If the student leaves the exam room in the middle of the exam to the toilet, the locker key must be left on the table. Go to the toilet quickly and return to the exam room immediately to continue the exam.

If the student has an assistant in the exam or she/he has permission from the exam room to leave the examination room for a toilet visit, the student must inform these before the exam to exam@utu.fi.

If a student has a disease that requires the inclusion of medicines or other items in the exam room, the student must inform before the exam to exam@utu.fi.

The e-exam room is locked and you can access it with student card, printer access or with the electronic key card. If you need help entering or leaving the exam room, you can request hepl from the Educarium Information Desk. Help is available on weekdays 8-16. Please email ari.anteroinen@utu.fi and pasinu@utu.fi at least one week before the exam.

The following software is available to students on exam computers: Word (without the spell check function), Excel (incl. Solver),  Paint, Python (not incl. librarys), Note, Dia, Inskscape, RStudio, Notepad++, Qalculate!, a PDF reader that can also be used to save PDF files, a basic calculator and VLC Media Player and headset. A student can write answer or some part of their answer in one of the available software applications and then attach the file to the answer. Student can find these programs in the computer destop Tools-menu. Other separate softwares cannot be installed on the Exam-computer. If the student has permission to use other sofwarws on the computer, she/he can take the exam another agreed upon way.

For more information, please contact esteet@utu.fi

 

You can also take University of Turku electronic exam in other universities e-exam room. Universities, that offer exam room for students from other colleges, you can find at this page and on the Exam –system booking view. Log in Exam-system https://exam.utu.fi with University of Turku account (utu) and book an exam time in the University of Turku Exam -system at another university´s e-exam room.

  • If  you take your own university’s exam in another university’s Exam room, you do not have the opportunity to receive individual additional or special arrangements related to the exams. If you have allowed to use a special arrangements,  please contact in advance Accessibility Planning: esteet@utu.fi

Before you make reservation, read instruction for the other universities Exam -guides carefully, make sure how you can access to the e-exam room and ask from teacher, need you use some software in the exam. If you need software, make sure that you can use the softwares in the other university exam room. You can find the software in the other universities Exam -guides.

 
1. Find exam by find box and register:
 
You can find general exams in the Exam -system by find box or the registration link if you’ve received from the teacher.

​You can change the language to English from a dropdown menu before login or after sign up you can press on the left side EN

  • Log in at the Exam –system https://exam.utu.fi with your UTU account and select ”Exams”

shreenshot from "Exams" section selects in Exam-system.

  •   Write Exams- system find box e.g. course code. You can search exams by course code, exam name or by examiner name.

schreenshot from find box in Exam -system.

  •    Register for the exam by clicking the “Register for the exam” button and book an exam time.

If you are recieved the registration link from the teacher e.g in Moodle or in study guide, you can copy‐paste the link to the address row of the browser and select register for the exam by clicking the “Register for the exam” ‐button.

2. After register, you can make resevation:

If the exam contains optional section(s) (eg books), you will see in the reservation view “I want to take this section”. Select the section(s) that you have studied. If all the sections are optional, you must choose at least one in order to reserve time for the exam.

You can see the selections in the Reservation page. When you take the exam, you can only see the questions of the section(s), that you have chosen and the compulsory subject areas. If you want to change your selections before the exam, cancel your booking and make a new one with new selections.

If the title "2. Exam sections" is not shown in the exam there are no options.

Select the section(s) that you have studied. Select this "I want to take this section”.

 

Next select e-exam room > "Select room for exam visit"

 Screenshot: Select "Exam room reservation from external institution".

and select the organization from the list:

select the organization from the list.

and e-exam room:
 
select e-exam room in the university.
  • Calendar shows you the available times in this e-exam room. Days that include free exam slots are visualized with green colour. Gray times are fully booked and white days e-examrooms are closed or days are not included in the exam period.

Choose a suitable time from in the booking calender.

  • Book a vacant exam time: Choose a suitable time from all the available time slots in the booking calender, check the exam information and select “Confirm exam time”

3. A confirmation message is sent to your email with the information about the exam time and computer reserved for you. Pay attention to the number of the computer, this is the computer you must use.

You can see your reservation in Exam-system!

OBS!

  • Read carefully another university´s e-exam room instructions. How you can access to the e-exam room and regulation of video surveillance. When you take the exam, you follow the principles of the university's supervision and the instructions for use.
  • In e-exam room log in to the computer according to the instructions of the university.  Log in Exam-sytem with HAKA account, your home university ID.

If necessary, you can edit and cancel your booking or cancel the registration in Exam -system before the exam time. If you are unable to take the exam during the time you have booked, please change or cancel your reservation before your exam takes place:

  • Edit reservation: you can change the exam time to another time in the same or different e-exam room. If you change your reservation so that new exam time overlaps with the time you previously booked, first cancel the previous booking. You will then be able to book a new time.
  • Remove the booking: you can cancel the booking time and the machine reservation, but the basic registration information will remain on your desktop and you will be able to make a new time and machine reservation directly later.
  • Cancel the registartion: cancel the booking time first and machine reservation by selecting "Remove the bookinf". After this you can then delete all registration information and machine booking information by selecting "Cancel the registration"

Please cancel your reservation on time so that others can use it!