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22. October 2020
26 February 2021
As a general rule, classes at Aarhus University will be taught online until 5 April.
In-person classes only in exceptional cases
The Ministry of Higher Education and Science has made it clear that exceptions to the online-only policy may only be made in isolated, exceptional cases, such as in connection with clinical, lab and workshop-based instruction. Any exceptions to the online-only policy will be made by agreement with your immediate supervisor.
18 January 2021
Here, we have gathered links to pages with information and guidance on how you can change the traditional classroom teaching to other learning formats and forms of teaching.
18 december 2021
Since the spring classes are affected by the risk of quarantine for both students and teaching staff, it has been decided that the attendance requirement in connection with classroom participation does not apply in the spring of 2021.
Instead, students must meet the requirements for classroom participation by taking part in the activities set by you cf. the curriculum. You must inform your studetns about how to meet the requirement for participation at the start of the course.
14 January 2021
Due to the current coronavirus restrictions, it will not be possible for students to apply to change or swap classes in spring 2021.
Exams held before 1 May at the Faculty of Arts have been converted into off-campus exams.
The list below shows you the exams which will be affected in this way, and what the alternative form of exam will involve.
You will find guidelines for exams that have been converted into online exams in our guide to online exams.
NB: The description applies to all ordinary exams and re-examinations, unless specified otherwise under the course title. Check your exam timetable for specific exam dates.
| Course title | Academic regulations | Description of exam |
|---|---|---|
| Political and economic sociology | Bachelor’s supplementary subject in sociology 2020 | The exam will take place on Zoom. The exam description remains unchanged – see your academic regulations. |
12 January 2021
Examiners and any external examiners will be notified directly about how they should behave in connection with an exam with physical attendance.
Students are informed in a email sent via Digital exam the week before the exam.
Students who are to take an exam with physical attendance have been encouraged to take a Covid-19 test before the exam.
If you, as an examiner, need to be in self-isolation during the exam period, you must notify UVAEKA as soon as possible. If it is possible to convert the exam into an online exam, we will inform the students that their exam will be taking place online. In cases where it is academically assessed that the exam cannot be put online without further changes, the exam cannot be converted into an online exam and the students will need to take the re-examination without using an examination attempt.
It is possible for co-examiners to participate virtually if they are in self-isolation.
Students who are infected with Covid-19 or are in self-isolation as a result of suspicion of infection and cannot turn up for an exam, will have the opportunity to be registered for the re-examination without using the attempt at the ordinary exam.
They will find information on the study portal page with Corona information for students at the faculty of Arts.
16 December 2020
Examiners are responsible for creating exams (in the form of a meeting) in Zoom and then sharing the links with UVAEKA, who will upload them to the Digital Exams system.
You must also state a phone number on which you can be contacted if there is a systems breakdown. If you do not want to state your (private) cellphone number, you can redirect calls to your AU landline – see guidelines
The examiner, co-examiner and student(s) all access the virtual exam room via the link in the Digital Exams system.
Guides - oral exams in Zoom and Black board:
More information:
You must instal both Zoom and Skype for Business on your computer/tablet before the exam. The exam will normally take place in Zoom. But if there is a systems breakdown, Skype for Business can be used as a backup. So it is vital that you have installed both platforms on your computer/tablet.
What must the examiner do?
If, during a group exam, system failure occurs with one of the group's members and it is not possible to restore the connection (see instructions above), the exam is terminated for all members of the group. The examiner will then contact the group members to schedule a new time for the exam.
An exam can only be conducted if both your and the student’s computer/tablet have access to a video connection via a webcam.
The examiner can ask that students identify themselves with their student ID card (or another valid photo ID) before the exam starts.
If the student has invited anyone else to attend the exam, they must be visible in the background throughout the entire exam. You may decide to start by asking for a 360-degree panorama of the room with the student’s webcam to ensure that:
Aarhus University recommends that groups comply with the guidelines issued by the health authorities and keep their distance by taking part in exams separately using their own computers/tablets. The examiner is not responsible for ensuring that students comply with the university’s recommendations.
Audio and/or video recordings of oral online exams are not permitted, unless they are part of the exam process (cf. section 4 subsection (5) of the Danish Examination Order).
If you discover that audio or video recordings of the exam are being made, you must ask the student to stop doing this. If students fail to comply with this request, you must terminate the exam without an assessment, and this will be regarded as a failed attempt to pass the exam in question.
If the examiner and co-examiner discover that a student has brought aids which are not permitted with them, or infringed against the guidelines relating to cheating in exams in any other way, they must inform the student after the exam that a report regarding possible cheating will be submitted. The grade should be discussed in normal fashion, but it should not be announced. The normal procedures for reporting any suspected cheating at exams should be observed.
This is where you will find:
The staff responsible for administering exams will discuss the number of exams per day and the number of exam days with each examiner.
18 December 2020
If students experience academic challenges that prevent them from working on their Master's thesis as a result of the Covid-19 shutdown of the country, they need a confirmation from their supervisor to be able to apply for dispensation to postpone their submission deadline.
If a Master's thesis student has academic challenges as a result of the shutdown, please complete the form Confirmation by supervisor* in dialogue with the student. As supervisor, you do not need to consider other matters than the academic ones.
Students find information on the study portal page with Corona information.
* If you are going to be using the signature feature, you must open the document in Adobe. If this does not happen automatically, and you cannot switch to Adobe immediately, you can save the document, right-click the saved document, select ' Open with ' and select Adobe.
If you experience technical problems in Zoom, such as the problem with login or problems with sound or picture, please contact Arts IT at 8715 0911.
If you have any questions about your exam, or if you are in doubt as to whether your form of examination has changed, you can write to the Study Centre Arts.
If you experience any acute problems in connection with your online exam, please call your exam team. You can find their telephone number in the Digital exam system.