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How to Schedule Final Exams

How to Schedule Final Exams

Apr 13, 2020

Last updated 5/2/19 MNP
Methodology

  • Schedule exams requesting their meeting rooms first. They will have an M on the furthest right in the SCH screen. If multiple finals are requesting the same meeting room priority goes to the one that did not change exam periods.

  • Schedule special requests like Double Seating (DBL), Continuous Writing Surfaces (CWS) etc. or finals with notes second. These requests will appear below the unique on the SCH screen:

  • Schedule all other requests last based on the size of the final from largest to smallest. Try to double seat where possible based on availability of rooms. When double seating is not possible try to get to as close as possible by spreading out rooms so that most of the finals only receive a certain percentage i.e. 80%

  • If a final needs to be split into multiple rooms inform the final exam scheduler and ask them how many rooms they can proctor.

  • Online classes holding exams are scheduled after regular classes that meet on campus.

    1. Departments with a blank timeline cannot use the reporting system to request a final exam and must send their request through email (classes with a timeline but a blank building and room can report exams through the system).

    2. More information regarding online class final exams can be found here: ..\..\Online Classes\DV Online Class Tracking Documentation working draft.docx


The TAB Screen
The TAB screen in *NREXAM is where we can see the official final exam index. It is ordered from 1-18.

  • To move up or down TAB press F3

  • Column 1 is class meeting start times

  • Column 2 is the date and time of the final.

  • Column 3 denotes official uniform exam periods.

  • Column 4 indicates grade due dates.


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The REQ Screen
The REQ screen in *NREXAM is where we can see individual requests by unique number. These are the requests entered by departments. Prior to opening the reporting system all exams are set to 'N'. To see this information enter REQ in command, the appropriate YYS and the unique number.
The REQ screen is separated into 3 fields: next page

The top field (in blue) is where we can see the course number and if the course requested an exam (Exam switch Y or N)
The middle field (in red) is where most of our final exam information will come from. Any field that is red we can overwrite and change:

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    • Exam Type: R = Regular; U = Uniform; M = Make-up

    • Exam Period: 1-18 based on the index of final exams

    • Exam Room: Where the exam will be given

    • Master for group: This is the master unique that will be listed on the final exam search page.

    • +With: Uniques that will be taking the exam together. Note: remove the plus to see all uniques by clicking on the +, pushing spacebar, and hitting enter. A maximum of 30 uniques can exam together

    • Note: Any notes left by either the final exam scheduler or by scheduling

    • Students taking; dbl seat; media; screen; mc; cws; and tables are all options exam schedulers can request

    • Additional rooms: If additional rooms are needed there will be a 'Y' next to this field plus a list of rooms. Note we can only schedule a total of 5 rooms for each final exam request

The bottom field (in green) is where we schedule make-up exams. Make-up exams 'students taking' are listed as 10% of the uniform exam count and are assigned smaller rooms accordingly. Also different uniforms may request to be grouped together in the same make-up exam period.
The SCH screen

  • How to get to specific exam periods

Go to *NREXAM. Enter SCH under command and the YYS as illustrated below. If it is for summer enter the appropriate session (F = first, S = second/whole, N = nine week). Then enter the exam period under 'Period'

  • The SCH Screen

SCH is broken up into the left and right side with a demarcated line between them. The left side is available GPCs and the right side is final exam requests
GPC Screen Final Exam Request Screen

  • How to navigate the SCH screen

F1 – Scrolls down the left side of the GPC screen
F2 – Scrolls up the left side of the GPC screen
F3 – Scrolls down the right side of the final exam request screen
F4 – Scrolls up the right side of the final exam requests screen. Note you can only scroll up one screen. To go back to the beginning on the right side enter '999' in the Start Point column and press enter:

  • Special Codes on right side of SCH screen

 

  • On the left side of the unique: U = Uniform Exam and M = Make-up Exam. If there is no letter it is a regular exam

  • On the right side of the unique an A, O, or M can appear as noted below.