Rules for Written Examinations
Registration
Students are required to register for all supervised examinations on My Pages (www.du.se/mypages) at least 10 working days prior to the date of the examination.
The examination invigilator has the right to deny a student access to the examination room if the student has not registered himself/herself in this way.
It is possible to sit more than one examination at one time. In this case, contact must be made in advance with the supervisor of the examination.
Examination Procedures
You should arrive at the examination in good time and have with you valid photo I.D., pens and erasers as well as any study aids permitted by the examiner. The examination may not be started later than 30 minutes after the arranged time. You may not leave the examination before the first 60 minutes of the examination have elapsed. In most circumstances, you may leave the room only to use the toilet. The Examination Invigilator will always provide permission for this. No examinee may leave the room permanently without first handing in his or her examination to the Examination Invigilator.
The Examination Invigilator indicates where you will sit and will advise you about where to leave your outside clothes and bags. You may not have these beside you when you are sitting your examination.
After the examination has begun, no material may be taken from either your bags or your outside clothes. Only the paper that you are writing on and the cover handed out at the beginning of the examination may be used, as well as any permitted study aids that the examiner has approved and provided information about beforehand.
The examinee is responsible for making sure that only permitted material is on his/her desk.
Items Not Permitted at the Examination
The following items are not permitted unless the examiner has stated otherwise:
• Mobile telephones: these must be turned off and left in your bag or given to the examination invigilator. Alternatively, leave them at home.
• Other electronic equipment that can store or receive information.
Procedures at the End of the Examination
Upon completing the examination, you must hand in your answers to the examination invigilator on the paper provided to you. You shall fill in your name, social insurance number (personnummer) and the number of pages that you are handing in. You will fill in this information in the allotted time. This applies even if you have not answered the questions and are handing in a so-called "blank" examination.
Upon handing in your examination, you shall show valid photo I.D. and sign the list of examinees. After you have finished your examination, you shall take all material from the desk where you wrote the examination and you shall then leave the examination room immediately.
Suspected Cheating
If the examination invigilator suspects you of having used study aids that are not permitted at the examination or suspects you of cheating in any other way, you still have the right to complete your writing of the examination if you so choose.
The examination invigilator is obligated to report the incident to the Student Disciplinary Board. The examiner will not decide whether or not the results of the examination shall be reported to Ladok until after any disciplinary measures have been taken by the Student Disciplinary Board.
The student who has been found to be cheating may either receive a warning or be suspended from studies for a period of, at the most, six months.
If you see another student cheating, you should report this to the Examination Invigilator.
Written Examinations Taken Elsewhere
It is possible for students taking net-based courses and programmes to take a supervised examination elsewhere when there are reasons to support this and when impartiality can be guaranteed.
A written exam may – upon agreement – be taken elsewhere in Sweden or in another country, for example, at a Swedish embassy or mission. Examination in Sweden shall be carried out at, for example, another institution of higher education, a public authority or a learning centre. Examination elsewhere, both in another country and in Sweden, is only permitted if the place in question is approved by Högskolan Dalarna.
Students must pay all extra costs incurred in connection with the examination. It is their responsibility to contact the institution of higher education, public authority, or learning centre in question to find out if it is possible to sit the examination there, and to report the name of a contact person to Högskolan Dalarna at least 10 working days prior to examination.
Examination: Practical Information
The examination shall be written at a set time. In such cases as time difference, the examiner can set a different time for individual students.
During the time of the examination, the teacher in-charge shall be available by telephone for at least one hour.
