Exam options

I strive to make exams in my online classes convenient while maintaining grade integrity.  You may complete exams in our class in one of two ways.

1) On Campus

The DW 1205 Computer Lab is available with live proctors to manage your exam work.  This approach provides reliable computer and internet resources for your exam work.  But you must travel to campus, and you must schedule the exam during times available through this on-campus service.  

To schedule to take an exam in DW 1205, please contact Rick Dennie at tpciusb@iusb.edu or 574-520-4164.

2) Examity

Examity is a third-party exam proctoring service.  IU has contracted with Examity so that you need not pay additional fees to use this service in an online class.  You may complete the exam at any time within the exam time windows defined for our exams.  You may complete the exam at any location that provides reliable computing technology and internet services.  

Please note the following:

When your instructor uses a third-party teaching and learning tool through Canvas, the company and the application have been vetted for compliance with IU's policies regarding privacy and data security. As part of the vetting process, all third parties must ensure that 1) they are only accessing data they require to perform the service, and 2) they are securing that data appropriately during both transfer and storage. For more information on data classifications, see Data Classifications at IU Links to an external site..

When using Examity for online exams, government IDs, security questions, and video feeds of the test-taking environment are encrypted to ensure the data is protected from unauthorized access. Only properly authorized people, instructors and the service administrators, have access to the information and the videos that are stored. All videos are saved for a prescribed period of time and then deleted. The individual proctors work in proctoring centers with supervisors overseeing them, and everything they do is recorded on video and audio.

Further guidance about using Examity is available on other pages within this Module.  You may also refer to information in the IU Knowledge Base Links to an external site..