Written sit-in exam

Here you can find information about taking part in a written sit-in exam at CBS.

Table of contents

  1. Guide to sit-in exams
  2. Preparation before exam
  3. At the exam date
  4. Get your exam computer ready
  5. 15 minutes before the exam starts
  6. During the exam
  7. Hand-in (10 minutes before exam end)
  8. After the exam
  9. Grading scale

Guide to sit-in exams

Last updated: November 6, 2023

Location: Examination Halls at Amager Strand - Amager Strandvej 108B, 2300 København S

You can find information about the duration, and allowed aids in the course description.

 

To see what aids are allowed check the following sections in your course description

  • The student is allowed to bring
  • The student will have access to

 

CBS has two different application packages you can be granted access to:

Basic IT application package:

  • Microsoft Office 2019 (minus Excel) – NOT Office365
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • Digital pen and paper
  • 7-zip file manager
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Texlive
  • VLC player – ATTENTION no sound allowed
  • Windows Media Player – ATTENTION no sound allowed

 

Advanced IT application package

  • All content from the Basic IT application package
  • Microsoft Excel 2019 – NOT Office365
  • Windows Calculator
  • Datastream
  • SPSS
  • JMP Pro
  • R
  • R studio
  • SAS
  • STATA
  • Mathematica
  • Python 3.6.5 / Anaconda 5.2.0
  • Visual Studio Code
  • js
  • Julia
  • Gyldendals Røde ordbøger (dictionaries from Gyldendal): (dansk/engelsk – engelsk/dansk, dansk/fransk – fransk/dansk, Dansk/Italiensk – Italiensk/dansk, dansk/norsk – norsk/dansk, dansk/spansk – spansk/dansk, dansk/svensk – svensk/dansk, dansk/tysk – tysk/dansk).

 

You are always allowed to bring:

  • Simple writing and drawing utensils (non-digital).

 

Find out more: https://examaids.cbs.dk/en/limited-aids-exam/

 

Be aware that Make-up exam/re-exam can be in a different format than the ordinary exam if the number of registrered candidates is low. If this applies it will be stated in the course description under Make-up exam/re-exam:

 

Questions about exams?

Student Hub is ready to help with all your questions - big or small - about exams.

 

Preparation before exam

For an exam with aids, you should have an overview of your notes and have organised them into a system to avoid spending time on searching for what you need during the exam. Good and well-organised notes can help to ensure that you can answer the exam assignment. (only applies if notes are allowed in the exam)

 

The computer for the exam is a PC and not a Mac. Therefore, it may be different from your own computer, depending on whether you are a Mac or PC user.

 

To avoid spending unnecessary time on getting to know the computer and the programs at the actual exams - leaving you with less time to work on the exam assignment - you should prepare for how to use the exam computer as well. in the computer rooms on campus, you will find the same computers as in the exam halls.

 

See guides here:

https://studentcbs.sharepoint.com/sites/CoursesAndExams/SitePages/en/Computer_at_exams.aspx

Find test computers here:

https://studentcbs.sharepoint.com/sites/ITandCampus/SitePages/en/Computer-rooms.aspx

 

Digital Pen

You can try out a digital pen at Campus Desk at SP or DH on location. Remember ID as deposit.

 

Find video here:

https://studentcbs.sharepoint.com/sites/ITandCampus/SitePages/Digital-Pen.aspx?web=1

Quick guide in Danish:

https://sw.cbs.dk/ExamGuides/Digital%20Pen%20Quick%20Guide%20%20DK.pdf

 

Check date, time and place for your exam: you will find it it on Digital Exam​

 

You need to bring:

  • Your physical student card (a physical passport or driver’s license can work as well)
  • Your CBS login (is both needed for hand-in and accessing the computer - write it down on paper if you are scared to forget it)
  • Your student number (on a piece of paper)
  • USB-drive with your notes/book (they need to be uploaded to the CBS computer earlier than 15 minutes before the exam starts - after that point your USB is not allowed) (only applies if notes are allowed)
  • Non electronic ear plugs (if you get easily disturbed)
  • Food and drinks (avoid something that makes a lot of noice - fill you water bottle from home, so there is least possible noise)
  • Ruler

 

Here exams take place in a big hall, that has been separated into several sections, which means there can be several exams taking place at the same time.

 

At the exam date

Arrive in good time - 1 hour before start is recommended (there can be a line to access the exam and you need to upload your notes at least 15 minutes before the exam).

 

The doors close 15 minutes before the exam starts. If you arrive, when the doors have been closed, you will first be let in 20 minutes after the exam has started.

 

Before you get in line, you should check the big screen that has been set up outside to see where your exam is held. That way you can make sure, you line up correctly. 

 

When you stand in line, you need to:

  • Find your student ID or another form of picture ID
  • Turn off your phone and put it in your bag

 

YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE YOUR PHONE OUT WHEN YOU GET INSIDE THE EXAMINATIONS HALLS.

 

When you enter the lobby, and while you wait for your turn at the check in counter, you must:

  • follow all instructions from the invigilators​​​​​​​
  • be quiet until you leave the exam hall again

 

At the check in counter

You must present your student ID or valid picture ID (non digital) at the check in counter.

The invigilator will tell you exactly which hall and which section you are sitting in:

  • ​Hall 1 and Hall 2 are on the ground floor, and Hall 3 and Hall 4 are on the first floor. The hall number is shown above the door. 
  • Each hall has three sections: A, B and C. Which section is which is clearly noted on the side of the section. 

 

When you have checked in

Once you have checked in for the exam, you are not allowed to leave the CBS Examination Halls again, until your exam has ended. 

 

You have to sit at the seat that the exam supervision have assigned you to.

 

When you are sitting in your seat

  • ​​​Place your ID in the holder by your seat (your ID has to be visible here during the entire exam).
  • Put the things you are allowed to use for the exam on the table.
  • Stay in your seat unless you have to go to the restroom. The invigilator will tell you more about this before the exam starts.

 

Get your exam computer ready

You have to get your examination computer ready. This is how to do it: 

  • Log in to the computer (username - everything before @ in mail and password - go to aka.ms/sspr if you forgot) and check that you have access to everything you need. You should have access to all electronic aids, that are allowed according to your course description
  • Contact an IT-supporter, if you have a problem, so they can solve it before the exam starts
  • Upload files from your USB device to the Exam folder on the computer (needs to be put in the loose USB-cable under the screen). Place the USB device in your bag afterwards. You are not allowed to have your USB device out during or after the exam. You can access your exam paper in Digital Exam after your exam.
  • Read General Exam Information which is located in the folder Exam Guides on the desktop
  • Read the additional guides, which are located in the folder Exam Guides on the desktop
  • Possibly switch Microsoft Office to Danish or English. Read how to do that on Computer at exams
  • Use the Word- and/or Excel-templates, which is located in the folder Exam Guides on the desktop (unless anything is specified in your assignment). Fill them out with your student number and additional information, so that they are ready when the exam starts. Note, that name and CPR number shouldn't be on it.​​​​​​​

 

​On the desktop you will find 2 shortcuts for folders, which you will need:

  • Exam guides: Here you will find all guides for the exam.
  • Exam folder: Here you will find the word and/or Excel templates which you must use for your exam paper, and here you must save your notes, files and exam paper. Remember to save regularly.

 

Remember to save your exam paper in the folder Exam Folder on the desktop throughout the exam - preferably every 15 minutes and with changing file name.

Before the exam starts, your invigilator will inform you on how to behave before and after the exam. Please listen closely to the instructions.

 

15 minutes before the exam starts

The door to the exam hall closes 15 minutes before the exam starts

The 15 minutes is used to:

  • You have to be in your seat
  • Any USB device must be put away
  • Coats and bags must be placed on the coat hooks along the walls or on the coat racks.
  • Your student ID must remain visible for the entire duration of the exam
  • The chief invigilator introduces the exam and the exam rules
  • The invigilators make sure that all mobile phones are out of reach - this is also done continuously
  • The invigilators check if exam aids that are not allowed are in use - this is also done continuously

 

YOUR PHONE IS NOT ALLOWED AT THE EXAM AND NEEDS TO BE PUT AWAY IN YOUR BAG. IF YOU ARE SEEN WITH YOUR PHONE, YOU CAN BE KICKED OUT OF EXAM.

 

During the exam

 

You must:

  • Follow the invigilators’ directions
  • Show consideration for your fellow students by minimizing noise and disturbing as little as possible
  • Raise your hand if you need to get in contact with the invigilators or IT Support

 

Remember: to continuously save your exam answer in the folder C:\Exam on the C drive – preferably every 15 minutes and with changing file names.​ Also remember to save before doing any file conversions. Name your exam answer with your student number as file name.

 

To prepare your answer paper, you must use the Word and Excel templates, which you can find under “Exam” on the C-drive. Write your student number and the name of the exam in the left side of the header of your answer paper.

 

You are allowed to:

  • Leave the exam before time; however, not during the first and last 30 minutes of the exam
  • Leave the exam to use the restroom. Leave your Student ID at your seat

 

You are NOT allowed to:

  • Leave the room during the first and last 30 minutes
  • Leave the room to smoke
  • Bring papers, notes, etc. along while using the restroom
  • Speak to other students - not while using the restroom either
  • Borrow aids from other students - unless the invigilators give their permission
  • Communicate with students or other persons – not digitally either
  • It is not allowed to write/make notes, formulas etc., neither in the exam answer nor elsewhere, before the exam starts.
  • Have mobile phones, any kind of watch, headphones or similar electronic equipment as well as un-allowed exam aids at your disposal
  • Listen to music – not with headphones either

 

Restroom

If you need to go to the restroom during the exam (starting 30 minutes past exam start time) just get up and leave your ID visible at your seat. You are not allowed to leave your seat for the last 30 minutes of the exam.

 

Invigilators & announcing illness

If you need to get in contact with one of the invigilators, simply raise your hand. You MUST inform an invigilator if you leave the exam due to illness. If you submit an exam answer without an invigilator having noted that you have left the exam due to illness, you cannot be registered as ill.

 

Tips when using equations in Word (Equation editor)

When using the equation editor in Word, please follow these instructions to avoid the program suddenly shutting down/crashing when editing the equation.

  1. Do no use the “Backspace” key when deleting within an equation
  2. If you need to delete inside an equation, select the area to be deleted.
  3. Use the delete key or use the space bar to delete.

 

Hand-in (10 minutes before exam end)

You must submit your answer before the exam ends. And you cannot change or replace any documents once the exam has ended.

 

Your exam paper has to comply with the formal requirements. That means that your paper can't be longer than the combined characters and pages. If you don't comply with the formal requirements, you risk that your paper will be rejected or that you get turned in for exam cheating.

 

Before you submit your paper, you should:

  • Read your paper thoroughly
  • Make sure you have complied with the formal requirements including the length of your paper
  • Have all your documents ready to upload at least 10 minutes before the exam ends
  • Check that it is the right documents that you are uploading - you cannot change it after submitting!
  • Check that you have written your student number on all documents and file names
  • NEED TO BE HANDED IN AS PDF

 

When you have uploaded your answer paper to Digital Exam:

  1. A notification will be displayed on your screen, Confirmation of Exam Submission, which confirms your submission. Here you can check whether you have correctly uploaded your files by clicking on the submitted files.
  2. You will receive an email with a link to your submission.
  3. It will say Hand-in submitted on the front page of Digital Exam. Your answer paper is now submitted and available on Digital Exam.

You can always log on to Digital Exam and see the exam assignment and your answer later on.

Before you leave Listen to the announcements, please tidy up after yourself and use the trash bin, place the digital pen correctly in the docking station, do not shut down the computer and leave digital paper pad on the table when you leave - and remember your ID.

You must:

  • Not turn off the computer when you leave
  • Keep quiet until you are outside the CBS Examination Halls.

 

If it has not been handed in on time a request has to be sent for it to be evaluated: https://studentcbs.sharepoint.com/sites/CoursesAndExams/SitePages/en/Submission.aspx#overhold-afleveringsfristen

 

After the exam

  • Your exam grade will be published no later than 28 days after the exam. ​​​​​​​
  • You can find your exam results in the Online Stu​​dent Service

Please note:

  • July is not included in the 28 days due to the summer holidays. Even so, some grades may be published in July since some ​exami​ners choose to make assessment​s during this period
  • Not all grades are published on the same day. Your fellow students may therefore receive their grade some time before you do.

 

Grading scale

Your assessment is based on the grading scale. The better your performance live up to the goals set out in the learning agreement, the better your grade will be.​​​​​​

 

​Grade

​Description

​12

Is given for an excellent performance displaying a high level of command of all aspects of the relevant material, with no or only a few minor weaknesses. 

​10

​Is given for a very good performance displaying a high level of command of most aspects of the relevant material, with only minor weaknesses. 

​7

​Is given for a good performance displaying good command of the relevant material, but also some weaknesses.

​4

​Is given for a fair performance displaying some command of the relevant material, but also some major weaknesses. ​

0​2

​Is given for a performance meeting only the minimum requirements for acceptance.

​00

​Is given for a performance which does not meet the minimum requirements for acceptance.

​-3

​Is given for a performance which is unacceptable in all respects. 

 

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