Online Exams

TIP:
You should approach an online exam just like you would an on-campus exam, and act accordingly.
Regardless of the exam format: Be sure to deactivate any sources of distraction on your computer (e.g. notifications, automatic updates, etc.), ensure that you can work in a quiet environment where you can focus on the exam, and don’t forget to connect your computer to a power supply.
It is your own personal responsibility to make sure that you’re able to complete the exam without interruptions.

The following types of online exams are used at WU:

Written Online Exams

Oral Online Exams

Remote Take-Home Exams

It is up to your course instructors to decide which exam type they would like to use for their courses.

Details on the structure and contents, how the exam will be conducted, the rules that apply, and any authorized aids that are permitted, etc. will be provided to you via the usual communication channel for the respective course.

ATTENTION:

Please be sure to familiarize yourself with the technical requirements in good time! As for all exams at WU, the course instructors will inform you in a reasonable time about additional, detailed requirements resulting from the procedure, the assignment, etc. of an exam.

It is your own personal responsibility to make sure ahead of time that you have the technical equipment necessary for taking an online exam. If you lack a piece of equipment, ask your fellow students, friends, or family members if they can lend it to you, and don’t forget to test your equipment prior to the exam.

Keywords

Below, we have put together a list of the most important keywords related to online exams and the corresponding explanations and links.

To search for a specific term, press [Ctrl] + [f] (Windows) or [CMD] + [R] (Mac).

Authorized aids	Any authorized aids that are permitted during the exam are specified by the course instructor/the person responsible for the exam and announced in the syllabus on MyLEARN.
Automated online exam supervision	To detect any attempts at cheating, automated online exam supervision may be put in place during online exams. Further information - technical requirements Further information - general information
Browser multimedia test	The browser multimedia test allows you to test your setup (camera, microphone, screen recording) independently of any examination. The browser multimedia test is a simulation of the online supervision pre-check and in case of errors possible sources of error are automatically listed. Please note that you will have to go through the actual pre-check during the preparation time for each examination with online supervision. (Video-Tutorial) This is very important for written online exams with online exam supervision, but can also be very helpful for oral online exams.
Cheating and its consequences	Further information ...
Checklists	General checklists Checklist for written online exams WITH automated online exam supervision Checklist for written online exams WITHOUT automated online exam supervision Checklist for oral online exams
Exam review	You have the right to view your corrected exams within a period of 6 months. However, direct exam review via the “Exam review” link on MyLEARN is not available for online exams. Depending on the exam format and design, there are different exam review options. Please contact your course instructor/the person responsible for the exam for further information.
Examination attempt	Once you have confirmed the examination statement (this is possible 15 or 30 minutes before the start of the exam), the examination attempt is counted, even if you don’t go on to take the exam after confirming the statement. The examination attempt will also be counted if you terminate the exam prematurely or fail to submit the exam. For exceptions to this rule, please see under “technical problems”.
Examination statement	By confirming the examination statement, you declare that you have understood and acknowledge all the necessary information for taking the written online exam in question, that you fulfill all requirements for taking the exam, and that you will complete the exam independently and without any unauthorized aids. Only if you have confirmed the examination statement, you can start the exam. Examination statement for written online exams (information & document) Examination statement for remote take-home exams (information & sample statement)
Examinations by a panel	The procedures for conducting and signing up for examinations by a panel are identical to those that apply for regular exams. The only difference is that such exams are graded by a panel of examiners. Further information ...
Grading	The exam will be graded if the following requirements are met: You have uploaded a photo that fulfills the necessary criteria to confirm your identity (if required) The recordings can be fully evaluated for the entire duration of the exam as part of automated online supervision (if required) You have accepted the examination statement If you have taken an exam without completing the procedures for establishing your identity (if required), the exam will be declared “VOID” and you will lose an exam attempt. If you have not confirmed the examination statement, the exam will not be graded and the exam attempt will not be counted (= as if you hadn’t been present for the exam).
Identity verification	Further information ...
No-show policy for course examinations (LVP)	General information ...
Online supervision pre-check	The online supervision pre-check is obligatory for exams with online exam supervision and guides you through all necessary settings (access to camera and microphone, sharing of screen and examination statement). At the same time the functionality of your equipment is checked and in case of errors possible sources of error are automatically listed. Access to the examination statement and subsequently to the exam itself will only be granted once your equipment has been tested and is shown to be in working order.
Premature termination of an exam / failure to submit the exam	Once you have confirmed the examination statement (this is possible 15 or 30 minutes before the start of the exam), the examination attempt is counted, even if you don’t go on to actually take the exam after confirming the statement. The examination attempt will also be counted if you terminate the exam prematurely or fail to submit the exam. For exceptions to this rule, please see under “technical problems”.
Premature termination of an exam by WU	If WU is forced to abort an exam, the exam will be repeated. All requirements for taking the exam must be fulfilled again for the repeat exam and the exam must be retaken in full.
Preparation time	In a written online exam in an exam environment, the preparation time begins 30 minutes before the start of the exam. During this period, you have time to go through the online supervision pre-check \| to confirm the examination statement and check your technical setup. Please take advantage of this preparation time to make sure you’re all set and ready for the exam. When taking an exam in a course environment, you should be able to confirm the examination statement 15 minutes before the start of the exam.
Preview image	During written online exams with online supervision, you can see that your camera and microphone are recording (preview image shows microphone-camera-screen centered at the top of the screen).
Questions during the exam	Any communication between you and the course instructor, the person responsible for the exam, or the proctor must take place via the previously designated communication channel. Your course instructors/the persons responsible for the exam will provide you with further information.
Regulations that apply	Examination Regulations of WU Directive on Distance Learning and Online Exams (Richtlinie für Distanzlehre und Online-Prüfungen)
Repeating a positively graded exam	It is possible to repeat an exam for which you received a positive grade in an online format within a period of 12 months. Further information ...
Results \| grading	The grading period can vary depending on the exam in question. In any case, the examination reports should all be completed within 4 weeks of the exam date. As soon as the examination report is ready, your grade will be shown on your transcript. You can view your grade directly in the corresponding assignment section, in the MyLEARN gradebook, or on LPIS.
Signing up	You can sign up for and drop course examinations (LVP) via the LPIS system during the registration period. You don’t have to sign up for specific exams in continuous assessment courses (PI) or lectures with interactive elements (VUE) because if you have signed up for such courses, you are automatically signed up for all exams held as part of these courses as well. Please also use LPIS to sign up for subject or module examinations – and please note the specific registration periods that apply. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For technical reasons, it is not possible to sign up for exams after expiration of the relevant sign-up deadlines, without any exceptions
Technical problems	Further information – written online exams \| oral online exams \| remote take-home exam Further information – Examinationweek
Technical requirements	Written online exams with/without automated online exam supervision Oral online exams Remote take-home exams
Test run for written online exams with automated online exam supervision	Make use of this opportunity to familiarize yourself with the online exam environment and try out online exam supervision. Further information - dates and registration

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Provider
CookieConsent	Saves your consent to using cookies.	30 days	WU
site-popup	Saves if popup was filled or closed.	30 days	WU
BACH_PRXY_ID	To be able to display some WU-specific content, it is necessary that some information must be accessed by back-end WU systems. Required to assign the appropriate answer to a request.	20 years	WU
BACH_PRXY_SN	To be able to display some WU-specific content, it is necessary that some information must be accessed by back-end WU systems. Required to assign the appropriate answer to a request.	session	WU
fe_typo_user	Required for login and access to protected content or for editing the user’s personal profile.	session	WU
be_typo_user	Required for login and editing content in the TYPO3 back end.	session	WU
be_lastLoginProvider	Stores the last method used for logging in to the TYPO3 back end.	90 days	WU
ASP.NET_SessionId	Required for assigning visitors to forms.	session	WU (forms.wu.ac.at)
__RequestVerificationToken	Required to protect forms against attacks.	session	WU (forms.wu.ac.at)
ESRASOFTSID	Required for identifying the logged-in user in the Business Language Center’s course registration system.	session	WU (esrasoft.wu.ac.at)
esraSoftWiData	Required to track the language and language courses selected by the user.	session	WU (esrasoft.wu.ac.at)
esraSimpleSAMLAuthToken	Required for identifying WU employees during the course registration process.	session	WU (esrasoft.wu.ac.at)
esraSimpleSAML	Required for identifying WU employees during the course registration process.	session	WU (esrasoft.wu.ac.at)
SimpleSAML	Required for identifying WU employees during the course registration process.	session	WU (esrasoft.wu.ac.at)

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Provider
_pk_id	Used by Matomo Analytics to store a few details about the user, such as the unique visitor ID.	30 days	WU (piwik.wu.ac.at)
_pk_ref	Used by Matomo Analytics to store the attribution information, the referrer initially used to visit the website.	6 months	WU (piwik.wu.ac.at)
_pk_ses	Created by Matomo Analytics, short-lived cookies used to temporarily store data for the current visit.	1 hours	WU (piwik.wu.ac.at)
_gcl_au	Contains a randomly generated user ID.	3 months	Google
AMP_TOKEN	Contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate opt-out, request in progress or an error retrieving a Client ID from AMP Client ID service.	1 year	Google
_dc_gtm_--property-id--	Used by DoubleClick (Google Tag Manager) to help identify the visitors by either age, gender or interests.	2 years	Google
_ga	Contains a randomly generated user ID. Using this ID, Google Analytics can recognize returning users on this website and merge the data from previous visits.	2 year	Google
_gat_gtag	Certain data is only sent to Google Analytics a maximum of once per minute. As long as it is set, certain data transfers are prevented.	1 minute	Google
_gid	Contains a randomly generated user ID. Using this ID, Google Analytics can recognize returning users on this website and merge the data from previous visits.	24 hour	Google
_gac_gb	Contains campaign-related information for the user. If Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts are linked, the conversion tags on the Google Ads website read this cookie.	90 day	Google
_dc_gtm	Used to throttle the request rate.	1 minute	Google
IDE	Contains a randomly generated user ID. Using this ID, Google can recognize the user across different websites across domains and display personalized advertising.	1 year	Google
player	This cookie saves user-specific settings before an embedded Vimeo video is played. This means that the next time you watch a Vimeo video, your preferred settings will be loaded.	1 year	Vimeo
vuid	This cookie is used to save the usage history of the user.	2 year	Vimeo
__cf_bm	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is necessary for Vimeo to collect valid data about the use of the service.	1 day	Vimeo
_uetvid	This cookie is set to enable the use of the Vimeo video player.	1 year	Vimeo
_tt_enable_cookie	This cookie is used to enable the vimeo video embedding on the WU Website and for other unspecified purposes.	1 year	Vimeo
afUserId	This cookie collects data from users who interact with embedded Vimeo videos.	2 years	Vimeo
_abexps	This cookie saves settings made by the user, e.g. Default language, region or username as well as interaction data of the user with Vimeo	10 months	Vimeo
_clck	This cookie enables the use of the embedded Vimeo video player	1 year	Vimeo
has_logged_in	This cookie stores login information and if the user has ever logged in.	10 years	Vimeo
language	This cookie remembers the language setting of a user. This ensures that Vimeo appears in the language selected by the user.	11 years	Vimeo
_ttp	This cookie is set to enable the use of the Vimeo video player	1 year	Vimeo
sd_client_id	This cookie stores data about the users current video settings and a personal identification token	2 year	Vimeo
_rdt_uuid	This cookie collects data about the users actions on websites that have a vimeo video embedded.	3 months	Vimeo
vimeo_cart	This cookie is used to check how many times a video has been played by the user.	10 years	Vimeo
OptanonConsent	This cookie stores information about the consent status of a visitor.	1 year	Vimeo
_scid	This cookie is used to assign a unique ID to a user	10 months	Vimeo
hjSessionBenutzer_	Set when a user first lands on a page. Persists the Hotjar User ID which is unique to that site. Hotjar does not track users across different sites. Ensures data from subsequent visits to the same site are attributed to the same user ID.	1 year	Hotjar
_hjid	This is an old cookie which is not set anymore, but if a user has it unexpired in their browser. It will be reused and migrated to _hjSessionUser_{site_id}. Set when a user first lands on a page. Persists the Hotjar User ID which is unique to that site. Ensures data from subsequent visits to the same site are attributed to the same user ID.	1 year	Hotjar
_hjFirstSeen	Identifies a new users first session. Used by Recording filters to identify new user sessions.	30 minutes	Hotjar
_hjHasCachedUserAttributes	Enables us to know whether the data set in _hjUserAttributes Local Storage item is up to date or not.	session	Hotjar
_hjUserAttributesHash	Enables us to know when any User Attribute has changed and needs to be updated.	2 minutes	Hotjar
_hjBenutzerAttribute	Stores User Attributes sent through the Hotjar Identify API. No explicit expiration.	session	Hotjar
hjViewportId	Stores user viewport details such as size and dimensions.	session	Hotjar
hjActiveViewportIds	Stores user active viewports IDs. Stores an expirationTimestamp that is used to validate active viewports on script initialization.	session	Hotjar
_hjSession_	Holds current session data. Ensures subsequent requests in the session window are attributed to the same session.	30 minutes	Hotjar
_hjSessionTooLarge	Causes Hotjar to stop collecting data if a session becomes too large. Determined automatically by a signal from the server if the session size exceeds the limit.	1 hour	Hotjar
_hjSessionResumed	Set when a session/recording is reconnected to Hotjar servers after a break in connection.	session	Hotjar
_hjCookieTest	Checks to see if the Hotjar Tracking Code can use cookies. If it can, a value of 1 is set. Deleted almost immediately after it is created.	session	Hotjar
_hjLocalStorageTest	Checks if the Hotjar Tracking Code can use Local Storage. If it can, a value of 1 is set. Data stored in _hjLocalStorageTest has no expiration time, but it is deleted almost immediately after it is created.	none	Hotjar
_hjSessionStorageTest	Checks if the Hotjar Tracking Code can use Session Storage. If it can, a value of 1 is set. Data stored in _hjSessionStorageTest has no expiration time, but it is deleted almost immediately after it is created.	none	Hotjar
_hjIncludedInPageviewSample	Set to determine if a user is included in the data sampling defined by your site's pageview limit.	2 minutes	Hotjar
_hjIncludedInSessionSample_	Set to determine if a user is included in the data sampling defined by your site's daily session limit.	2 minutes	Hotjar
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress	Used to detect the first pageview session of a user.	30 minutes	Hotjar
_hjTLDTest	We try to store the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. Enables us to try to determine the most generic cookie path to use, instead of page hostname. It means that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). After this check, the cookie is removed.	session	Hotjar

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Provider
test_cookie	Is set as a test to check whether the browser allows cookies to be set. Does not contain any identification features.	15 minute	Google
IDE	Contains a randomly generated user ID. Using this ID, Google can recognize the user across different websites across domains and display personalized advertising.	1 year	Google
_gcl_au	Contains a randomly generated user ID.	90 day	Google
_gcl_aw	This cookie is set when a user clicks on a Google ad on the website. It contains information about which ad was clicked.	90 day	Google
xs	Used to maintain a Facebook session. It works in combination with the c_user cookie to authenticate the user's identity on Facebook.	1 year	Facebook
fr	Used to serve advertisements and measure and improve their relevance.	90 day	Facebook
m_pixel_ratio	Performance cookie used by Facebook with Facebook pixels.	session	Facebook
wd	Used for analysis purposes. Technical parameters are logged (e.g. aspect ratio and dimensions of the screen) so that Facebook apps can be displayed correctly.	7 day	Facebook
dpr	Used for analysis purposes. Technical parameters are logged (e.g. aspect ratio and dimensions of the screen) so that Facebook apps can be displayed correctly.	7 day	Facebook
sb	Used to save browser details and Facebook account security information.	2 year	Facebook
dbln	Used to save browser details and Facebook account security information.	2 year	Facebook
spin	Cookie for advertising purposes and reporting on social campaigns.	session	Facebook
presence	Contains the "Chat" status of a logged in user.	1 month	Facebook
x-referer	Performance cookie that is used by Facebook in combination with Facebook pixels.	session	Facebook
cppo	Cookie for statistical purposes.	90 day	Facebook
datr	Identifies the browser for security and website integrity purposes, including account recovery and identification of potentially compromised accounts.	2 year	Facebook
locale	Saves language settings.	session	Facebook
_fbp	A cookie for Facebook advertising that is used to track and improve relevance and to serve ads on Facebook.	90 day	Facebook
_fbc	A cookie for Facebook advertising that is used to track and improve relevance and to serve ads on Facebook.	90 day	Facebook
UserMatchHistory	This cookie is used to synchronize the LinkedIn Ads IDs.	30 day	LinkedIn
AnalyticsSyncHistory	This cookie saves the time at which the user was synchronized with the "lms_analytics" cookie.	30 day	LinkedIn
li_oatml	This cookie is used to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn for advertising and analysis purposes.	30 day	LinkedIn
lms_ads	This cookie is used to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn.	30 day	LinkedIn
lms_analytics	This cookie is used to identify LinkedIn members for analysis purposes.	30 day	LinkedIn
li_fat_id	This cookie is an indirect member identification that is used for conversion tracking, retargeting and analysis.	30 day	LinkedIn
li_sugr	This cookie is used to determine probabilistic matches of the identity of a user.	90 day	LinkedIn
U	This cookie identifies the user’s browser.	3 month	LinkedIn
_guid	This cookie is used to identify a LinkedIn member for advertising via Google Ads.	90 day	LinkedIn
BizographicsOptOut	This cookie is used to determine the rejection status for tracking by third-party providers.	10 year	LinkedIn
lidc	This cookie makes it easier to select LinkedIn's data center.	24 hours	LinkedIn
aam_uuid	This cookie is used for ID synchronization with Adobe Audience Manager.	30 days	LinkedIn
AMCV_XXX_at_AdobeOrg	This cookie contains a unique identifier for the Adobe Experience Cloud.	180 days	LinkedIn
li_mc	This cookie is used as a temporary cache. It is used to have the user's consent information from the database available client side.	2 years	LinkedIn
lang	This cookie stores the language settings of a user. This ensures that the LinkedIn.com website appears in the language selected by the user.	session	LinkedIn
twll	This cookie is set when X is embedded on the page. X collects data that is mainly used for tracking and targeting.	4 year	X
secure_session	This cookie is set when X is embedded on the page. E.g. X's like or sharing functions.	14 year	X
guest_id	This cookie is set by X when a visitor shares content from the WU website on X.	2 year	X
personalization_id	This cookie is set by X to measure the performance of X advertising campaigns in a user's browsers and devices	2 year	X
remember_checked	This cookie is set by when X is embedded on the page. X collects data that is mainly used for tracking and targeting.	4 year	X
remember_checked_on	This cookie is set when X is embedded on the page. E.g. X's like or sharing functions.	4 year	X
mbox	This cookie is intended for identifying X users, for analyzing interaction with the X Service and advertising whitin the service.	2 years	X
guest_id_ads	This cookie is set due to X integration and for sharing content to social media.	10 months	X
d_prefs	This cookie ist used to check referral links and the login status.	90 days	X
ct0	This cookie is set due to X integration and sharing capabilities for the social media.	10 months	X
kdt	This cookie is used to monitor the users login status on X.	10 months	X
guest_id_marketing	This cookie is set for tracking and analytics purposes.	10 months	X
twid	This cookie checks if you are logged in to X during a browser session.	1 year	X
auth_token	This cookie is required for authentication and checks whether the user is logged in.	10 months	X
external_referer	This cookie collects statistical data, including how often you visit X and how long a user stays on X.	1 day	X
NID	This cookie contains a unique ID that is used to save user-specific settings and other information, in particular your preferred language, how many search results should be displayed per page and whether the Google SafeSearch filter should be activated.	6 month	YouTube
1P_JAR	This Google cookie is used to optimize advertising, to provide ads that are relevant to users, to improve reports on campaign performance or to prevent a user from seeing the same ads multiple times.	1 month	YouTube
CONSENT	This cookie is used to support Google's advertising services.	20 year	YouTube
OTZ	Aggregated analysis of website visitors.	17 day	YouTube

Online Exams

The following types of online exams are used at WU:

Keywords

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