The QPS software requires that courses/instances (kurs/kurstillfälle) are correctly set-up and that appropriate privileges are assigned to you. Please contact the person responsible for your course if the course/instance or menus referenced below are not visible or if error messages appear.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Create an examination 
  • Select the course in which to create the examination
  • Create a new examination
  • Create a title for the examination
• Edit exam settings
  • Select the examination to edit
  • Edit details
• Edit Exam Layout 
• Assign Question writers
• Assign Invigilators
• Assign Evaluators

Create an examination 

Select the course in which to create the examination

1. Select Course
2. Select Course instance 

Create a new examination

• Select Info tab

• Click on Add segment 
• Select Exam

The created exam ends up just above the Add Segment button, see picture

Create a title for the examination

1. Change the title of the examination 
2. Make sure that No Prerequisite is selected 
3. Click on Save

Edit exam settings

All these settings can be edited at a later stage if needed

Select the examination to edit

• Click on Edit Exam to start editing the examination.

Edit details

• Set Start time to Scheduled start
• Set the date and start time for the examination, it will be shown in the time zone you're currently using. You will also see the start date and time in the UTC time.
• If the students with “Pedagogiskt stöd” should have a different start time, click on Set Centre-specific start times
  1. Set the new start time and select For “Pedagogiskt stöd” 
  2. Then click Set start time”
  3. Verify the date and times in the table and the click on Apply

• Duration: The duration is the maximum time that an ordinary student has to write the exam. Students that  have extra time are managed individually, at a later stage. 
• Question order: Select Random (The order of the question and options will be randomized). 
• Feedback: Select Correct Answers. This will provide students with information about what they answered and rationales for the correct answers in the reports. For other setting options consult the manuals.
• Passwords: Set the Password to start and Password to submit. These will be needed to start and submit the exams. The passwords will be distributed by the Invigilators when the exam starts.
• Select the Grading scale that you will use for the exam. Set the Pass mark(s) if you know them already. (You can always change this during the post processing.)

• Click on Save

Edit Exam Layout 

• Click on Exam layout to access the panel. 
• Set the intended number of questions.
• Add an "include" filter stating that you only want "Free text" questions.
  1. Click on Add filter.
  2. Select Question type.
  3. Set Question type to:  Free text (essay)

• Click on Save

More information about sections and more complex filters is available in the manuals.

Assign Question writers

• Select Tasks & roles tab

1. Add yourself as a question writer  
2. Add the remaining question writers (teachers) who should assist with question writing

If you are missing teachers in the dropdown list over teachers, please contact your administrator.

Due Date: If you want to indicate when the question writing process should be competed, you can do so by setting a deadline.

For more information on how to work with sections and individual assignments for question writers, consult the manuals.

Assign Invigilators

1. Select Tasks & roles tab
2. Click on the panel Invigilation
3. Add the Invigilators

If you are missing invigilators, evaluators, question writers in the dropdown lists please contact your administrator.

Assign Evaluators

1. Select Tasks & roles tab
2. Click on the panel Evaluation
3. Add yourself to become (head) evaluator
4. Add the rest of the evaluators

If you are missing invigilators, evaluators, question writers in the dropdown lists please contact your administrator.