Proctoring Policies
The midterm is Wednesday, March 17, 9:00am-11:00am PT, and the final is Thursday, May 13, 8:00am-11:00am PT. The exams will be proctored over Zoom.
- The only Internet tab that you will be allowed to have open is Examtool. You may NOT have other tabs open for any reason.
- If you’d prefer to upload a local recording instead of using Zoom, or you’d prefer to record a screen share and webcam feed instead, please reach out privately before the exam.
- If you feel uncomfortable with proctoring, please reach out before the exam so you can discuss alternatives with an instructor.
Before the exam:
- You are allowed to have unlimited handwritten reference sheets. These reference sheets must be physical; you may not use reference sheets on a digital device. If you have handwritten notes on a digital device, you may print them out before the exam to use as your reference sheets.
- Download Zoom on your smartphone and experiment with a video recording setup (see below). You can see examples of setups from course staff here. Please reach out privately on Piazza if you are having setup difficulties.
- On the night before the exam, make sure you’ve received an email with a Zoom meeting link and an encrypted PDF of the exam questions. If you have not received these emails by the night before the exam, please reach out privately on piazza.
On the day of the exam:
- Join the Zoom meeting and position your smartphone so that we can clearly see your computer/tablet screen, and if possible, both of your hands. If you are using multiple screens, we must be able to see all of them in your video
During the exam:
- You may not access the Internet during the exam except to use Examtool
- Submit clarification requests through Examtool as explained in the Exam Logistics Piazza post
- You may NOT ask your proctor questions. All questions must go through the Examtool clarifications
Technical issues:
- Don’t worry if your video feed disconnects briefly during the exam.
- If you encounter significant technical problems, don’t worry about video proctoring and focus on finishing the exam.
- We may ask some students to take a short verbal exam after the exam and explain how to solve one or more problems that are similar to an exam question they got right.
- If you encounter Internet problems, write your answers locally and send them to cs61c@berkeley.edu as soon as the exam is over.
- If you need to use the bathroom, just leave the video feed on while you’re away.
Privacy policy:
- Course staff will not save any images or recordings from the proctoring session after the exam is over.
- Course staff will respect your privacy and not disclose any information from the proctoring session after the exam, except in cases of academic dishonesty.
- Every case of potential academic dishonesty will be manually reviewed, and you’ll be able to discuss the situation with the instructor.
- You have the option to join the meeting with your SID as your display name for anonymity.