OAISM assessment methods- 2015 May

OPERATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT MODULE LEVEL 1 2014-15

ONLINE TEST GUIDANCE/INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION

 

General

The tests will comprise 50% of your final module mark for Operations and Information Systems Management.  The tests will commence after session 3 of the module delivery (May 19^th 2015).

There will be 6 tests in total which contain multiple choice questions.  Each test will be accessed through a link on Blackboard.  They will last 20 minutes and the final score awarded will equate to 50% of the overall module grade.  You will have 15 questions to answer per test. This means that the tests will compose of 90 questions which will be extrapolated into a 100% grade and then a final weighting of 50% will be applied.

The test will be based on a previous topic so all students will have time to review their material (from the lecture and textbook) prior to taking the test.  You will be advised via a schedule which tests you need to take at which point (as shown below). 

Please note that the online test 2 will be happened from 24 May to 31 May 15. 

 

Test	Test launched after session	Topic (taught in sessions)	Date released
1	2	Introduction (session 1)	19 May 2015 to 26 May 2015
2	2	Design (sessions 2 and 3)	24 May 2015 to 31 May 2015
3	4	Capacity  Planning (session 4)	2 June 2015 to 9 June 2015
4	4	Job Design (sessions 2, 3 and 4)	2 June 2015 to 9 June 2015
5	7	Quality Management (session 7)	28 June 2015 to 5 July 2015
6	9	Process technology (session 9)	7 July 2015 to 14 July 2015

 

A url will be posted on Blackboard in a file entitled ‘OISM Tests’ which will direct you to the test.

 

 

 

 

Test structure

 

The test is straightforward and simple to complete.  You will only have one attempt at an answer as you cannot backtrack and re-answer a question.  A grade will be given per session based on a potential score out of the maximum points.

 

Scores achieved from the test will be available for viewing in Blackboard Gradebook.  A document will be placed in the OISM Test file guiding you to Gradebook.  Students will be advised of their final score AFTER all the tests are completed.

PRACTICE TEST

A quiz will be made available as practice for the following tests.  Students have to complete this to demonstrate their ability to use the software.  Any failures to complete this test will automatically lead to the student being contacted.  Students will be notified via Blackboard when this is available and when they should take it.  Students should also take this prior to all tests to ensure that their internet connection is a viable one.

 

 

Failure to complete a test

 

If you have not completed the test during the allocated time following the appropriate lecture then it will no longer be available and you will not be allowed to take it, unless you have a doctor's note or good cause (supported by evidence) for the entire  4 days. 

 

All queries regarding failure to complete should be addressed to Dr Zahid Hussain who will determine validity and potential to retake.

Should students choose to take tests outside of the university e.g  on home computers, they are reminded that any technical failures when doing so cannot be checked and therefore retakes will not be allowed. 

All students are advised to complete the Practice Test before they start the weekly test to check their system connection.  If students do not do this then they have no comeback if there is a failure. 

If a failure should occur during a test e.g.  system crashes, students should provide evidence of their attempt to that point by capturing the screen data and e-mail to myself.  The email you send me must be dated before the end of the test period or it will not be considered.

RETAKING TESTS

If students accidentally close the online test without submitting they will not be allowed to retake.  A video of common mistakes will be made available for review prior to using the technology. 

All retakes (which will only be allowed in case of illness or other valid mitigating circumstances) will be done manually at the end of term.  Any students retaking the test will be asked to attend at a given time and take the test under supervision.  As the questions on the test are randomised, a new set will be provided for retakes.

Any applicable cases for non-completion that are supported with evidence and demand further consideration will then be redirected to the chair of mitigating circumstances.  Students are not involved in this process once the data is presented to me.

SUMMARY

Students are advised to remember the following:

By undertaking each test you are stating that:

1.  You know how to use this technology

2.  You have checked that your internet connectivity is working

3.  Your equipment is in working order to do so. 

The above 3 elements should be checked by completing the PRACTICE TEST prior to the formal OISM tests 1-6.

If you choose to take this test offsite on a non-university computer or mobile device you do so at your own risk