---

Prüfungstermine Sommersemester 2020

Hints on the exams of the summer semester 2020 and the repeat exams of the winter semester 2019/2020

The summer semester 2020 is performed as an online semester, which is also continued in the examination periods. With respect to the examination activities within the School of Economics and Business the decision was made to implement the postponed exams of the winter semester 2019/2020 as well as all upcoming exams of the summer semester 2020 in digital formats.

The examination dates are compiled for you in summarizing tables. The tables was successively filled, until we have all the neccessary informations.

When the examination date is published, the format of the respective exam is announced as well (like, e.g., online exam, take-home exam, oral exam (web based)), if not already announced to you earlier. All examination formats have been proposed by the responsible examiners and were afterwards approved by the Dean’s office and the Examination Board.

If in the examination dates oral exams (web based) are shown for whole calendar weeks, for registration in the Löwenportal the first day of the respective week is given. You will be informed about the precise date within this week (day and time of the oral examination) by the responsible chair after the registration deadline has extended.

Please note that the announced duration of the exam only applies to the net processing time you need to work on the examination tasks as such. Those durations do not contain times for file uploads or further tentatively granted processing time which may influence the latest possible time for uploading your results!

Registration for the exam is done via the "Löwenportal". In your own interest, please register early. Failed registrations due to system overload are at your risk! There is no option for being registered belatedly!

In addition to registering for the exam in the Löwenportal, a check-in to the online exam room (exam platform) is required 8 to 3 working days before the exam day.  Only with successful check-in can you access the exam.

According to § 3 Para. 4 of the statutes of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg on deviations from regulations in the study and examination regulations (Corona Pandemic) of 30.04.2020 (ABl. 2020, No. 4, p. 1), you can withdraw from online exams without giving reasons by the end of the following working day at the latest. In analogy, this opportunity is also given in the case of such take-home exams, where the upload has to be finished within 120 minutes after the end of the examination.

The withdrawal must be made in the “Löwenportal”. Exceptionally, in the event of a problem, the withdrawal can be declared to the Examination Office (info.pamt@wiwi.uni-halle.de) from your student e-mail address within the withdrawal period (cut-off period). Proof of the error message must be provided.

Furthermore, during the actual semester withdrawal is possible from all pre-module examinations and study and exam performances without giving reasons at the latest two working days before the respective examination date.

Attention: If an individual exam has to be cancelled due to major individual technical problems, the exam can only be repeated on the next regularly offered exam date.

The online and take-home examination formats are subject to special legal requirements which must be observed by every candidate. On behalf of the Economic Examination Board, we would therefore like to draw your attention to the following:

1. As of June 15 2020, examinations are offered as online exams or as take-home exams via an online examination platform (online examination room) of the Martin Luther University specifically installed for this purpose.

2. Each exam is held in a separate online exam room. A check-in (see below) is therefore necessary for each exam individually!

3. Online exams are supported technically and professionally via a chat. In general, this is not the case for take-home exams. Occasionally, take-home exams may additionally be accompanied by a video conference.

4. For instruction and briefing, the login to the online exam room must be made a quarter of an hour before the regular start of the exam and the exam must be called up. Later instruction cannot be given!

5. If a take-home exam is accompanied by a video conference, you additionally have to enter the video conference room a quarter of an hour before the regular start of the exam and have to stay logged in there during the whole exam. Lack of login into the conference room will be assessed as an act of deception.

6. To participate in the exams you need a computer with an Internet connection and an installed browser. The use of Firefox or Chrome is strongly recommended. Update the operating system and browser in advance. Use a keyboard for text tasks of online exams.

A smartphone or photo camera is required for authentication. You may also need the freely available software Docutain or Microsoft Office Lens to upload multiple files in one step.

If the take-home exam is accompanied by a video conference, please make use of a video camera (webcam) or your smartphone.

7. In online exams, authentication takes place via a selfie with student ID card and the exam number, which will be displayed on the exam day during the online exam (permitted file formats: JPG, PNG). You will be asked to take and upload your selfie at a certain time.

In those take-home exams, where authentication is required, you have to take a selfie with student ID card on the day of the exam itself and to upload it together with your documents (finished tasks) by the end of the take-home exam (permitted file formats for authentication: JPG, PNG).

8. In addition to registering for the exam in the Löwenportal, a check-in to the online exam room (exam platform) is required 8 to 3 working days before the exam day. For this purpose, you will receive an e-mail to your student e-mail address (https://studmail.uni-halle.de/gw/webacc) at least 8 working days before the examination day, containing the time-limited link to the check-in to the online examination room.

9. For check-in to the examination room, you will need your password for usage of central university services.  If you have forgotten your password, please reset it in time at the service portal https://serviceportal.itz.uni-halle.de/. You will need the password again on the day of the exam to log in to the exam platform.

10. For take-home exams, each examiner individually decides, whether the examination is accompanied by a video conference. If this is the case, together with the check-in link you will receive the link to the video conference and respective directions, if necessary.

11. Check-in is limited in time. Only with successful check-in can you access the online exam room on the day of the exam. In your own interest we ask you to check in early. The successful check-in will be displayed.

12. Please note that you have an obligation to cooperate according to examination law. The consequences of a missed or failed check-in within the prescribed period are therefore to be taken by each examinee. Participation in the examination is excluded in this case!

Note: If you have not received a corresponding e-mail (student e-mail address) 7 working days before the examination day, please contact the Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Prüfungsamt (info.pamt@wiwi.uni-halle.de) immediately.

13. You have the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the electronic examination system. Tentatively (depending on the examination type), a sample exam with different formats of sample questions analogous to the conditions of the regular exam is available to you in the online exam room after successful check-in. It is your personal responsibility to familiarize yourself with possible question types.

For take-home exams which usually require to answer the given tasks on a separate piece of paper, a document scan or photo of these documents must be made and uploaded immediately after the exam, e.g. with a smartphone or a photo camera. To scan documents or upload several files in one step (permitted format: PDF) you can use the freely available scanning software Docutain or Microsoft Office Lens.

Write your name and matriculation number on each sheet of your documents and sign the document on the final written sheet.

Please note that in case of delayed upload or in the absence of a signature on the last sheet your examination will be assessed as “Failed”. Therefore, please make sure you test any system requirements for file upload (including the document scan or merging several sheets into one document) or authentication. The upload procedure can be tested several times.

For exams which, in addition to answering the questions on the computer, also require, among other things, information on the calculation method or the drawing of diagrams on a separate piece of paper, a document scan or photo of these documents must be made and uploaded immediately after the exam, e.g. with a smartphone or a photo camera. To scan documents or upload several files in one step (permitted format: PDF) you can use the freely available scanning software Docutain or Microsoft Office Lens. There is a time window of 20 minutes after the exam for uploading the documents.

Therefore, please make sure you test any system requirements for file upload or authentication. Written exam and upload can be tested several times.

The files are only considered to have been submitted on time if they have been received in full on the server by the deadline. Therefore, please allow sufficient time for uploading the files. Make sure that the files have been uploaded successfully by listing them among the files already submitted.

14. Your personal login on the day of the exam replaces the otherwise required signatures when the exam starts. At the same time you automatically confirm your ability to take the exam (health check).

Please remember to have your student ID card ready at the beginning of the exam!

15. Deception will be punished, the exam will be assessed as "Failed" (deception). In case of obvious cooperation with fellow students or obvious copying, e.g. from internet sources, the exam will be graded "failed" (5.0). Cases of plagiarism will be reported and punished. Passing on answers and solutions is also considered an act of deception and will be punished accordingly.

Note: With respect to the technical representation, the implementation of the online and take-home formats is in a constant adaptation and development process in order to meet our wishes/requirements as well as the interests of the students. Changes/innovations in the process will be communicated to you over time. Therefore, please pay attention to changed notes on your own!

We wish you good luck!

Repeat examinations winter semester 2019-2020

Examination dates summer semester 2020 - 1st examination date

Examination dates summer semester 2020 - 2nd examination date

Up