DUE DATE AND TIME: The start date and time will be as per the University T1 2023 Exam timetable.

Description/Requirements

•   The final assessment will be an Open-book Take Home Online Exam.

•   The exam will be released on the unit CloudDeakin site in the Exam Resources areas, at the date/time scheduled in the University Exam T1 2023 timetable.

•   The examination is open for 24 hours. Within this period, you have 2 hours to complete the exam. You must submit it within 2 hours and 15 minutes after you have accessed the exam. For example, if you download/start your exam at 7 pm, you must submit the exam by 9:15 pm.

•   Late submissions will not be marked.

•   You must complete the task individually.

•   The  exam  comprises 4  questions: 3  are  based on  case  studies  and  1  is  an  independent question. You must complete all parts of all questions. It is anticipated that the exam will take you approximately 2 hours of working time.

•   The case study article will be released in week 11, so you will have plenty of time to go through it.

•   Non-submission will result in a mark of zero .

•   The reason for the 24-hour window is to allow you to complete the task at a time that suits your personal circumstances.

•   For students seeking Special Consideration or for students on Access plans or both. Please mention it on the first page of the exam right next to your student ID (type this: I’m a student on access plan). You may apply for Special Consideration if you think that your circumstances

require reasonable adjustments:

https://www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/assessment-and-results/special- consideration

To complete the exam

On the day and time of the exam, download the exam from the CloudDeakin site using the following pathway:

• The exam can be found under:

o Content>

o Exam Resources> IMPORTANT Examination Information >

o T1 2023 MIS271 Exam

•   Download and save the exam on your computer as a Microsoft Word Document using the following  file  name: student ID and the unit code and the unit name,  for  example 123456789_MIS271_Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing .

•   Type your responses directly under each question.

•   Save your work regularly while responding to the exam questions.

•   There is a maximum word limit for your exam response of 2,000 words —any words beyond that will not be assessed. There is no 10% leeway.

•   You must complete the task INDIVIDUALLY.

•   Ensure that you have a reliable internet connection and computer hardware for downloading the exam and uploading it to the CloudDeakin Dropbox on the day of the exam.

•   Be  careful  to  respond  explicitly  to  the  questions  asked.  Do  not  copy  large  amounts  of information from lecture slides, textbooks, journals, or online sources as this is unlikely to address the questions. Your submitted exam response will be checked by electronic or other means for the purposes of detecting collusion and/or plagiarism, therefore it is important you respond to the questions using your own words.

Structure and formatting

It is preferred that you clearly structure your answers to these questions as follows:

•   Use  introductory  sentences to  clearly  indicate  any  assumptions that you  consider to  be relevant to your answer.

•   Use notes or bullet points to present the content of your answers. Each bullet point may be a single sentence or a paragraph that describes one aspect of your answer.

•   Structure your answer as tables (if possible) to clearly indicate the analysis of the information in the case study, and the way in which you have formulated your answer to the question.

•   As this is an exam, it is not expected that you will use external references in your response.  However, if you do use external sources you need to cite them according to APA referencing

conventions, see:

https://www.deakin.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/2236752/Deakin-guide-to- APA7.pdf

Topics

The Open-book Online Exam could assess all topics covered in the unit .

Submission

•   You must submit your work as a single Word document into the relevant Dropbox on the unit’s CloudDeakin site.

•   The Dropbox will close 24 hours from the time of the release of the exam, and it will not be possible to submit after this time.

•   If you experience ongoing technical difficulties during the exam period, contact theIT Service Deskonline or via phone – please ensure you record your ticket number the IT Service Desk will provide as evidence of technical difficulties:

o Internal phones: 888

o Off-campus: 1800 463 888

o International: +61 3 5227 8888

•   If you have completed your exam but experience difficulty uploading your response to the Dropbox   on   the   unit   site,   you   should   email   your   response   to   the   unit   chair   at [email protected], before the deadline, as evidence of timely submission, as well as contacting the IT Service Desk. Please use ‘exam submission’ as the email subject. Your unit chair will liaise with you for subsequent submission to the DropBox.

Preparation

The best way to prepare for the Open-book Take Home Online Exam is to:

•   Know the unit materials thoroughly.

•   Complete the revision as recommended by the unit chair.

•   Before the exam, think about the content covered in the unit. Read the case study carefully. Think about the type of questions which could be asked and prepare notes related to those questions.

•   Note that you are unlikely to have access to e-textbooks provided through the Deakin Library during your exam due to licensing constraints, therefore, you should prepare your own study notes in advance.

•   This Open-book Take Home Online Exam contains problem-based, not research questions. You can base your answers on the course materials as provided and you will not be expected to look up other resources.

Working and Submission details

•   You must keep a backup copy of the exam response you submit until results are released .

•   You can make multiple submissions within the exam period. All submissions will be retained . The submission that will be marked will be the last submission made by the submission due date/time.

•   When you submit your response in the Dropbox on the unit site, you will receive an email to your Deakin email address confirming that it has been submitted. You should check that you can see your submission in the Submissions view of the Assessment task Dropbox folder after upload, and check for, and keep, the email receipt for the submission.

•   Late submission is not possible. If you fail to upload your response by the deadline, your response cannot be marked. No late submissions will be accepted.