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CONDUCT OF UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS. Ing . E. Kwaku Baah-Ennumh Department of Chemical Engineering K. N. U. S. T. Kumasi April 2012. I ntroduction. The Mandate of the University; Teaching Research Service to the Community . Introduction cont’d. Examination as an Assessment Tool;
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CONDUCT OF UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS Ing. E. KwakuBaah-Ennumh Department of Chemical Engineering K. N. U. S. T. Kumasi April 2012
Introduction • The Mandate of the University; • Teaching • Research • Service to the Community.
Introduction cont’d • Examination as an Assessment Tool; • The Assessor : - Examiners • The Assessed : - Students • The Instrument of Assessment • Legal Framework; • The Statutes of the University • Regulations on Examinations
Assessment Tools • Examinations • Continuous Assessment – 30% • End of Semester Examinations – 70% • Supplementary Examinations (First Years only) • Oral Examinations (Project Defense, Laboratory Report Defense)
Assessment Tools cont’d • Project Work • Project Team/Group • Grading of Project work (Ref: 319th Regular Academic Board ) • Supervisor’s Assessment Forms
Submission and Processing of Marks • Marks Sheets: Examiners • All students present at the examination should have marks • Use of Examination attendance List • Full Complements of the marks be given • Processing of Marks: Exams Officers • Process signed Marks sheets/ Print out hard copy of Soft Mark sheets • Beware of the use of I*s, Dfs, ( )s, and (0)s • Check with previous results
Examiner’s Board Meetings • Heads of Department;Information on students • Academic Supervisors/Tutors; Information on your Tutees • Examiners;Check on marks entered for your course(s) • Exams Officer; Take note of changes and students to be tagged. • Comprehensive and College Board Formats
Examiner’s Board Meetings • Previous Results;Use as reference on Student’s status • Tags on Students; Probation, Repeating, Deferred, Withdrawn, Withheld, Deceased, etc. • Trails of Students; check if redeemed or not • Correction of/Outstanding Marks; procedures, evidence
Auditing of Results • After the College Board format has been approved, • Submission of corrected previous results, • Corrections made after Academic Board, • Cooperation of College Exams Officers/Registrars, and Faculty Exams Officers needed
Questions & Discussions Thank You