A guide to getting ready for an online supervised exam and what to do on the day.
Check when your online exam will be scheduled in your personal exam timetable and the start and end dates and times to sit your exam online.
Check your mobile phone and contact details are up-to-date. This will allow our support team to contact you should there be any technical disruptions on the day of your exam.
Check your Interact2 subject sites with the instructions your subject coordinator will give to help you prepare for your exam.
You’ll need a webcam and microphone to connect to your exam. Your webcam will be used to monitor your behaviours and surroundings during the exam.
You may be eligible for financial support to buy a webcam or microphone for a proctored exam. Email to contact a Student Welfare and Finance Adviser.
Find out about financial support
We would prefer that you don’t wear headphones. Though if you do, please let the supervisor know when you enter a breakout room at the beginning of the exam.
Check the exam instructions from your Interact2 subject site to see if you have any other special equipment requirements.
You'll need to make sure your system meets the requirements to use the Interact2 Test Centre.
You will need to sit your exam on a desktop computer or laptop. For system stability, we do not recommend using the Blackboard app or using a tablet, Chromeback or smartphone to sit your exam.
In the week before your exam, you'll need to test your computer or laptop using the Interact2 Test Centre.
Take a practise exam: we recommend taking an Interact2 practise exam, which will be in your Interact2 subject sites for subjects with online exams.
Check your browser is supported: you can check that your browser is supported by Blackboard (that system that powers Interact2) so that your exam will function properly.
We recommend Chrome, because if there are any technical issues it will be easier for the support team to work with you to resolve them.
Understanding the ins-and-outs of how supervised exams work and what you need to do to setup for the day is important.
Set yourself up for success.