Change in examination policies

Please cancel the exams its not a joke to have 4 midterms and an essay and a quiz in a week and one of them is 60 mcqs in 30 mins!!!

I agree with all the points but I would like to add 1. If they are planning to do exams online with the rearranged and increase weights of the midterms and finals then the least they could do is reduce the grade boundaries 2. Web cam or no web cam people would still be able to cheat. There is not point of web cams and the exam would still be unfair 3. The mental health of students. Some of them (god forbid) May know a person affected by the virus. Or is living alone and are unable to reach their families. It would be unfair putting them into more pressure 4. It would be better to change these midterms finals and quizzes into assignments. Because at least it would make students less stressed and if there will be cheating either way it would be better to have more time to solve a hard sheet

YES YES PLEASE DOOOI

completely agree with the cause of the petition

Yes we don't want webcams. I agree !!

Agree to everything that was stated.

YES YES DO DO.

I don’t want webcams

It’s unfair, unethical and wayyyy too complicated to pull off successfully

We understand the current situation is abnormal. Therefore, we should cooperate and find a common ground solution..

I certainly agree with the points. I share a room with two siblings. That does not make for an ideal examination environment.

1) No webcams: Invasion of privacy, some are abroad with poor internet connections, some are in lockdown with their families and have young siblings, some simply don't have webcams. Not all AUS colleges adhere by this, it's not fair. It's uncomfortable for women especially the ones that wear hijab. 2) Either cancelling material OR informing us what’s coming in the exam more precisely from the sections at least a week before the date of the exam. The material is too much to be studied in such a short and tough time. 3) The extra weight in the new syllabus that was added to quizes, should be for NEW quizzes ONLY because it’s not fair to increase the weight of quizzes that we thought had less weight. 4) Team projects assessments should be conducted in a different manner as no real meetings with team members can be conducted without having the tools to work on the project. Also there's no access to the labs or engineering buildings, many of the seniors cannot work on their senior design well. 5) Homes do not make for appropriate exam conditions since some students do not have their own private room, hence exam length and time should be adjusted accordingly or canceled for fair grading. 6) Exam and assignment grades from the beginning of the semester have not been released and so most of us do not know how well or poor their performance is in that course 7) Backtracking should be enabled since exams questions will be shuffled and we might get stuck at the first question and shouldn’t have to make the decision of totally losing the points or wasting time attempting it 8) Many aus students have Mac laptops and none of the online apps works on Mac 9) most course projects require software access and we do not have these softwares in full version or our laptops cannot handle such software 10) There's a chance of laptops crashing during exams and internet signals disconnection. Therefore, an alternative in assignments might be a better solution.

Yes

I totally agreee !!!

Agree

I agree

I agree, Student opinions Must be considered.

I agree with all the points mentioned

As an AUS student, I agree with all the points

Pls make life easier for us, we are under so much stress! Thank you.