eExams with online supervision (Monash Malaysia)

In-semester eExams usually don’t require online supervision. However, eExams held at the end of the teaching period (final assessments) may be supervised online depending on the assessment objectives, and whether your teaching staff (or an external accrediting body) have determined that it’s necessary to ensure that level of academic integrity.

Our eExams with supervision are conducted by Monash-trained staff through our online supervision platform – Monash eVigilation.

How it works

Once you start your exam, you and your use of the applications on your computer will be video recorded. We’ll also be notified if anything unusual happens during your exam (for example, if you unexpectedly move away from your computer).

During your eExam, your Monash supervisor will have their webcam and microphone switched off, so you won’t see or hear them. If you want to speak to your online supervisor, click the Raise hand button and they’ll attend to you as soon as they can. You won’t be aware of other students being supervised, and they won’t be aware of you.

Watch these videos to find out how online supervision works

• Before your exam
• Sitting your exam

• See the full device and system specifications for details.
• Monash has designed and built its own eAssessment software platform, which includes a supervision function (Monash eVigilation), to supervise online assessments. Monash eVigilation meets the University’s educational standards, including the ability to conduct authentic assessment and maintain academic integrity at scale.Monash is continually assessing and advising on the security and data protection and privacy aspects of online supervision to ensure the University is meeting its security, data protection, and privacy obligations while ensuring the maintenance of academic integrity.If your eExam is supervised by a Monash staff member online, your entire exam session will be recorded through your webcam using screen capture technology.What information we collectEach time you sit an online eExam with supervision, we may also do the following:How the information is usedIf your eExam is supervised online, where any of our monitoring identifies a suspected breach of exam conditions or an issue that prevented you from completing your exam, footage of your exam session and session logs may be referred to a Monash faculty administrator for investigation.How we store and protect your informationAll Monash eVigilation recordings and personal information are stored securely and entirely within Monash infrastructure. All data is securely stored within Australia only (just as it is when you sit for an exam in a Monash venue). Only authorised Monash staff have access to these recordings after your exam, and a strict process ensures they can use the information only for the purposes of investigating academic integrity matters and in accordance with Monash’s record-keeping obligations for examinations and assessments.

• a blue or black pen, or HB or 2B pencil
• blank A4 paper
• a smartphone to take photos of your answers and upload them
• blank A4 sheets of paper if you’re sitting your eExam at home. If you’re on campus, we’ll supply you with Monash branded answer sheets for your handwritten responses.

• Log into the eExam platform using your Monash username and password.
• Navigate to your unit’s eExam – you may not be able to see the eExam link in the platform until two business days before your scheduled exam. Copy the eExam link and paste it into an Incognito Window in Google Chrome (you’ll be prompted to log in again). You’ll then be guided to connect with your online supervisor in a virtual waiting room.
• Wait for your supervisor to meet and greet you. Make sure you’re ready to show the supervisor your ID and exam environment.