Open and closed Inspera exams, what's the difference?

1. The student opens a web browser on their computer, navigates to https://hi.inspera.com and logs in.
   • The exam should be visible on the Inspera Dashboard under the "Upcoming tests" tab.
2. The student locates the correct exam in the exam list and clicks "Click here to get ready →"
   • In regular open-book Inspera exams, students do not need a password to access the exam.
     • An exception applies to on-campus open examinations, where so-called day passwords are typically used. These passwords are provided by invigilators/teachers once all students are ready to begin.
   • The student waits patiently for the exam to open. Before the opening time of the exam, the "Start test→" button remains greyed out (disabled).
3. Once the exam's scheduled start time has been reached, the student clicks "Start test →"
4. On the final page of the exam, marked with a ✓, the student then clicks "Submit now" to hand in his exam submission.

1. The student opens a web browser on their computer, navigates to https://hi.inspera.com and logs in.
   • The exam should be visible on the Inspera Dashboard under the “Upcoming tests” tab.
2. The student locates the correct exam in the exam list and clicks “Click here to get ready →”.
   • This action launches Safe Exam Browser (SEB), a secure examination browser that restricts access to:
     • Websites and online resources;
     • Any applications, whether web-based or installed on the computer;
     • Files stored on the computer.
     • At this point, the student cannot proceed any further and must wait until the exam opens and everything is ready in the examination room.
3. The invigilator/teacher provides the student with a password (the SEB password) required to access the exam.
4. Once the exam's scheduled start time has been reached, the student clicks "Start test →"
5. When the student has completed their work, they must call an invigilator/teacher and do the following in their presence:
   • On the final page of the exam, marked with a ✓, the student then clicks "Submit now"
   • The student must then close Safe Exam Browser in the presence of the invigilator or instructor. During this process, an exit password may be required, which will be provided by the invigilator/teacher.

While students are taking a closed-book exam, their computers are temporarily transformed into exam workstations, where only the examination itself and any resources specifically authorised by the teacher are accessible, whether digital or physical.

Students registered for a locked Inspera exam can get a loaner computer from the Central Examination Office. 

• If the exam is administered by the Central Examinations Office (i.e., any exam listed on the official examination timetable), loaner computers are available in the examination room. The student simply needs to talk to an invigilator, who will provide a loaner computer.
• If a teacher or department administers the exam, the student should inform the relevant teacher, who will make the necessary arrangements.

Examples of resources that may be made available in locked Inspera exams include:

• Websites and online resources that the teacher wants students to have access to during the exam, such as digital calculators, web-based translation tools, legal databases, etc.
• PDF documents containing materials that may assist students in completing the exam, such as tables, formula sheets, reference materials, etc.
• Software applications such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat, R, SPSS, etc.
  • If access to any of these applications is required, the examination will usually be conducted in one of the University's computer labs.