From: [Mailing list address redacted] On Behalf Of Peter Bier
Sent: Thursday, 8 October 2020 11:55 PM
To: engineering-academics Mailing List [Mailing list address redacted]
Subject: [engineering-academics] New policy document on exams (and tests) under any level
Importance: High

Dear colleagues,

I know this is a challenging time as we all endeavour to get our exams written.

I’ve received several requests for clarity around what we should be doing with regards to exam
preparation and what will happen if we change levels.  Tonight I received an updated policy
document which makes clear what the university’s expectations are regarding both tests and exams,
across any Covid 19 alert level.  Please see the attached document for details.

There are several key points to note (some expected and some not) and some require action on a
VERY tight time frame (my apologies).

If you have any tests running before the 5th of November, the latest guidance indicates that these
tests should be run online, unless an exemption is approved.  I know multiple courses have tests
coming up, some planned for online and others for on campus.  If you are planning on an running an
on campus test before 5th of November please get in touch ASAP so we can look at processing an
exemption (I appreciate there may be very good reasons for running them on campus and that some
tests have already gone to print).

[out of scope material redacted]

King regards,

Peter Bier
Associate Dean Teaching & Learning

From: Richard Clarke
Sent: Friday, 9 October 2020 9:50 a.m.
To: Peter Bier
Cc: foe-postgrad-dean; Kevin Jia
Subject: FW: New policy document on exams (and tests) under any level

Hi Peter,

We were planning on running the MM3 test on campus, and I think Kevin may have already sent
these off (the students have already been informed that it wil  be on-campus, and the test designed
accordingly).

Regards, Richard

From: Kevin Jia <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 9 October 2020, 10:31 am
To: Richard Clarke; Peter Bier
Cc: foe-postgrad-dean
Subject: Re: New policy document on exams (and tests) under any level

Hi Peter,

Just to echo Richard's comments, our decision to run the test in-person was guided by
University advice at the time. It is unreasonable to both students and staff to change it on
them with 5 days to go.

I note that I am running the test at 25% capacity, i.e. at Ministry of Education Level 2 and 3
standards of approximately 1.5m distancing between all students.

Cheers,

Kevin

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Kevin Jia
Professional Teaching Fellow | Engineering Science
The University of Auckland

[email address]

From: Peter Bier <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 9 October 2020 11:10 AM
To: Richard Clarke <[email address]>; Kevin Jia <[email address]>
Cc: foe-postgrad-dean <[email address]>
Subject: Re: New policy document on exams (and tests) under any level

Thanks for getting in touch.  Please go ahead with your planned in campus test.

Peter

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