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Appendix B - Student Guide To SOFE

This document provides a student guide to taking a synchronous online final exam (SOFE) in 16 steps. It details how to log in to the learning management system and access the exam link. Students are instructed to open the exam in a secure browser which will require re-entering login credentials. The exam can then be started, with the ability to navigate between questions and use drawing tools if needed. A summary of answers is shown after finishing, allowing students to review before submitting all responses. Students are told to then close the secure browser and log out of systems once exam submission is complete.
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Appendix B - Student Guide To SOFE

This document provides a student guide to taking a synchronous online final exam (SOFE) in 16 steps. It details how to log in to the learning management system and access the exam link. Students are instructed to open the exam in a secure browser which will require re-entering login credentials. The exam can then be started, with the ability to navigate between questions and use drawing tools if needed. A summary of answers is shown after finishing, allowing students to review before submitting all responses. Students are told to then close the secure browser and log out of systems once exam submission is complete.
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Appendix B – Student Guide to Synchronous Online Final Examination (SOFE)

Steps Sample Screenshots

1. Open Chrome or Firefox browser and


type mypls.aeu.edu.my in the URL box.

2. Click ‘LOG IN’ and enter your username


and password.

3. Once you are logged in, make sure your


name is reflected correctly in this section.

4. Go to the ‘Student Support’ menu.


5. Click ‘SOFE Trial Run – Exam Link’

6. Click ‘Enrol me’ button.

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7. Go to ‘SOFE TRIAL RUN
SEPTEMBER 2020’ section.

‘SOFE INSTRUCTIONS’ will detail the


do’s and don’ts before, during and after
the examination.

It is imperative that you read and


understand the instructions carefully.

8. After reading the instructions carefully,


click ‘Link 1a: Confirm Your
Attendance Here’ to open Google Meet.

Note: You are required to access the Google


Meet link using your AeU email address to
avoid delay in admitting you into the exam.

Follow the four steps detailed (No. 1 to


No. 4) carefully.

Note: You will NOT be able to click ‘Link 1b’


until you have confirmed your attendance by
clicking ‘Link 1a’ and enter the Google
Meeting room.

9. Click ‘Link 1b’.

10. After clicking ‘Link 1b’, read the


‘Declaration by Student’. You are
allowed only ONE attempt.

Pay attention to the details stated in this area

11. Click ‘Launch Safe Exam Browser’.

Note: Ignore the other two buttons. Don’t


click and configure anything here

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12. When prompted, click ‘Open Safe
Exam Browser’.

13. Safe Exam Browser (SEB) will be


launched.
The view/look and feel might be slightly
different depending on your OS.

a) For Windows user, the SEB will be


launched automatically.

b) For macOS users, click ‘Open’


when prompted by this dialogue
box.

14. You will be required to enter your


username and password to myPLS
again.

Note: If the system requests you to enter the


username and password more than
once, please do so.

15. After step 13, you will see a button that


says ‘Start attempt’.
a) Click the button to start your exam.

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b) You are free to navigate between
the questions by clicking ‘Previous
Page’ and ‘Next Page’.

c) If you are requested to use the


embedded drawing tool, click icon
‘Sketch’ – pencil icon.

d) If you are finished, click the


‘Finish Attempt’ button at the
bottom left-hand corner of the
page.

e) The ‘Summary of Attempts’ will


detail the questions that you have
answered. You are able to go back
to questions that you might have

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missed by clicking ‘Return to
attempt’.

f) If you are satisfied, click ‘Submit


All and Finish’ button at the
bottom of the page.

Note:
The summary of your previous attempt will be
displayed. Make sure the ‘State’
showing here is ‘Finished’. This
indicates that all of your answers have
been submitted successfully.

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15. Click the switch off button( ) at the
bottom right-hand corner of the task bar
to end the examination.

Click ‘Yes’ to quit the SEB.

You can now log out from


both myPLS and Google
Meet.

ALL THE BEST IN YOUR FINAL EXAMINATION!

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