Online Course Management

Managing Proctored Exams

If you are teaching a course with a proctored exam, it is extremely important that you are diligent about having your final exam input into the Course Management system by the middle of the quarter. Faculty must also submit a Faculty Specifications form to the Office of Distance Education no later the end of Session 2.

Students are required to submit a Proctor Approval application to the Office of Distance Education by the end of session 1. Testing Centers are validated and approved by Session 6. Faculty should direct all proctored testing inquiries directly to the Office of Distance Education at scstesting@northwestern.edu.

Using Web conferencing software

Instructors use synchronous sessions to allow the entire class to discuss or debate important concepts in real time. At the time of hiring, instructors must choose the time of day and day of week that their sessions will be held. Faculty will receive extensive training on the use of the Web conferencing tool. Faculty will be required schedule and post the URL for their synchronous sessions in Blackboard.

Any changes to scheduled dates and times for synchronous sessions must be unanimously agreed upon by all participants, and must be communicated to the Office of Distance Education at scsconnect@northwestern.edu.