Exam mode B - Remote online invigilation through Inspera Integrity Browser (IIB)

Your exam should be started at the time stated on your timetable. The exam closes automatically, at the same time for everyone who is taking it. So, if you start your exam late, you will have less time to complete your exam than other students and you may put yourself under undue pressure.

You need to download software if you have an 'Exam mode B' or 'Exam mode E' exam. For all other exam modes, you do not need to download any software.

If you have an Inspera Integrity Browser (IIB, previously IEP - Inspera Exam Portal) invigilated exam, you will need to have downloaded the latest version of IIB (previously IEP) in order to sit your exam. 

Download Inspera Integrity Browser (previously Inspera Exam Portal)

Note: Support for Windows 7, 8.1, and MacOS versions prior to Big Sur (version 11) has been discontinued. Please update your operating system or use one of the university's loan laptops.

My internet dropped out during the assessment

If your internet connection drops out during your exam, your work is still saved, you can continue to answer questions offline. Once the connection is restored, your responses will be synched. If the connection is still not working when you have finished your exam, save your submission as an offline file by following the steps outlined under Technical Issues in the PDF below:

My internet connection has failed before I started my assessment

Try and find another suitable space to sit your exam where you can connect to Wi-Fi. Try other locations locally to avoid losing exam time, such as your local library or if you have time to travel to campus, spaces are available to sit your mode B exam in Building 302, room 160.
For assistance, ring student support on:

• 0800 61 62 63 (within New Zealand)
• +64 9 373 7513 (from outside New Zealand)

Yes, during open book exams in the Inspera Integrity Browser (IIB), you can refer to all allowable materials either in hard copy (paper) or digitally (on your screen or on another device).

If you plan on using another digital device, please see the answer to 'Can I use a second device for my Mode B exam?' below.

IIB may flag unusual behaviour, such as referring to another device during your exam, which the Assessment team will manually review in person.

It is crucial to note that you must not use any third-party assistance or any non-permitted resources, websites, persons or applications to seek unauthorised assistance in completing your exam. Unauthorised help encompasses, but is not limited to, using artificial intelligence in any way, seeking help from another person, friend, family member, third party, tutorials, study-help websites, answer services or any non-permitted resource.

If you have specific questions about what sources or material you can use in your exam, talk to your lecturer or course director. It is important you are very clear about what sources are appropriate and how to reference these sources in your work.

For more information, please see Open book exams.

Yes, you can use a second device to view allowable materials during your exam (e.g., notes), for file upload questions when you need to scan or take a picture of your hand written work and upload to your exam, or to do your drawings/workings.

However, all text responses should be typed on the primary device. Essentially, do not use additional devices for drafting your answers and then copy-paste these over to Inspera, as this will be investigate as a breach of academic integrity.

Additionally, additional devices should not be used to gain access to third-party assistance or any non-permitted resources, websites, persons or applications to seek unauthorised assistance in completing your exam.

For more information about this, please see Academic Integrity in Online Assessments.

To avoid any suspected breaches of academic integrity, it is advised that you print out your notes and refer to these hard-copies during your exam.

However, digital copies of notes can be stored in documents on your computer using:

• Applications such as One Note
• Drives such as Google 
• Word documents

Ideally, you should access these notes using the computer on which you are taking your exam. If you use an additional digital device, you risk being flagged for academic misconduct.

Yes, the University has set up your Inspera Integrity Browser (previously Inspera Exam Portal) exam so you can go in up to an hour early to make sure you can get through all of your system checks.

You will not be able to start your exam early, but can be on the exam start page with all system checks completed in time for your exam to commence.

Please make sure that you have downloaded the latest version of Inspera Integrity Browser (previously Inspera Exam Portal)

If you have downloaded the latest version of Inspera Integrity Browser (previously Inspera Exam Portal) and the microphone issue continues to appear, please make sure that you have enabled the privacy and security settings for the Inspera Integrity Browser (previously Inspera Exam Portal) to access the microphone on your device.

If you receive a ‘Too poor connection quality’ message, we suggest clicking ‘Retry’ until IIB (previously IEP) connects to a server. If you are still unable to pass the check, close and open the software again or change networks.

This is a current issue with the application and has been reported to Inspera. If you are experiencing this issue, please try the below:

Click on another test/exam and then click back on the test/exam you are trying to access. This may refresh the assessment settings.

Close down Inspera Integrity Browser (previously Inspera Exam Portal). Re-open IIB (previously IEP) and try to access the test/exam.

If you have come to the test selection and the exam you are trying to select appears as ‘Submitted’, please check that you are supposed to be sitting an IIB exam.

If not then please access you exam by going to the Inspera dashboard.

If you do have an IIB exam, please make sure you have downloaded the latest version of the Inspera Integrity Browser (previously Inspera Exam Portal).

Download Inspera Integrity Browser (previously Inspera Exam Portal)

The browser may appear to be locked down and/or the browser window may cover your full screen; however, you will still be able to access applications and materials outside of your exam.

Please note that you cannot use two monitors when sitting an exam through the Inspera Integrity Browser (previously Inspera Exam Portal).

Windows: If you’re on a Windows device select the Windows symbol key, which allows your taskbar to appear. You can also select the keyboard shortcut ‘ALT + Tab’, this gives you access to different tabs that are currently open on your device. 

Mac: If you are using a MacBook, follow the keyboard shortcut ‘Command +Tab’ which will give you the option to switch between applications on your MacBook. For information on opening windows and spaces, you can also see the MacOS User Guide.

Inspera supports JAWS and Windows Narrator for

• Windows
• VoiceOver on macOS and iOS
• ChromeVox Next on Chromebook

It also has built-in speech-to-text functionality as part of its range of accessibility features.

The University strongly advises against the use of copy-and-paste functionality when completing online exams, as this can lead to accusations of academic integrity breaches, potential data loss, and technical issues.

As per the Academic Integrity Statement for online examinations, you must enter all answers directly into Inspera.

However, we are aware that for some courses, copy-and-paste functionality may be required in specific and allowed circumstances.

If you need to use copy-and-paste functionality during an exam and have experienced technical difficulties, particularly if you are a Mac user, you can download an updated version of Inspera Integrity Browser (previously Inspera Exam Portal).

• For Windows, use ctrl+c and ctrl+v
• For Mac, cmd+c and cmd+v 

If you experience issues, try using your mouse.

Yes, you can add te reo Māori as a language for the spell checker by selecting ‘Māori’.

This will allow Inspera to accept the te reo words that have been added to the spell checker.

Please note that the spell checker functionality is currently only available for essay type questions.

To add te reo Māori as a language for the spell checker in Inspera:

• Click on the ‘settings’ icon at the bottom of the essay question box
• From the ‘Language’ drop down menu, select ‘Maori’

You can find out more about the spell checker for essay questions in Inspera, by visiting Enabling spell checker.

Inspera has spell check switched on for all exams. Grammarly can run in both versions of Inspera (Inspera Integrity Browser, previously Inspera Exam Portal, and Inspera Assessment). If you want to check how Grammarly works, please try one of our demo tests.

Generally, translation tools are permitted in exams. However, there are some exceptions, such as if you sit an exam for a language course or your exam’s book designation is closed book.

Before sitting your exam, you should check the assessment information on the course Canvas page or speak to your Course Director for further guidance on any tools that may not be permitted. For further details, please review the Guidelines on permitted use of software in assessment activities.

Furthermore, translation tools should not perform any functions of a generative AI tool. Therefore, you must not use tools like ChatGPT to perform your translations to ensure you do not breach academic integrity during your exam. For more information, see the Student Academic Conduct Statute.

If you sat your exam on Inspera and your file started uploading before the exam closed, it will continue after the exam end time until the upload is complete.

If you experienced technical or other issues that prevented you from beginning to upload one or more files during your exam, contact Assessment Services immediately and attach the document(s) by emailing exams@auckland.ac.nz.

You must not modify your document in any way after the exam deadline, including clicking on the document and saving again after the exam ends.

Your work will not be lost as Inspera is cloud-based and your answers will save every six seconds. Find somewhere with power and continue your work. Or, if you have access to an alternative device, you can log back into Inspera and continue.

Yes, an additional 30 minutes has been added to all online exams to allow for technical issues you may encounter and/or completing file uploads. Two-hour exams will now be extended to 150 minutes, and three-hour exams to 210 minutes.

If you are sitting an online exam that uses Inspera Integrity Browser (previously Inspera Exam Portal), there is no auto-submit function. You must click submit when you have finished your exam.

Log into the standard Inspera dashboard. Locate the exam you want to check to view the submission status.

Here is an example submission status:

You will be able to access your Inspera exam submission shortly after your final grade has been published on Student Services Online.

For both invigilated and non-invigilated exams:

• Log into your Inspera dashboard
• Click on the appropriate exam 
• Access your submitted exam script under the ‘Archive’ tab

Exam submissions will be available for a period of 4 months. You may download your exam submission if you wish.

When you access your exam script in Inspera you will be able to see the raw marks awarded to you for each question.

Note that if your exam required you to complete multiple questions as part of one file upload you will only see the total raw marks related to the one file upload (rather than raw marks per question).

For multiple-choice questions, you will be able to see the questions you answered correctly and also the correct answer for any questions you answered incorrectly. Please note, when your exam marks are transferred from Inspera to Canvas, your final raw exam mark will appear.