MacOS

The following documentation explains how to use the Safe Exam Browser in an Ans exam on MacOS.

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Start an exam

Please make sure you have gone through the checklist on general information before starting the exam. You can find further information on Ans here.

1. You will be provided a configuration file for the exam on the following website: oec.uzh.ch/en/seb

2. On the respective module page you will find several testing runs as well as the exam listed. Go to the respective section you want to start and select "Start XXX"

3. The configuratoin is loading and starting the SEB. During the start of the SEB a pop-up is indicating that you are being proctored. Please click OK

   

4. In a next step SEB is loading the Ans software. Please choose the option "Login with school account". For faster selection of University of Zurich (UZH) type Zurich or uzh in the search bar.

   

5. Log in with your SWITCH edu-ID

6. Upon successful login to the ans plattform the exam is being displayed within the SEB. If you click on the exam the code of honor is displayed (if the exam is not yet live, you are seeing a countdown instead)

   

   Note

   if the exam is not displayed (e.g. an error message such as "Access denied" / "Incorrect configuration detected), click on the ans logo at the top left and search for the exam:

   • If the exam time has not yet started, look for the exam within the section Scheduled assignments
   • If the exam time has already started, look for the exam within the secton Live assignments

7. At the bottom right of the SEB, the video proctoring under the profile icon is now also active. Please make the following adjustments if necessary: Please make the following adjustments:

   • make sure the camera is on by checking the "light" indication.
   • make sure the microphone (audio input) within the zoom window is on.
   • mute the sound (audio output) on your device (in the menu bar on top) – otherwise you will hear other students.

8. You are now able to take the exam by accepting the code of honor and pressing the Start button.

9. Ans is preparing your exam for a short moment.

10. You can start solving the exam.

During an exam

Safe Exam Browser provides a variety of functions which, depending on the version, are displayed either on top or on the bottom of SEB or might not be available at all.

A detailed overview regarding icons and their function can be found here: Icons explained

Finish an exam

You are not allowed to quit the Safe Exam Browser before the end of exam time slot. Early exit from the Safe Exam Browser is considered exam fraud. Do NOT select the button «End Safe Exam Browser» before the exam time has elapsed.

Note

When quitting the SEB using a MacOS, an pop-up can appear containing an error message "Safe Exam Browser quit unexpectely". Please select OK