Research School of Economics
Mathematical Techniques for Economic Analysis –
EMET7001
Semester 1, 2023
Mid-Semester Exam Information and Instruction
(Please read this instruction carefully)
Exam schedule, Zoom link and exam question file
1. Exam date: Monday 27th March 2023.
2. Exam time (Reading + Writing + Submission): from 6:30PM to 8:55PM Australian Eastern
Daylight Time (AEDT). You have 120 minutes of writing time. See further details below.
3. Total marks: the total mark for the exam is 100, counting for 30% of the final grade.
4. Exam type: Closed book exam (only non-programmable calculator is allowed).
That is, you are not allowed to consult course materials or any online resources. Your
answers must be your own and without help from third parties.
5. Exam coverage: Examinable materials include all topics from week 1 to the end of week 4.
6. Where to find exam questions, Zoom link and exam submission link:
You will find the exam questions, Zoom link and submission site for the exam on our
course wattle page in the ‘Mid-Semester Exam’ block.
7. Details on Zoom invigilation:
You must have an appropriate photo ID (e.g., student ID, driver license, passport)
with you at all time during the exam. A random ID check will be conducted.
The final exam Zoom link will be accessible at 6:20 PM (AEDT). This means you can
join the Zoom session starting from 6:20 PM (AEDT).
At 6:30 PM AEDT, the exam-questions file will be accessible in the ‘Mid-Semester
Exam’ block. The exam begins at 6:30 PM AEDT.
6:30PM – 6:40PM AEDT: Reading time (10 minutes)
6:40PM – 8:40PM AEDT: Writing time (120 minu
tes)
8:40PM – 8:55PM AEDT: Submission time (15 minutes)
No extra time will be granted for late arrival.
EAP students will have extra writing time according to their study plans.
You will be required to keep your camera on during the entire exam duration
(6:30PM-8:55PM). Your camera must face you.
8. You must submit your exam answers via the submission link named “Mid-Semester Exam
Submission Link” in the ‘Mid-Semester Exam’ block.
Once you have submitted your work,
Check Turnitin to make sure that you can see your submission there.
Check your email and make sure you have received a successful submission
confirmation email from Turnitin.
It is your responsibility to ensure that your submission is successful.
9.
Your answers must be hand-written (either on papers or tablet such as iPad).
You must submit your exam answers in ONE file ONLY and in PDF format ONLY.
Make sure you know to scan your exam answers and convert them into a single PDF
file. E.g.,
You can use Microsoft Lens app which is available for free download on your
appstore), or alternatively
You can take photos of your exam answers, copy the image files into a word
document, and use the ‘save as…’ function to save the word document as a
PDF file.
Make sure your PDF file is readable, and that your scanned answers are legible. We
reserve the rights to not mark illegible answers.
Make sure you upload the correct exam file.
If you submit multiple files, only one of them will be randomly marked.
10. The file name of your exam should follow the format:
Surname_UniID (e.g., Keynes_u1234567; Hajargasht_u9876543).