Cost Accounting (2 º Sem 2019/2020)

Dear Cost Accounting students,

We hope this e-mail finds you and your families well and in good health.

In relation to the Cost Accounting exam for tomorrow, June 9 at 9 am, we have the following information (you can also check the announcement online):

1.       The exam is with consultation (of class materials, books, formulas) but individual, without any contact with third parties, in accordance with the honour commitment signed by the students and defined by the school.

2.       We remind you that the exam is with consultation only due to technical questions, but it was designed to be without done without consultation. Therefore, it is important that you do not waste time with unnecessary research in case you know the answer and/or how to solve the question. Validation checks should only be done at the end of each part of the exam, after answering and submitting and if there is any time left.

3.       At 8h45m all students must be at Teams at a class meeting. Specific meetings at Teams will be created, therefore you can access through the calendar. To those who may not have this option, just join the meeting that will be going on at the time.

4.       Any student without access to Teams must URGENTLY contact the Information Systems Department at ISEG (“Direção de Sistemas de Informação do ISEG” - dsi@iseg.ulisboa.pt) in order to get access.

5.       When joining the meeting, students shall turn on the cameras and microphones (during the exam, microphones can be switched off). Students with no camera on the computer must access Teams through a smartphone.

6.       At 8h45m a rol-call will be made by whoever is watching the exam.

7.       When called, the student shall answer and present the identity card (or passport) to be duly identified.

8.       Students that do not identify themselves will be subject to an oral exam.

9.       Any student not identified before the exam starts (for lack of time) will be identified in the following break.

10.   At 8h55m students, while keeping the Teams meeting with the camera on, shall access Aquila to be prepared to start the exam at 9h.

11.   At Aquila, students shall access the option “fichas”.

12.   At 9h, the 1st part of the exam shall be distributed automatically by the system and the exam will start.

13.   The exam has 4 sections, each with 20 minutes, and there is a 10-minute break between each section.

14.   Therefore, the timings will be as follows:

a.       From 9h to 9h20m – Part I

b.       From 9h20m to 9h30m – 1st break

c.       From 9h30m to 9h50m – Part II

d.       From 9h50m to 10h – 2nd break

e.       From 10h to 10h20m – Part III

f.        From 10h20m to 10h30m – 3rd break

g.       From 10h30m to 10h50m – Part IV

15.   Students with special educative needs shall have a 10-minute tolerance in each part, as per the rules defined by the School. For these students, each part will have 30 minutes, benefiting from the same 10-minute breaks, as follows:

a.       From 9h to 9h30m – Part I

b.       From 9h30m to 9h40m – 1st break

c.       From 9h40m to 10h10m – Part II

d.       From 10h10m to 10h20m – 2nd break

e.       From 10h20 to 10h50m – Part III

f.        From 10h50m to 11h – 3rd break

g.       From 11h to 11h30m – Part IV

16.   The exam has multiple choice questions and open text questions (text boxes). Multiple choice questions are worth 8 points in the exam and the open text questions, the remaining 12 points. In the multiple choice it is not necessary to present calculations, while in the open text questions, students shall, when applicable, present the calculations and justifications necessary to back up their answers.

17.   The weight of theoretical questions is 20 to 25% of the total exam and the remaining questions are practical.

18.   All questions will have the respective quotation indicated. Anyway, it is important to stress that in the multiple-choice questions, in case of a wrong answer, ¼ of the quotation will be taken out.

19.   During each part/section, students must, when possible, do regular “submissions” of the exam to guarantee that there are no last-minute issues/problems with submissions. Students may go back and change any answer already given until the moment that the part/section closes.

20.   Any problem with Aquila must be communicated at once to whoever is watching the exam at Teams.

21.   Only after the last part/section of the exam is over can the student switch off the camera and leave Teams.

Finally, the Cost Accounting team wishes to reinsure everyone that we are aware of the difficulties everyone is feeling and how challenging an online exam is. This exam was designed to face these new circumstances we are all going through.

Wish you all a great exam!

The Cost Accounting Team