Hi
@Studystuff,
Please see below as mentioned by the IFoA. Trust the same assists.
I have seen on social media that these examinations may be ‘open-book’. What are the materials that I will be able to use during your online examinations?
Updated 17 April 2020
In line with our
Assessment Regulations (March 2020), you are permitted to use
personal course notes during our April online examinations.
Personal course notes include electronic or hard copy Core Reading, tutorial materials, and supplementary materials such as notes you have prepared personally as part of your studies.
However, during your examinations, such notes may only be used for reference purposes, and you must not copy and paste content from any
personal course notes into your answer script.
Our advice is that when referring to such materials, you need to remember that the skills you are required to demonstrate remain the same as in traditional examinations; namely to show understanding of the materials and their effective application to specific situations. You will, therefore, need to ensure you correctly balance your examination time between the use of your
course notes and completion of the examination paper.
Use of any materials which do not constitute
personal course notes are strictly prohibited. For the avoidance of doubt, these include (but are not limited to) materials/items specified in our
Assessment Regulations (Section 7d - regulation 60), namely e-templates and any electronic files which contain pre-existing calculations.
You are reminded of your professional ethical obligations under
the Actuaries’ Code, or as applicable, to uphold our Assessment Regulations, and you must not collude with other candidates and/or third parties.
Your answer script will be checked for originality to ensure it is your own work, there is no evidence of plagiarism, and that there are no similarities to the work of other candidates. We reserve the right to carry out such checks during marking and after the release of results - as outlined in our
Contingency Statement. Any potential case of inappropriate conduct will be investigated in line with our Assessment Regulations, and results will be withheld until such investigations are complete.
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