Description of the method used by tor vergata university of rome for the electronic final exam of the degree course in physiotherapy

ABSTRACT

On 11 March 2020, the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) officially declared the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as a pandemic. Much of the global higher-education community has been thrust into an unplanned, unwanted and fraught experiment in online learning. Experts in the academic world must be encouraged to spread and share the strategies they are using to face these challenges. This extraordinary health emergency, which is being experienced in our country and all over the world, has forced Italian universities to modify the organisation of the final tests of their degree courses, including those of the health professions, with the effect of transforming them into online tests. The objective pursued is to not interrupt the completion of university courses by ensuring that students can complete the qualifying exams for these professions. This paper describes the method used at an Italian university to carry out the final exam of the degree course in physiotherapy in electronic form. Final exams have been organised on the basis of the guidance provided at a national level. The technical tool chosen by this university to allow participation in remote exams is the Microsoft Teams platform. The Exam Commission will start the exam, after verifying the environmental requirements in which each candidate wishes to take the exam. At the end of the exam, the President of the Exam Commission will transcribe the names and marks of the student, as well as the names of the members of the Commission on the minutes, and he or she will sign them. This paper represents a first step in the dissemination and sharing, at an academic level, of how one university is dealing with the current situation. It is an important element in helping academics and academia to manage this emergency. © Proceedings of the 14th IADIS International Conference e-Learning 2020, EL 2020 - Part of the 14th Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2020. All rights reserved.