Instructions for online Exams

Online delivery
 Exams folders will be in unit sites
 Exams will be set up in the Assessment and Feedback section of the unit site.
For written exams, question paper will be available for download after the published start
time

Important points before you begin:

 The time on your computer is likely to be different to BREO’s. Please ensure you do not
leave submission until the last moment, you may not be able to submit.
 Your exam has a very specific start time and the link for the exam will NOT be available
before this time. Refresh the page or press F5.
 Once the exam time has finished, you will be UNABLE to upload your work as it will be late.
 All examinations must be submitted via BREO and submissions will not be accepted via
email.
 If encounter a problem at the start or during your exam, you should email
exams@beds.ac.uk immediately, do not delay in reporting problems.

 Emailed submissions will not be accepted.

Where student are unable to access computing facilities (ie they only have access to a
phone) scans or photos of handwritten answers will be accepted preferably submitted in
PDF documents.

 All submitted work will be check for plagiarism.

For Computer based exams (CBES

 CBEs are usually multiple choice
questions. The exam will end at
the end time and automatically
submit all answers

You can check you progress or go
back and forth between questions if
you reveal Question completion
status.
To change display text size use
CTRL button and +

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Find your exam:
Open internet browser. Recommended Google Chrome
On campus: Log on to a computer with own University username and password.

Go to BREO: https://breo.beds.ac.uk Log on

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Go to the BREO unit where your exam
will be taking place and open the
Assessment and Feedback folder.
Your exam will be clearly titled and you
should click the link to access the details.
Here is an example:

Make a careful note of the due date and time –

you will NOT be able to submit your exam response if it is late.

For written exams

Click the link for the exam, then click View assignment:

You should download a copy of the

exams questions, by pressing the three
dots to the right of the file, and then
select Download Original File.

Open a blank word document, and fill in the answers to the exam questions as explained in the
document with the exam questions. Make sure you save your work regularly to a location you
can easily identify (e.g. your Desktop).

When you are ready to submit,

click the Add Content button:

Find the paperclip icon and click it:

Press Save:

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Press Submit (in the bottom right part of the screen). BREO will ask you to confirm this is your
correct assignment – press submit to complete the process.

To check you have submitted properly, go back and click

on the assignment’s link. BREO tells you how many
attempts you have made.
To check your attempt press X submitted (the number will
vary by the number of attempts).

Remember: If you encounter a problem at the start or during your exam, you should
email exams@beds.ac.uk immediately, do not delay in reporting problems.

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