The system "Digital Exam" is used for both set and open assignments, including those which are followed up by an oral exam, as well as oral exams, course participation, written exams and master’s theses. Always stay informed on your exam plan, where you will find information about the exams in your courses.
On Digital Exam, you will receive information on time and location as well as deadline for written assignments, date and time for oral exams, and in which room your oral exam or on-campus written exam will take place.
You will receive a notification e-mail on your student mail, when your exam is activated in the system Digital Exam. You can log in to your student mail here https://sso.sdu.dk/
Written assignment
See the guide for using Digital Exam for home assignments.
See the start date and submission deadline for the written assignments, carried out in Digital Exam
You can see the start date and submission deadline for your written assignments in the exam overview in Digital Exam. You will get an e-mail notification, when exams are available in the system.
You can see your exams in Digital Exam as soon as they are ready
Your study programme will make your exams available in Digital Exam as soon as they are ready. Contact your study programme, if your exam is not visible in Digital Exam by 1 week before the exam begins.
Submit your written assignments with time to spare in case of technical difficulties
Make sure to submit your assignment with time to spare, to make sure you have time to solve potential technical issues before the submission deadline.
If you cannot submit your assignment due to technical difficulties, you need to document the issue
If you experience technical difficulties with the Digital Exam system, preventing you from submitting your assignment within the deadline, you need to document the issue, e.g. with a screenshot with the date and time visible, and send the documentation to your programme. You must submit your assignment as soon as the technical issue has been solved.
You can edit and delete your submission within the submission deadline
You can edit and delete your submitted assignment within the submission deadline. This does not apply to theses and similar final assignments. When uploading a new version, you override the version previously submitted. If you submit a new version after the submission deadline, your submission will be registered as a late submission, even if you have previously uploaded a version within the deadline. So make sure to upload your final version before the submission deadline.
You can submit your written assignment as a group in Digital Exam
If you are writing your assignment in a group, you can submit it together as a group in Digital Exam. See the guide on how to submit an assignment as a group.
You can upload large files in Digital Exam
If your assignment, or other material you need to submit, is a large file you can still submit it in Digital Exam. See the guide for uploading large files.
You will get a receipt when you have successfully submitted your assignment
You will get a printable receipt in the browser window, when you have pressed “Submit”. You will also receive a receipt in your student e-mail, confirming that your assignment has been submitted within the deadline. Check the e-mail receipt when you have submitted your assignment, to make sure is has been submitted correctly.
You can see your submitted material on the receipt page
When you have submitted your assignment, you can see what you have submitted on the receipt page.
Written campus-based exams
In the exam overview in Digital Exam, you can get an overview of your written campus-based exams. You will get an e-mail notification, when exams are available in the system.
In the exam overview you can see:
• the dates and times for your written campus-based exams
• the locations (room numbers) of your written campus-based exams
You can see your exams in Digital Exam as soon as they are ready
Your study programme will make your exams available in Digital Exam as soon as they are ready. Contact your study programme, if your exam is not visible in Digital Exam by 1 week before the exam begins.
Read more on our site about written exams.
Oral exam
In the exam overview in Digital Exam, you can get an overview of your oral exams. You will get an e-mail notification, when exams are available in the system.
In the exam overview you can see:
• the dates and times for your oral exams
• the locations (room numbers) of your oral exams
If you are to receive exam questions before your oral exam, they will in some cases be posted in Digital Exam
In some cases, your exam questions will be posted in Digital Exam, if you are to receive them before your oral exam. If this is the case with your exam, you can find the exam questions by clicking the exam in the exam overview. In other cases, you will receive the exam questions trough Blackboard.
You can see your exams in Digital Exam as soon as they are ready
Your study programme will make your exams available in Digital Exam as soon as they are ready. Contact your study programme, if your exam is not visible in Digital Exam by 1 week before the exam begins.
Course participation
Courses where course participation, or a similar exam type, constitutes the exam in the course, will also be visible in Digital Exam. In the exam overview you can see if you are registered for the exam, as well as the exam type in the relevant course.
If the exam type is course participation, you do not need to do anything in Digital Exam, unless otherwise specified by your study programme.