Information for the employees who will be arranging the exams with third party software or other types of webapps/services like Lovdata.

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We have an online spreadsheet with all of our current available software and services in the link below.
Here's the overview of the current available software/services and also a complete list of previous registered software needs and requests:

Overview of reported IT needs for exams

Using software or internet services in your exam

Do you need software or other IT-related services for your exam? The use of software, online resources, and services is increasingly common in teaching. In many cases, it is natural to use the same tools in an assessment context. This article provides an overview of the possibilities and how to proceed to set up the use of software in an assessment setting. This can be for school exams, home exams, oral or practical exams.

New or changed IT needs related to software, online services, attachments, and equipment such as headphones and drawing tablets should be reported directly via email. Please write "IT Needs" and the relevant subject number in the subject field.

Email: digitaleksamen@sa.ntnu.no 
(If your subject is already registered with the correct information about IT needs, you do not need to report it again.)

FS Plan will send a reminder with a link to the overview of IT needs to each faculty at NTNU twice a year. It will be sent out three to four weeks before the final deadline. The reminder sent out in April is for autumn planning, and the one sent in October/November is for spring planning.

Deadlines for changes/requests to IT needs:

• September 30 for the spring period
• April 30 for the autumn period

We ask that you also register web services such as Git, Lovdata, GIS, Chemdraw and other services where the program or resource is running as a website.

Need advice? Contact us by mail. 

What is the expected processing time for these requests?

We strive to process the requests continuously. These requests must be processed individually as software packaging and license management are often affected by external factors that may lead to some processing time.

Software requirements should therefore not take place shortly before the examination. We will have to decline if there is too little time to handle the request, or if the students have received too little information about the expectations for software in the examination. 
Software that has been used in previous semesters will in most cases only need to be updated. It is worth mentioning that it must be specified if you want to use a spesific older version. We aim to keep the software up to date by default.

Why do you have to register services that do not need installation?

For both school and home exams, it is important that we are aware of the software and services in use, regardless of whether NTNU makes the software available or if it is a 3rd party supplier. 
For the school exams, it is important that we are informed about all resources and services so that we can ensure access for students with special needs who are using machines that are provided by NTNU for examination use.
For home exams, it is important for us to know what is included and expected in the exam assignments, so that we can provide user support should any problems arise in connection with these services during the exam. 

Capacity at school exams

We have a limited number of desktop computers used for 3rd party software for exams. These computers are powerful enough to run academic software and students will only have access to the online resources NTNU have specified. The current number of computers are as follows:

Trondheim: 597 (736 in total with the computers reserved for special needs accomodation)

Ålesund: 113 

Gjøvik: 171