Forms of assessment
Assessment at the International Summer School may be in the form of written examinations, oral examinations, assignments, or a combination of these assessment types. The course description and syllabus describe the type(s) of assessment used for each course.
No changes to the form(s) or weight of assessment must be announced to the students without being ratified by the ISS administration. If the course leader wish to change the assessment form, this has to be done in due time before the summer semester starts, and the ISS Office has to be notified mid May.
Informing students
The course leader must describe the examination and weighting of assignments in the course schedule and inform students of this during the first week of classes. The form of assessment must be in accordance with the information provided to the students in the course description and syllabus.
Information about exam dates, times and locations
For the dates of exams, see the semester page in the course description. Final information concerning exams (date, time, place) will be provided to course leaders and lecturers by the end of Week 4. Students will be notified of the examination time and place through information given in class, on the ISS website, and by e-mail
The location for the physical final examinations is in Silurveien 2, the UiO digital examination premises.
Special examination arrangements
In case a student needs special examination arrangements or wants to withdraw from an examination, please see the available options at ISS.
Information about cheating and plagiarism
The course instructor is obliged to inform the students about how to write and cite correctly and the consequences of plagiarism and cheating. The University Library has useful resources. The University's central pages have an overview of what might count as plagiarism and suspicion of cheating and what consequences the student might face.
Explanation of grades and appeals
ISS follow the central rules for explanations and appeals UiO. Read the central rules for explanation of grades and appeals.