<![CDATA[<p>Does <STRONG>web</STRONG><EM>Café</EM> have a way for students to download and submit take-home exams or assignments?</p><p><span id="bodyfont" style="font-family:Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><p>Yes, within a <strong>web</strong><em>Café </em>Classic room for a course, private folders for each student, each including a <strong>start timed assignment</strong> button, can be provided along with a special (<em>Assignment Files)</em> folder accessible solely by the teaching team.</p>
<p>Each student's private folder will contain brief instructions and the <strong>start timed assignment </strong>button. A student's click of the <strong>start timed assignment</strong> button creates a date/time-stamped copy of your exam materials within that student's submission folder. It's not possible for a student to change that date/time stamp or get a "later" version of the same exam file. This way, you know the exact time at which the assignment file first became available to the individual student to download.</p>
<p><font size="2">If students are supposed to upload a file -- e.g., a Word document -- to complete the assignment, that file </font>will be shown with its own date/time stamp in the "Modified" column. Thus, you can may compare the date/time stamps visually within each folder to see whether the student has roughly complied with the time limit. To date, instructors have relied more on a student's (implicit or written) assertion that he or she has followed established rules, rather than strict interpretations like "<strong>web</strong><em>Café</em> shows that you took 2 hours and 5 minutes, when 2 hours was the limit." In many cases instructors point out the applicable honor code or other academic policy that would govern compliance.</p>
<p>It is necessary to visit each folder in order to compare time stamps; however, you can use the search feature of <strong>web</strong><em>Café</em> to bring together student-submitted exam files for copying and pasting without having to visit each folder.</p>
<p>By clearing out the (<em>Assignment Files)</em> folder between uses, you may use this capability for multiple exams or timed assignments during a course.</p>
<p>To request addition of this optional feature for your existing course room, please contact the <strong>web</strong><em>Café </em>Classic Team.</p>
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