lawgrad2020 wrote: » Sorry reposting this as still confused and need to order my legislation today. Hello, did everyone doing company order their legislation from opw or did they get the companies act binded book? I'm so unsure which of the books are usable/out of date and so confused and stressed Would be so appreciative of any guidance.
awsah wrote: » Ha ha ha ha ha oh my god I have to laugh! so to keep the integrity of the exams we are going to be watched by a robot. like what if u have a habit of always looking to the ceiling or behind the screen when ur thinking, what if your eyes get tired after 3 hours of staring at the screen and u stop looking at the screen. Also the privacy thing is a big enough issue, the new email stated we shall receive an email form better examinations, this means they have already provided our information to a third party, is this something we agreed to allow when we signed up for the FE1s? Also it says that you then have to login, does this mean we have to create an account with them, what kind of permissions do they request that you allow. If we agree to allow a software company to record us, do they have that ability even when we have finished the exam?
desk404 wrote: » I am not at all happy at how the Law Society has decided to roll out 'proctoring' software without providing us with any information about the nature of this software product. The chosen proctoring software is Proctorio (based in the US). BetterExaminations (based in Ireland) provides the platform to do each of the exams and Proctorio provides its software to add on the supervised element. It works by recording the student's video and audio during the exam, their screen, records an ID and, depending on the settings used, requests the student to show the webcam around the room prior to the exam. The key part of the Proctorio software is that it tracks the student's eye movements and using machine learning generates a score to predict the likelihood that the student is cheating. For example, if it detects the students eyes constantly moving away it will generate a higher score, suggesting that perhaps the student is cheating. Much of this has yet to be explained by the Law Society to us. It gives rise to several concerns: - Who has access to video and audio recordings? Is it just the Law Society? - How long will that personal data be stored for? - Will examiners interpret results from Proctorio's assessment? What is considered acceptable eye movement? - Has the Law Society received adequate assurances from the company after the CEO of Proctorio apologised after posting the content of student support messages on Reddit? (Article on The Guardian's website (1st July 2020) 'CEO of exam monitoring software Proctorio apologises for posting student's chat logs on Reddit') - At what point did we consent to handing over personal data (email address and other info) to either of these companies? - Is our data being stored inside or outside the EU? While it is understandable that the Law Society has had to come to some sort of workable solution during the pandemic, it is unfortunate that students are required to surrender aspects of their privacy in pursuit of maintaining the "integrity" of exams. This is the only way to enter the profession and it is a shame that students need to agree to this. If someone prefers the traditional exam format and wishes to delay, they may end up delaying or forfeiting their training contract. Moreover with only 15 days to the first exam, we have not been made aware of any of these privacy implications.
maggie95 wrote: » From what I've seen Proctorio doesn't allow for bathroom breaks either... unless the Law Society themselves schedule a break..
FE1new wrote: » Update email guys FINAL EXAMINATION – FIRST PART NOVEMBER 2020 The November sitting of the FE-1 will be delivered using an online examinations system (Better Examinations) and Proctorio software. Visual and audio recordings will be taken as you sit the examination. BETTER EXAMINATION You will receive an email from Better Examinations shortly asking you to log on. Please see Instructions on how to log on to Better Examinations CHROME BROWSER Our online exam system runs only on a Chrome browser, as previously advised. If you already have a Chrome browser installed on the device you are going to use to take the online FE-1 examination, please skip this step. If you do not have Chrome installed on the device you are going to use to take the online FE-1 examination, please click on the link below to download the latest version of Chrome.https://www.google.com/chrome/ The above website will automatically detect which Operating System you have on your device (i.e. Windows, Mac, Other) and will offer a download and instructions for the latest version of Chrome. MOCK/PRACTICE EXAMINATION Before the examination you may take a mock examination. In addition to familiarising yourself with the software, the mock examination also checks whether your hardware meets our Technical Requirements Please ensure that you use the same laptop/device you will use for your examinations in November. This is important as you will be asked to download some software on to your device before the mock examination starts. This software only has to be installed once and you will not have to install it again for the November examinations. If you are using a laptop/device provided by your employer please check that the security settings permit you to download software. MOCK EXAMINATION TIMETABLE There will be two test sittings of the same examination paper (Criminal Law) on Thursday 22 October, at 10.00am and 2.00pm. You can log on to either sitting. The purpose of the mock examination is to allow you to familiarise yourself with the online examination and you can leave the examination at any time. Any answers you provide will not be marked.
desk404 wrote: » I am not at all happy at how the Law Society has decided to roll out 'proctoring' software without providing us with any information about the nature of this software product. The chosen proctoring software is Proctorio (based in the US). BetterExaminations (based in Ireland) provides the platform to do each of the exams and Proctorio provides its software to add on the supervised element. It works by recording the student's video and audio during the exam, their screen, records an ID and, depending on the settings used, requests the student to show the webcam around the room prior to the exam. The key part of the Proctorio software is that it tracks the student's eye movements and using machine learning generates a score to predict the likelihood that the student is cheating. For example, if it detects the students eyes constantly moving away it will generate a higher score, suggesting that perhaps the student is cheating. Much of this has yet to be explained by the Law Society to us. It gives rise to several concerns: - Who has access to video and audio recordings? Is it just the Law Society? - How long will that personal data be stored for? - Will examiners interpret results from Proctorio's assessment? What is considered acceptable eye movement? - Has the Law Society received adequate assurances from the company after the CEO of Proctorio apologised after posting the content of student support messages on Reddit? (Article on The Guardian's website (1st July 2020) 'CEO of exam monitoring software Proctorio apologises for posting student's chat logs on Reddit') While it is understandable that the Law Society has had to come to some sort of workable solution during the pandemic, it is unfortunate that students are required to surrender aspects of their privacy in pursuit of maintaining the "integrity" of exams. This is the only way to enter the profession and it is a shame that students need to agree to this. If someone prefers the traditional exam format and wishes to delay, they may end up delaying or forfeiting their training contract. Moreover with only 15 days to the first exam, we have not been made aware of any of these privacy implications.
fe1fi20 wrote: » Does anyone have the March 2020 equity paper? Or even able to list the topics that came out please
lawgrad49 wrote: » Hey Guys, Looking for an up to date Company Manual (PDF Version) if anyone wants to trade or sell, drop me a PM. Recently passed Tort & EU in August sittings so have those up to date manuals to trade. Cheers!
123456789j wrote: » Hi guys, would anyone have any condensed equity more which they could swap? I have tort or criminal. Would help big time with my workload!
Hazel774 wrote: » They still didn't give us any update on whether we can have a rough work sheet of paper beside us, if we print the exam paper, use the bathroom, will we have the option of handwriting the exam, etc. They never even told us what time the actual exams are on at? Seriously why are they spreading this information over so many different emails and announcements rather than just giving us all of the information at once, particularly when we're way past the point of them even giving us a fair amount of notice at this stage
DFMCD190384 wrote: » Can we take this that the actual exams will be 4 hours instead of 3???
maggie95 wrote: » I wouldn't think that's a guarantee just because the two mocks are 4 hours apart unfortunately..
DFMCD190384 wrote: » Can we take this that the exam will be 4 hours instead of 3???
