Course Material

Written Examination

On this page you find information about the examination test Written Examination.

Number of credits

The Written Examination test is worth 2.5 credits. You will primarily prepare for it by completing the Laboratory Work and the Project Work, so don't expect to use 2.5 credits of time studying for the Written Examination only.

Digital Exam

The Written Examination test is an Inspera exam; a digital exam you write on a school computer. More information about Inspera exams can be found on the JU page Digital Examopen in new window.

Dates/Re-examinations

The Written Examination test is offered in:

  • The exam period in March
  • The re-exam period in July
  • The re-exam period in August

When the date for these periods is approaching you can find more information about location and date at the JU page Exam Schedule JTHopen in new window.

Registration

As describe on the JU page Digital Examopen in new window you must register for the Inspera exam before you're allowed to write it.

Re-register for re-examinations

You need to register for each written examination you want to attend. If you want to write a re-exam, you need to register for the re-exam even if you registered for the ordinary exam.

The registration closes

The registrations closes ~10 days before the exam starts, so register for it as soon as possible. However, the registration opens first ~1 month before the exam starts, so you can't register for it at course start.

Permitted aids

The only permitted aids at the Written Examination test are:

  • A dictionary to translate to/from English from/to your native language
  • Pen and paper to sketch with (does not need to be submitted)

About the computer

The computer you write the exam on may only be used to enter your answers on the exam. You may not use it to run other applications or search the web.

Grades/Marking

The exam consists of questions worth 25 points in total.

  • For grade 3, 40% of max score (10 points) is required
  • For grade 4, 60% of max score (15 points) is required
  • For grade 5, 80% of max score (20 points) is required

The exam will be in English, but you may write your answers in either English or Swedish. If you write your answers in Swedish, make sure to not introduce any translation confusement. Write proper sentences (spelling, upper/lower case characters, punctuation, etc.). Answers that do not do this good enough/are vague/are partly incomprehensible cannot receive full score on the questions.

Sample exam

You can look at the exam from 2021-08-22 to get some idea about what the questions on your exam will be.

Sample answers

After each exam, sample answers with some grading guidelines will be published here.