engineering degree online : Don’t take a “gamble” on your proctor

Posted by bposton on October 25th, 2006 — Posted in engineering degree online

Ok, sorry for the pun on Proctor and Gamble, I just couldn’t help it :-)

It’s just my silly way of introducting another question that was posted on the door of my online degree dorm room:

“What is a ‘proctor’ and how to I choose one?”

Sometimes called a “site coordinator”, all students entering an online degree program will probably have to identify a proctor to administer examinations that the student will take in the class.

The proctor is normally someone who is in responsible position, such as the student’s immediate or higher supervisor at work or someone in the company’s HR or training office.

Proctors have to be approved by the person or group that is coordinating the online class. That’s normally done with something like a Proctor Approval Form.

Usually there is a restriction that the proctor must not be a peer, or someone who reports to you if you’re a manager. Also, a relative is normally not accepted as a proctor.

Here are some examples of proctors that are usually acceptable:

People from your company’s training department
Your company’s HR manager or other human resources personnel
Your immediate supervisor or someone higher than you in your company.

If the event that you just can’t come up with a suitable proctor you can normally arrange to have your exams administered at a cooperating college, library, or other site approved by college or program you’re working with.

Again, sorry for the pun. But hey, it could have been worse - think proctocology…:-)

Ben 

 

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