Peer Testing

 

1.1Submission of own work declaration

 

Process Testing

Ref

SDS Process

Pass

Notes / link to JIRA

1

After pressing ‘submit’, the declaration page is shown.

Pass

 

2

The evaluation process cannot be completed without checking the checkbox.

Pass

 

 

1.2Grade export

 

Process Testing

Ref

SDS Process

Pass

Notes / link to JIRA

1

The checkbox on the red board edit screen can be unselected/selected, and the setting persists when saved.

The checkbox is checked by default.

Pass

I got the error 'Element FORM.XTYPE is undefined in MODULE.' when clicking on Edit under red board on the course results (single student) screen. The project hadn't yet been set up on Jira, so I raised this with John via email - he fixed it.

2

XML and CSV buttons are displayed on the course export screen when there are students with confirmed red grades for the selected diet.

Pass

 

3

Properties in the generated XML file match SDS specifications.

Pass

 

4

Columns in the generated CSV file match SDS specifications.

Pass

 

5

Students with the ‘Include in Euclid Export’ checkbox turned off in their red board exam edit screen have the checkbox unselected by default on the export screen.

Pass

 

6

…otherwise it is selected by default.

Pass

 

7

Only students with qualifying red grades AND the checkbox selected are included in the exports.

Pass

 

 

1.3View grades from previous years

 

Process Testing

Ref

SDS Process

Pass

Notes / link to JIRA

1

‘Completed Courses’ page is no longer available to students.

Pass

 

2

Correct results are returned when staff search for name or UUN on the full grade history search function.

Pass

 

3

Clicking on a listed student will display their grading data for across all archived years.

Pass

 

 

1.4Edit recommendation on red report

 

Process Testing

Ref

SDS Process

Pass

Notes / link to JIRA

1

When blue board is confirmed, the calculated recommendation displayed on red board is correct. (as per exam_board_recommendation_calculations.docx, linked from the SDS).

Pass

Tested 3 examples

2

When the red board is edited, the “Original” recommendation is re-calculated and stored according the selected grades.

The “Actual” recommendation is updated according to whatever was selected in the drop-down box.

Pass

 

3

The red board report displays correctly displays the selected recommendation, regardless of what the grades are.

Pass

 

 

1.5Transfer grades to new course

 

Process Testing

Ref

SDS Process

Pass

Notes / link to JIRA

1

‘Transfer Grades’ button is displayed for unconfirmed aggregate grades only.

Pass

Button format is not very pretty

2

Transfer grades interface allows grades to be transferred to any other course.

Pass

 

 

1.6Euclid feed update

 

Process Testing

Ref

SDS Process

Pass

Notes / link to JIRA

1

Eugex loader scheduled task inserts rows from student_programmes into student_programmes_full if they are not already present (using scj_code and academic year as identifying PKs).

Pass

 

2

Eugex loader scheduled task updates rows which already exist (according to PKs), but have different data in other columns.

Pass

 

3

Eugex loader scheduled task deletes rows from student_programmes_full if they are missing from student_programmes as long as their academic year matches the current academic year.

Pass

 

4

Eugex loader scheduled task does not delete rows from student_programmes full if they are missing from student_programmes and their academic year does not match the current academic year.

Pass

 

 

1.7Include incoming visiting students in exam boards

 

Process Testing

Ref

SDS Process

Pass

Notes / link to JIRA

1

‘Manage non enrolled students’ button is present on the cohort view screen and activates the management interface when pressed.

Pass

 

2

Attachment management interface lists enrolled students (from euclid) plus any which have been attached (from coextension table).

Pass

 

3

User can add and remove students.

Pass

 

4

A student cannot be added twice.

Pass

 

 

Attached students are included in the cohort:

 

 

5

  • in the cohort listing

Pass

 

6

  • when using previous/next buttons on the student view

Pass

 

7

  • when confirming exam boards

Pass

ie the confirm button appears for these attached students

8

  • when generating the exam board report

Pass

 

9

  • when exporting ‘degree classification’ data

Pass

 

 

1.8Anomaly values in grade options

 

Process Testing

Ref

SDS Process

Pass

Notes / link to JIRA

1

On the project aggregation interface: any project with ‘NS’ flag set will force ‘AN’ grade for included course(s).

Pass

 

2

Projects can be excluded from the aggregation.

Pass

 

3

On the aggregate edit screen, and the yellow/blue/red board edit screens, anomaly grades (AN/WD/FF/R), if set, must be set on all 3 LOs.

Pass

The following messages are displayed if try to set only 1 of LOs to an anomaly grade: aggregation screen - "Error: when grade 'AN' is used, all of that course's learning outcomes must be marked 'AN'" board edit screens - "ERROR: When setting grade options (AN/WD/FF/R), all LOs for a course must be the same."

4

AN grade is available on the aggregate edit screen,

Pass

 

5

AN/WD/FF/R is available on the yellow/blue/red board.

Pass

 

6

Credit awarded on aggregate flag can be set on courses at the red board edit screen. (CA/AA/UA).

Pass

 

7

Courses with Credit Awarded on Aggregate flag, will show the appropriate CA/AA/UA “grade” on the red board report and the euclid export.

The mark will remain consistent with the real grade awarded.

Pass

 

8

Anomaly grades AN/WD/FF/R count as 0 marks and cause failure of a course when calculating course outcome, progression recommendation, and degree banding.

Pass

 

 

1.9Degree classification output

 

Process Testing

Ref

SDS Process

Pass

Notes / link to JIRA

1

“Degree Classification Export” button is available on the cohort view screen for admin users.

Pass

The button appears (where there are results confirmed at red board) for all years of study, and for Resits - even though degree classification only applies to final year End of Session results.

The exported file name is programmecode_programmename_MMM_YYYY.csv, though each export only contains degree classifications for the year and diet displayed on the cohort view at the time of export.

Exporting at Resit results in the Classification being set to 'n/a' in the csv

2

A CSV file is generated when the button is pressed.

Pass

 

3

All red confirmed students for the selected diet are included in the export.

Pass

 

4

The columns in the export match the specification in the SDS.

Pass

 

5

The ordering is alphabetical by surname, then forename

Pass

 

6Check the degree classification output is correct, as per the logic detailed in exam_board_recommendation_calculations.docx (linked from SDS)Pass 

 

1.10Change to ‘pending’ course outcome calculation

 

Process Testing

Ref

SDS Process

Pass

Notes / link to JIRA

1

Postgraduate students no longer receive a ‘Pending’ outcome when they have one failed LO but would otherwise pass.

Pass

 

2

Undergraduate students still receive the Pending outcome under this circumstance.

Pass

 

 

 

Other Requirements

Activity

Pass/Fail

Notes

Web Style Standards and Interface Design

Pass

in line with existing ECA Portal

Browser Standard Compliance

 

 

Accessibility Requirements

Pass

in line with existing ECA Portal

 

Project Info

Project
ECA Exam Board Enhancements
Code
ECA006
Programme
Z. ECA Portal and LMS (ECA) (closed 2012/13)
Project Manager
Craig Middlemass
Project Sponsor
Jared Taylor
Current Stage
Close
Status
Closed
Start Date
17-Dec-2012
Planning Date
n/a
Delivery Date
n/a
Close Date
29-Jul-2013
Programme Priority
2
Overall Priority
Normal
Category
Discretionary