Guideline

Conditions

To start a video chat, both you and the examiner need the necessary technical infrastructure: an internet-enabled device, a stable internet connection, access software, such as video conferencing systems, a webcam, and a microphone or headset.
Legal questions must be clarified (more details in the Legal section).
The person being examined must authenticate themselves before the conversation.
A neutral supervisor is required.

Providers

At the University of Hamburg, you can conduct your oral exam using several video conferencing tools. Here, we briefly introduce three of them.

Teams

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform that combines chat, phone, video conferencing, and other functions. The service is available to all students and staff at the University of Hamburg as part of the Office 365 license.

+ Possibly familiar to many UHH staff through Office 365 integration

+ Persistent chat

- Registration required

- Data protection concerns

Zoom (Link to Mini Tutorial)

Zoom is the most well-known video conferencing system, characterized by its intuitive usability. However, since the servers, like those of Teams, are located in the USA, data protection is very limited.

+ Easy to use

+ Many are already familiar with it due to its popularity

- Data protection concerns

BBB (Link)

+ Data protection

+ Integration into Moodle

+ Developed for teaching purposes

Scenario

Similar form as patterns

Problem Statement

The student cannot attend the oral exam in the examination rooms of the university due to acute mobility issues.

Solution

You allow the examination to take place online using a video conferencing system with various communication functions.

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