FINS5514: Capital Budgeting and Financial Decisions T3
2023 – Online Quiz (30% of Total Marks)
Date: Friday, 20 October 2023
Starting time: 4 p.m. AEDT
Mode: Online Quiz on McGraw-Hill Connect
Quiz Duration: 1 hour
Reading time: 5 minutes
Number of attempts: 1 attempt
Weight: 30% of the overall grade
Coverage: All material covered from week 1 to 5 is examinable, including the tutorial material for week 5 that
are covered in week 6.
Format of the test: 17 questions which will comprise of theory and calculation questions.
Instructions
• Online Quiz will be open book and will be conducted on Mc-Graw Hill Connect. You can access the
assessment by clicking the link in Moodle, which will launch the Connect page.
• The assessment cannot be copied, forwarded, or shared in any way. You must finish the assessment
independently.
• The Quiz will appear on MH Connect. However, the assessment will be locked, meaning you will not be
able to start the quiz before 4 p.m. on Friday, 20 October 2022.
• All students must begin the quiz at 4 p.m. AEDT. The quiz will be automatically closed at 5:05 p.m. AEDT or
1 hour from your starting time, whichever comes first.
• You MUST agree to the student declaration on MH Connect and submit it before attempting the Online
Assessment. This is a 1 question assignment asking you to agree to the declaration. I suggest you submit
the declaration before the assessment start time.
• A Trial Quiz is available on Moodle for the purpose of device set up only. You are required to set up your
device properly before the assessment and to resolve minor technical issues quickly. Please check
Assessment checklist - Before taking the Assessment to ensure your device is set up properly. Please close
all other webpages, enable popup blocker, set date and time automatically, clear cache file and browsing
data (make sure all time is selected). You will need to disable VPN.
• You are allowed to use calculators and Excel during the Quiz.
• It is recommended to use Chrome browser to access the Quiz.
• You will not be able to copy/paste, download, or print any information during the Quiz. Your computer’s
clipboard will be disabled during the quiz. Access to other webpages will be disabled during the exam.
Opening other webpages during the exam will likely cause losing access to the assessment. You may also
want to close all other programs to avoid interference.
• If you have ever experienced "Waiting for connect.mheducation.com message" error, please check this link
for setup and troubleshooting https://mhedu.force.com/CXG/s/article/Waiting-for-connect-mheducation-
com
• Proctorio Support is available https://proctorio.com/support
Students are expected to the trial quiz to set up their device properly before the assessments and
resolve technical issues with the best efforts. If you encounter major technical issues during the
assessment, you should take the following 4 steps:
Step 1: Take photos of as many of the following as possible:
• error messages
• screen not loading
• timestamped speed tests
• power outage maps
• messages or information from your internet provider regarding the issues experienced
All screenshots must include the date and time the issue occurred.
Step 2: Contact Connect Support immediately for help. Keep a record of communication with the
technician (e.g. ticket number, evidence that the issue cannot be resolved).
Via chat or email
https://mhedu.force.com/CXG/s/ContactUs
Via Phone:
Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, Middle East and Africa
Phone: +800-881-39190
US and Canada
Phone: +800-3311-5094
India
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Support Hours (Australian Eastern Time)
Tuesday-Friday: 24 hours
Saturday: 12am-11am
Sunday: 12am-10am
Monday: 2am-12am
For IT issues such as Moodle log in, hardware/software, wi-fi access, etc., students should contact the
UNSW IT Service Centre.
Email: itservicecentre@unsw.edu.au
Phone:
Internal to UNSW: x51333
Within Australia: (02) 9385 1333
International: +612 9385 1333
Support hours: Monday–Friday, 8.00am–8.00pm; Saturdays 11am to 3pm
For Moodle issues, students should contact External TELT Support:
Email: externalteltsupport@unsw.edu.au
Phone:
Internal to UNSW: x53331
Within Australia: (02) 9385 3331
International: +612 9385 3331
Support hours:
Monday-Friday 8:00am-10:00pm; Saturdays-Sundays 9:00am-5:00pm
Step 3: To keep a record, please contact the TA, Yutong Sun, via email yutong.sun2@unsw.edu.au with
email subject as "FINS5514 - technical issue during Quiz” within 15 minutes from the start of the
assessment or within 15 minutes when the issue occurred. The TA will not be able to provide technical
support. Please contact Connect Support to resolve technical issues.
Step 4: Submit a Special Consideration application (major technical issues resulting in a lost exam time
of a minimum of 10 minutes) immediately at the conclusion of your assessment with screenshots and all
the information including communication records in step 1 to 3. Information regarding special
considerations is available at: https://student.unsw.edu.au/special-consideration Please read the policy
carefully for eligibility and application procedure. The decision will be made by the UNSW special
consideration unit.
Further information
• The questions on the Quiz will be of varying levels of difficulty. Use your time wisely. Please review the
material carefully and make sure you understand all the concepts.
• Quiz will consist of 17 questions. You will be able to go back to previous questions at any time
during the assessment.
Quiz Tips
• Review each concept thoroughly and solve the practice questions without looking at the solution. This
gives you a better idea about your preparedness and common mistakes you may be making.
• Prepare a reference sheet while reviewing the material for the quiz. Reference sheet could be a 1–2-
page concise summary of the important/quiz relevant material from the course for quick reference. This
may include formulae, important rules etc. With timed quizzes, having to look through the material to
solve a problem eats up from the critical time to work on the problems. A reference sheet is much
faster to refer to during the quiz than looking through the book and other lecture material.
• Key to performing well on the open book assessments is to have a very good understanding of all the
concepts and not really needing to open the books during the assessment. Prepare for the open book
quiz as you would for a closed book quiz with some reference sheet help.
Good Luck!