Preparing Exam Papers in GURU 2.0

Steps for submitting examination papers: 

All examination papers must be submitted electronically through the Guru 2.0 using the approved exam paper template.  When building your template, please ensure you action/include the following where required.  

• Extension number/contact number of Internal Examiner (if you have no extension number, please inform examinations@dcu.ie of an alternative contact number). 
• Name of External Examiner (should auto-populate on the cover sheet but if missing from the cover sheet, please add it manually).  
• If there are additional requirements that Registry should provide to the students, tick the appropriate box under ‘Please select any additional Requirements’, i.e. Log Tables, graph paper, etc. 
• If you require exam papers to be handed back please ensure to always select both of the following:
  • Tick ‘Exam Paper to be returned with booklet’ under ‘Please select any additional Requirements’.
  • Tick the Exam/Seat Number’ under ‘Optionally add some template questions’ which will then include the line for students to add their Exam No. and Seat No. 
• If your paper is one of the following Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) formats:
  • DCU MCQ Answer Sheets: Tick this if you require Registry to provide students with the Red MCQ sheets that feed into the marking reader. 
  • Faculty/School MCQ Sheets: Tick this if you will provide Registry with your own MCQ answer sheet (if you are providing these sheets, please ensure it includes lines for Exam No. / Seat No.  only).  
  • MCQ Only - Do not publish: Only tick this if you have a prior agreement with Registry.  If choosing this option, please select the following.  
    • Tick ‘Exam Paper to be returned with booklet’ under ‘Please select any additional Requirements’.
    • Tick the Exam/Seat Number’ under ‘Optionally add some template questions’ which will then include the line for students to add their Exam No. and Seat No. 
• Ensure that your footer refers to the correct examination diet. 
• Prior to uploading your paper you will have the option to provide Registry with any additional comments, i.e. open book exam, print exam paper in colour, etc. 

GURU2 guidance and information     

• Generating an examination paper - How to download the auto-populated, front cover template.  Once complete, the examination paper should be ‘published’ in Guru.  Video (approx. 10 minutes) details both of these steps.  
• Option to create and manage your assessments in Guru -  How to edit your Word documents directly inside Guru’s inline editor - Video (approx 7 mins) describes how to manage this  functionality.
• For academics who work with other colleagues in generating shared examinations or coursework, Guru now offers a new user interface for collaborative work  Video (approx 5 mins) describes this new functionality
• For complicated examination papers requiring attached appendices Video (approx. 4 mins) shows the recommended approach for working with PDF attachment

If you encounter any problems with Guru2, please email gurusupport@dcu.ie.