Assessment Regulations - Pasting Images?

[Sindy]

The Assessment Regulations that has just been released states:

33. Candidates are allowed to use any standard function available in Excel, Word and R but this excludes the use of Macros.. Candidates must complete their assessment using keyboard entry only, unless the IFoA have agreed the use of dictation or handwriting conversion software as part of an access arrangement. Images incorporated into the examination script will not be marked.

However, for CS1 and CS2 Paper B we are required to paste plots from R into our word script. How do we do this if it's not as an image?

 

[John Lee]

What they're referring to is the paper A - and that excludes the use of students attaching a photo of their handwriting.
For paper B, we definitely do add images of the plots.

 

[Jen L]

Hello
Just wanted to seek clarification on this. Are you allowed to screenshot your working in Excel and insert them into your script for Paper A?

Eg, if the question was "solve for z", and your wrote in Word "z = x + y" would any of the below be acceptable working out?

1. A screenshot of your spreadsheet where col A contains x, y , x+y, and col B contains 5, 6, 11?
2. The above spreadsheet workings copied in as a 3 x 2 table, instead of a screenshot?
3. Or would you need to include "x = 5, y = 5, x+y = 11" as text in your exam script?

Appreciate any help on this.

 

[Darrell Chainey]

Yes, as long as you show your working and it's clear what you have done.
So all three are OK.

Obviously check out the Exam Handbook at https://actuaries.org.uk/qualify/my-exams/ifoa-exams/ too.