MEC Risk Assessment & Mitigation 3

Question 1

Which Moodle role assignment mistake most commonly leads to unintended grade editing by students?

Accepted Answer

Assigning a student the Teacher role in the course

Answer

Assigning the Teacher role to a student grants grade editing capabilities, directly violating assessment integrity.

Question 2

An educator uses the same quiz bank for multiple course sections. What is the primary risk?

Accepted Answer

Students from different sections sharing identical questions

Answer

Shared question banks mean all sections receive the same questions, increasing the risk of answer sharing between sections.

Question 3

A Moodle site experiences a sudden spike in concurrent quiz submissions during a final exam. Which mitigation strategy should be in place beforehand?

Accepted Answer

Load testing the server and scheduling staggered exam start times

Answer

Load testing identifies server capacity limits, and staggered start times distribute submission peaks to prevent outages.

Question 4

What is the risk of setting a Moodle assignment to 'No submission required' when grades are still expected?

Accepted Answer

The gradebook may show no grade column for that activity

Answer

'No submission required' assignments do not create a gradebook column by default, causing grades to go unrecorded.

Question 5

Which Moodle log report is most useful for investigating a suspected case of academic dishonesty during an online quiz?

Accepted Answer

Quiz activity log showing IP addresses and timestamps

Answer

Quiz logs with IP addresses and timestamps can reveal if multiple accounts submitted from the same location or if answer patterns suggest collusion.

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