OPELA Industry Regulations and Compliance 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under FERPA, what is the primary right granted to eligible students (those 18 or older) regarding their educational records?
- The right to demand a school delete inaccurate records immediately
- The right to inspect and review their own educational records (Correct answer)
- The right to prevent any instructor from accessing their grades
- The right to receive a printed copy of all records free of charge
Correct answer: The right to inspect and review their own educational records
FERPA grants eligible students the right to inspect and review their educational records maintained by the school.
Question 2: Which agency enforces the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which governs minimum wage and overtime rules relevant to many industries?
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (Correct answer)
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Correct answer: Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division enforces the FLSA, including minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements.
Question 3: A language assessment vendor stores test-taker audio responses in the cloud. Under which principle should they retain this data only as long as operationally necessary?
- Data minimization / storage limitation (Correct answer)
- Purpose specification
- Accuracy principle
- Accountability principle
Correct answer: Data minimization / storage limitation
The storage limitation (data minimization) principle requires that personal data be kept no longer than necessary for the specified purpose.
Question 4: When an institution uses a third-party OPELA provider, the institution remains responsible for FERPA compliance because the provider typically acts as a:
- Joint controller under GDPR
- School official with legitimate educational interest (Correct answer)
- Independent data broker
- Covered entity under HIPAA
Correct answer: School official with legitimate educational interest
Third-party service providers acting under institutional authority are treated as school officials with legitimate educational interest, keeping FERPA obligations with the institution.
Question 5: Which of the following is a key requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II for public universities administering online assessments?
- Provide assessments only in written format
- Offer reasonable accommodations so assessments are accessible to students with disabilities (Correct answer)
- Exempt online assessments from accessibility requirements
- Require students to self-identify disabilities before enrollment
Correct answer: Offer reasonable accommodations so assessments are accessible to students with disabilities
ADA Title II requires public institutions to provide reasonable accommodations ensuring programs, including online assessments, are accessible to persons with disabilities.
Question 6: ISO/IEC 27001 is an international standard primarily focused on:
- Quality management systems for educational institutions
- Information security management systems (ISMS) (Correct answer)
- Environmental compliance and sustainability reporting
- Financial auditing procedures
Correct answer: Information security management systems (ISMS)
ISO/IEC 27001 specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, and maintaining an information security management system.
Question 7: An online assessment platform operating in the EU must appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO) when it:
- Employs more than 50 staff members
- Processes personal data on a large scale as a core activity (Correct answer)
- Offers services in more than three EU member states
- Charges fees for assessment services
Correct answer: Processes personal data on a large scale as a core activity
GDPR requires a DPO when an organization's core activities involve large-scale processing of personal data or special categories of data.
OPELA Industry Regulations and Compliance 2
Under FERPA, what is the primary right granted to eligible students (those 18 or older) regarding their educational records?