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KIOSK Modus

1 Description

  1. Weiterleitung nur im Kiosk-Modusum im Kiosk-Modus zu einem weiteren Test zu gelangen oder den User auszuloggen
  2. Weiterleitung nach Abgabe der KlausurEs wird nur weitergeleitet, wenn das System im abgesicherten Modus aufgerufen wird, d.h. es eine user_agent-ID gibt und der Nutzer die Standardrolle "User" hat.
  3. Fertiggestellte Klausurdurchläufe als PDF-Dokument archivierenDiese Funktion ist zur Zeit noch gebunden an die Testeinstellung "Bewertung/Liste der Antworten anzeigen".

Voreinstellung der Option "Fragen mischen": aktiviert

2 Status

3 Additional Information

  • If you want to know more about this feature, its implementation or funding, please contact: SIG EA

4 Discussion

JF 5 Mar 2012: We appreciate the first option (redirect after finishing the test). The subsetting should in our opinion include the options
  • Always
  • Redirect only in kiosk mode
  • Redirect only if SEB is used
The third option (SEB) should only be offered, if a global T&A setting ("Enable SEB support") is activated.
 
The other topics (PDF and randomize questions) should be moved to separate feature wiki pages and be put on to the JF agenda again.
Erlangen, 15.03.2012:
  • Settings will be moved to EA-Plugin

Stefan Schneider, 13.07.2012: This feature should be part of standard ILIAS not a plugin. The feature needs merging with the naviless skin function, that should be abandoned.
We need to distinguish between ILIAS features and admin processes that should be handled by a future EA-Manager.

Stefan Schneider, 24.10.2012:
  • We should merge and simplify the kiosk and security concepts for exam workflow (technical implementation and / or UI / configuration):
    • SEB and OS: KIOSK broswing
      • access control to ILIAS with SEB key (special user-agent string)
      • no address bar for browsing
      • control of third party applications in a kiosked OS
      • -> we should recommend the use of SEB for secure exams with ILIAS, but its optional
      • -> maybe we should only add an entries in the admin security section for 
        • access deny for all user-agents and / or custom request headers X-**** accept a special string/key (exact or partial matching)
        • exception config for special roles (p.e. admins may access with all user-agents and without a special request header)
        • like passwords the key should not be displayed in plain text (but admins are able to force plain text view) and admins must retype the key; stored as hash in DB (p.e. md5 or sha1)
    • ILIAS KIOSK deskop and workflows
      • disable logout
      • disable menues
      • disable navigation ...
      • redirection / automation workflows (logout or redirect after finishing / certifying / archiving exams) what about using the new workflow engine of DataBay?
    • KIOSK mode of the Test Object
    • <- ALL useless infos (p.e. addintional info on start) or unused interactions should be disabled to offer a clean exam interaction model for students
    • <- on the other side usefull infos on the test screen should be highly configurable (fullname, immatriculation, login, absolut time, remainig time etc.)
  • Recommendation:
    • In the Test Assessment Administration section you can enable "exam mode" and define default values for all exammode settings, maybe we need a similar settings matrix like in user settings administration visible / editable / default. This enables a new tab in the Test Settings: "exam mode".
    • kiosking / redirecting / pdf archiving and special security settings should be part of the new exam mode config (!except the user-agent / request header config (see SEB), kept in security admin section. This feature maybe usefull for other scenarios and the use of SEB should be optional for the whole exam workflow)
    • Implementation: due to the existing confused implementation parts of kiosking and workflow control, the new "exam mode" should be completely redesigned (top down).
simple processmodel:

JF 29 Oct 2012: We appreciate this extensions and support its integration into the trunk for ILIAS 4.4. Leifos can provide general KIOSK-mode code of the Elba project and personal desktop modifications. Databay can take care of the "after test workflow".

5 Implementation

MJ 12 Jun 2013: Implemented the first option (redirect after finishing the test) as suggested by the ILIAS JF above.

MJ  13 Sep 2013: The SEB settings were completely removed from core. Everything concerning SEB was handled by the KIOSK plugin written by Stefan Schneider.

Last edited: 17. Apr 2025, 15:00, Kunkel, Matthias [mkunkel]