Students Online Exam Proctoring: A Case Study Using 360 Degree Security Cameras

Abstract

Online courses, online exams and online certificates are conducted by various universities and Information Technology (IT) institutes worldwide. Delivery tools have been created for conducting the exams from any place. Applying this will lead saving time and travelling cost. Nowadays, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a big demand on the online courses and exams. This paper introduces a new approach for exam proctoring using 360-degree security camera. Mainly, online exams' security is a major concern. Thus, a delivery tools must not only ensure the identity of a test- taker but also the overall test integrity. In this paper, the usage of the 360-degree security camera over the traditional webcam was investigated in order to enhance the exam security and to minimize the stressful restrictions. To verify this goal, a case study on a group of volunteer students within the college of computer science and engineering was made. In addition, an automated proctoring model that will eliminate the need for a real-time proctoring and remove any scheduling constraints in order to prevent cheating is proposed in this paper. The machine learning algorithms is exploited to enrich the proposed system. A secure frame work using the biometric is applied in order to ensure authentication and running the online exam smoothly.