Frequently Asked Questions about Certification Exams
Q1. When the final exams will take place?
The final exams will take place in two rounds. The first round will be on November 2020 and the second round on December 2020. The specific dates of the exams will be defined in consultation with those expressing interest to participate in the exams.
Q2. How many chances I have in order to pass the final exams?
There are 2 chances to pass the final exams. In the case that you will fail to pass the exams during the first round (on November) or the second round (on December), there will be a resit round on late December 2020 or early January 2021.
Q3. How the final exams will be delivered?
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the certification exams will be conducted remotely in the presence of certified proctor (teleproctoring) in real time via video conference.
Q4. Who participates in the examination process ?
Candidates who have scheduled their participation in the examination, the certified proctor, as well as a technical support representative will take part in the examination process.
Q5. Which are the technical requirements of the online exam?
The minimum technical requirements of the online exam are the following:
- A quiet room with sufficient light and a clean desk. No other persons are allowed to be present in the room
- External or integrated Web camera able to rotate 360o
- Desktop or laptop with Internet connectivity (at least 512/512 kbps for uploading /downloading)
- Speakers and microphon
Q6. Which applications/programs are going to be used ?
Teleproctoring is conducted through the “Zoom” platform and the examination is carried out through the examination program of UNICERT (SEnDIng partner)
Q7. How do I install the required applications/programs ?
Prior to the scheduled examination date, each candidate receives an email with the necessary information/instructions for the certification process and the installation of the programs.
Q8. What happens in case of a technical problem or inability to connect ?
Once the email with the necessary information/instructions has been sent, each candidate will be able to contact the technical support department via email for further clarifications. On the day of the examination, any technical issues will be resolved with the assistance of a technical support representative, who will be online during the whole examination process.
Q9. How is each candidate identified ?
Prior to the start of the exam, the UNICERT certified proctor checks each candidate individually by having them show their ID (A valid Government issued ID that includes a photograph and date of birth in English characters, such as a National ID card, Passport, driving license or social security card)) to the camera.
Q10. How is the testing environment secured ?
After cross-checking each candidate’s details, the certified proctor checks each candidate’s desktop and terminates any running programs. When the examination program starts, no other programs can be opened, while both the camera and the microphone of each candidate remain open for better supervision.
Q11. Which is the duration of the exam?
The duration of the exam is 45 minutes.
Q12. Which topics the exams will cover?
For those attending the Data Science training, it will cover the following modules
- DS-EM1: Introduction to Data Science
- DS-EM2: Applied Machine Learning
- DS-EM3: Python for Data Science
- DS-EM4: Storing and Retrieving Data
- DS-EM5: Statistics for Data Science
- DS-EM6: Data Visualization
- TS: Transversal Skills
For those attending the IoT training, it will cover the following modules
- IoT-EM1: Introduction to IoT
- IoT-EM2: Architectural Design and Applications in IoT
- IoT-EM3: IoT Communication Technologies
- IoT-EM4: IoT Security and Privacy
- IoT-EM5: IoT Devices
- IoT-EM6: IoT Business Value
- TS: Transversal Skills
Q13. Which will be the format of the exam?
The format of the exam is the following:
- It will be delivered in English.
- It contains 28 multiple choice questions.
- All the questions should be answered.
- Each question is worth one mark.
- Wrong answers will not have negative impact at your score.
- The distribution of the questions among the various modules is the following
For those attending the Data Science training
|
Difficulty |
DS-EM2 |
DS-EM3 |
DS-EM4 |
DS-EM5 |
DS-EM6 |
Transversal Skills |
|
Easy |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Moderate |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Difficult |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Total |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
For those attending the IoT training
|
Difficulty |
IoT-EM2 |
IoT -EM3 |
IoT -EM4 |
IoT -EM5 |
IoT -EM6 |
Transversal Skills |
|
Easy |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Moderate |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Difficult |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Total |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
Q14. Which is the score that I should achieve in order to pass the final exams.
The minimum score that you should achieve in order to pass the final exams is 70% (20 correct answers out to 28).
