14.5 Requirements and Procedures

All undergraduate and graduate programs that wish to offer courses through a DL delivery mode, must obtain approval from the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA), unless the DL mode of delivery is a mandatory requirement, due to unforeseen circumstances.
All instructors who wish to offer DL courses must seek orientation/training from the University IT Center to use the Moodle and/or Zoom software and obtain the necessary hardware.
All students who are going to take a DL course must receive proper and sufficient orientation/training from the course instructor and the IT Center.
UD shall provide the students access to Moodle and Zoom software but shall not provide any hardware requirements to be used off-campus, such as PCs and laptops.
All courses offered through a DL delivery mode, must have a schedule that is approved by the Program Director, the Dean, and the Provost.
All instructors who are offering a DL course must be available online during the scheduled time of the DL course.
Online office hours must be announced to students, whereby the instructor responds to student questions, in real-time, through Moodle/Zoom, emails, WhatsApp, or other means of communication.
The teaching and learning guidelines specified in the syllabus of a regular course that is offered in-class, must be followed when the course is offered in a DL delivery mode.
Any changes to the syllabus must follow the University established procedures and must be reviewed by the QA&IE Department to assure compliance with the University and CAA Standards, before it is implemented.
Student attendance must be taken regularly during the DL course.
Student Assessment in a DL course shall follow the assessment scheme defined in the course syllabus.
Tests and exams must be conducted in campus.
In some circumstances when tests and exams can’t be conducted in-campus, they can be replaced by smart technological methods that are available and proven the integrity of implementing them remotely.
Internship and Industry projects, are usually conducted off-campus, but faculty must maintain proper and scheduled communication and follow-up with student through Moodle/Zoom, emails, WhatsApp, or other means of communication. Such communication must be recorded for future reference.
Practical assignments and tests/exams that are required to be conducted in a laboratory, must be performed in-campus.
If a student could not attend the DL course, perform the required assignments, or take the test/exam, for unforeseen reasons, he/she must send a notification to the Program Director/Dean. In such a situation, the case shall be resolved as per the University regulation regarding absence, taking into consideration the severity of the unforeseen reasons.
Student misconduct during a DL course session, shall be treated in accordance with University policies and regulations of student misconduct.