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Regulations pertaining to Credits, Academic Programmes and Award of Degrees:

(e) Infrastructure Resources

This criterion seeks to elicit data on the adequacy and optimal use of the facilities available
in a University or Institution to maintain the quality of academic and other programmes –
physical facilities, library (or e-library), Information Technology infrastructure, etc. It also
requires information on how every constituent of the Institution; the learners, teachers or
Counselors and staff - benefits from these facilities.
(f) Learning Environment and Learner Support
The learner support unit is responsible for the delivery of services to all learners. The learner
support services including library services shall be accessed electronically by the learner.
“Physical library” and classroom environment is the core requirement for programme
delivery through offline and blended mode. Additionally, Higher Educational Institution
shall establish virtual facilities as component of the learning environment which are focused

around the pedagogical use of modern educational practices to support blended learning.
Learner Support Services shall be provided through the campus-wide portal and e-Learning
platform. The Institution shall take a more sophisticated approach to the use of Information
and Communication Technology and expertise in e-learning. The approach shall provide a
seamless learner-centred environment.
(g) Assessment & Evaluation

Learning outcomes are the specifications of what a Learner shall learn and demonstrate on
successful completion of the course or the programme. It can also be seen as the desired
outcome of the learning process in terms of acquisition of the skills and knowledge. They
are embedded in the curriculum. Achieving Learning Outcomes needs specific experiences
to be provided to the Learner and evaluation of their attainment. The Institution needs to
ensure that the purposes of assessment are clearly described in the course materials, and
the learners are able to access some of the assignments. A programme that states Learning
Outcomes that are not evaluated or assessed gets neglected in implementation. Hence all
the stated Learning Outcomes must be part of the evaluation protocol of the programme.
Learner assessment provides an indication of the areas where learning has happened and
where it has to be improved upon. The Higher Educational Institutions shall execute the
assessment and evaluation through varied assessment tools including multiple choice
questions, projects, reports, case-studies, presentations, and term-end examinations, to suit
the different learning outcomes expected of the course elements. The Higher Educational
Institutions shall have proper assessment and moderation system for assessing the learning
outcomes of learners.
(h) Teaching Quality and Staff Development

The Higher Educational Institutions shall have a well established structure for promoting
quality counseling and provide staff development programmes and activities to encourage
academic staff to improve teaching and learning. The Higher Educational Institution should
provide the support for the academic staff in understanding and implementing the institutional
learning outcomes and subject learning outcomes. The Institution also needs to ensure that
the academic staff is conversant with formative and summative assessment procedures and
their importance in the learning process.

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