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

(c) There shall be clear information on types of support material and study activities to be
used by the learner.
(d) It shall be clear and unambiguous, also preferably free from pedagogic jargon.
(e) The aim, objective and target audience for the Audio Video material shall be clearly
defined.

(f) It shall be capable of being evaluated to conform to the learning outcomes.
(g) There shall be clear guidelines with regard to the use of the Audio or Visual material
vis-a-vis other content of the course.
(h) AV Material shall be developed in forms and formats that will be easily accessible by
the learners.
(i) There shall be separate Audio Video manual for giving the guidelines of using the
Audio Video material in study.
(j) Audio Video Material shall provide continuity and coherence within and between
audio-based study sessions.
(k) There shall be synchronisation of Sound and Image in Audio Video material.
(l) There shall be appropriate graphics and animations relevant to the course content. (m)
There shall be appropriate ‘visual texture’ and rate of change of image to keep the
learner involved.
3. Online Material: Quality Standards

(a) The course shall be organised into units and lessons.
(b) There shall be description of unit overview along with objectives, activities, assignments
and resources that frame the unit.
(c) Availability of a program map and correlation matrix among the courses in the
programme.
(d) There shall be description of credit value of each module or unit in the course.
(e) There shall be clear guidelines on academic integrity and netiquette (internet etiquette)
expectations regarding lesson activities, discussions and plagiarism.
(f) There shall be lesson overview, content and activities, assignments to provide the
learning opportunities for learner to master the content.

(g) The course shall be designed to teach concepts and skills that the learner will retain
throughout the study.

(h) There shall be multiple learning paths for engaging the learner in active learning
(i) The content shall provide opportunities for learners to engage in high-order thinking,
critical-reasoning activities and thinking in increasing by complex ways.
(j) There shall be appropriate readability levels, written language assignments and
mathematical requirements.
(k) The content shall provide for periodical feedback about the learning process.
(l) The course shall be easy to navigate.

(m) There shall be declaration of textbooks, courseware, and online resources necessary to
refer additionally to complete the course

(n) The content shall be accessible on various devices.
(o) The online material shall satisfy the needs of learners with disabilities

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