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

(i) The e-learning material shall be designed as per the credit structure of the online
programme.
(ii) The course shall be organised into units and lessons.
(iii) There shall be description of unit overview along with objectives, activities, assignments
and resources that frame the unit.
(iv) Availability of a programme map and correlation matrix among the courses in the
programme.
(v) There shall be description of credit value of each module or unit in the course.

(vi) There shall be clear guidelines on academic integrity and netiquette (internet etiquette)
expectations regarding lesson activities, discussions and plagiarism.
(vii) There shall be lesson overview, content and activities, assignments to provide the
learning opportunities for learner to master the content.
(viii) The course shall be designed to teach concepts and skills that the learner will retain
throughout the study.
(ix) There shall be multiple learning paths for engaging the learner in active learning.
(x) The content shall provide opportunities for learners to engage in high-order thinking,
critical-reasoning activities and thinking in increasing by complex ways.
(xi) There shall be appropriate readability levels, written language assignments and
mathematical requirements.
(xii) The content shall provide for periodical feedback about the learner process.
(xiii) The course shall be easy to navigate.

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

(xv) The content shall be accessible on various devices.
(xvi) The e-Learning Material shall satisfy the needs of learners with disabilities.

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