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In this connection, hybrid mode of teaching has been adopted, the students who are unable to take online lectures (due to limited bandwidth or frequent disconnections) they can get the recorded videos/PPTs of the lectures as well other than voice notes with the slides which are already shared with the students before the commencement of scheduled lectures through different communication tools.
Riphah university has a developed an online examination policy, which is both flexible and ensures high quality assessment. Students are encouraged to contact their teachers and program coordinators to understand the policy in detail. The policy is based on internationally accepted standards of examination.
  1. The weightage of sessional assessments will be 70%.
  2. There will be no mid-term examination. Instead students will be assessed through quizzes, assignments and other similar exercises.
  3. The weightage of class participation and attendance will be 10%. A student will be required to participate in a minimum of 75% of the online sessions. In addition, marks will also be given for active participation in online quizzes, participation in discussion forums and timely submission of assignments.
  4. The weightage of the final examination will be 20%. The final will be a limited time take-home modeled on open-book examination system.
  5. In special circumstances teachers may allow end-term project/thesis report that reflects the students learning during the semester. The report will be evaluated as a final examination.
A detailed policy and FYP/thesis supervision-mechanism has been devised which is summarized below. In cases where online supervision of final-year projects, MS/PhD theses is possible, supervisors are required to perform the following tasks to ensure that a complete record of supervisory sessions is maintained.
  1. All the FYP/thesis students assigned to a supervisor will be enrolled in a Moellim course.
  2. A regular online meeting schedule will be uploaded on the course page with clear instructions to the student on how and when the meeting will take place.
  3. A complete record of the meeting is recorded in the weekly course log.
  4. Minutes/key points/tasks assigned to the student will be uploaded on Moellim.
  5. Any reading assignments or resource materials will also be uploaded on Moellim.
  6. The student will share their progress reports on weekly basis through Moellim.
  7. The report/thesis drafts will be uploaded on Moellim.
  8. Detailed feedback on the submitted drafts will be provided to the student through Moellim.
All the hardware-based experiments will be performed once University is reopened, however, during this period, theoretical part of the experiments will be delivered accordingly. In this respect, the concerned departments will share the schedule with the students so that smooth conduction of labs could be carried
Microsoft 365 Teams IDs have been created and provided to students and faculty members. Now students can use their official accounts of Microsoft Teams instead of using social apps like WhatsApp to prevent privacy breach. But still if someone is facing issues of a genuine nature, the student should contact IT Manager, Arshad Khan on 03005510210, Zafar Hussain 03465788615, Shehzad Anjum 03335741350.
As we all have suddenly entered in a pandemic crisis and facing its consequences. According to guidelines of HEC, university is trying its best to build the capacity of our faculty, both permanent and visiting in order to continue the academic activities. As evidence, the university has designed and launched two capacity building courses which every faculty member must complete in couple of days. The department has also established a dedicated committee to deal with the challenges of online mode of education. So, we welcome the valuable suggestions from our recipients which are crucial to improve our capacity. We hope to overcome the significant technological and procedural lags, which are crucial for dissemination of academic activities, soon Insha Allah.
We have conveyed your concerns, regarding the fee submission, to our finance department. They are also working to provide us the convenient solutions.
As per policy dropping/freezing the semester is possible in the first 3 weeks, it cannot be dropped but withdrawn at this moment in time. In case of drop/withdrawal, fee will be charged.
As per the instructions of Government of Pakistan; all educational institutes including universities are to keep the campuses closed till 31st of May 2020, any changes in this date or time frame would be intimated to the students.
As per University guidelines considering the current COVID-19 situation, Modular schedule is to be followed and attendance is mandatory to be able to sit in the final examinations. The teachers will engage in synchronous and asynchronous teaching methods while taking attendance based on activities. Moreover, schedule for Ramadan will be shared accordingly.
Firstly, it is being ensured that only knowledge component of the syllabus is being imparted through this online teaching. Secondly the faculty is well trained to take online classes and to keep the students attentive, we only require the students to be honest with their future profession and make sure they attend classes attentively with a true conscious to learn.
It is too early to say anything relating to the year extension; as classes/lectures are being managed via online resources as well as a few practical’s and group discussions online. Hence covering a lot of the knowledge component of the syllabus. So, extension or no extension depends on many variables which would be taken into consideration in due course of time.
We still have time to decide on what will happen, as the knowledge component is being delivered to the students; schedule is to be followed as it is. But we are in close contact with the University and the regulators to determine the modalities of examination during these testing times; final decision would be disseminated to all the concerned well in time to prepare for the examinations.
Some subjects are carrying out practical's online via videos and online classes, while the practical's which require skill and hands on would be completed before the final examinations. Minimum Clinical quotas set by the regulatory body must be achieved, for which modalities would be discussed with the stake holders and steps would be taken to ensure completion.
The University has implemented a new a web-based application which is almost like the previous Moellim /VLE but has many additional features. One of those features being the online quiz's and their grading, which is quite efficient in carrying out proper web-based quiz's and would help in your learning outcomes. The website address of the university Learning Management System (https://moellim.riphah.edu.pk).
The new Moellim is an integrated application with new ERP system inculcated into the RIU Online services, hence it is having more features compared to the older version. Moreover, MIS department has the responsibility of transferring the whole data from the old version to the new Moellim, which will be done in time.
Microsoft 365 Teams IDs have been created and provided to students and faculty members. Now students can use their official accounts of Microsoft Teams instead of using social apps for after class discussions.
Teachers can change the role of the meeting participants manually to restrict their capability (so that they can't present, mute you and remove you from a meeting). This option can't be set globally by default in Teams. For any issues with MS Team contact IT Manager, Arshad Khan on 03005510210, Zafar Hussain 03465788615, Shehzad Anjum 03335741350.
Microsoft Teams application doesn't have this feature till now. It has a ‘Join’ button for the said meeting scheduled. For queries, student should contact IT Manager, Arshad Khan on 03005510210, Zafar Hussain 03465788615, Shehzad Anjum 03335741350.
Anyone with the link can join your meeting session. Share the link with a team only.
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