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E-Learning Policies
Commitment to Academic Integrity in the E-Learning Environment
Academic integrity is a fundamental pillar of educational, professional, and academic life, as it reflects intellectual honesty and academic integrity in the use of data, information, and content. Therefore, it is a vital component of distance learning systems.
The specialitiesforum website is committed to promoting academic integrity and seeks to provide a learning environment that achieves the highest standards of integrity, supporting the development of the educational process and fostering values of honesty among students and trainers. The most prominent of these standards are:
Preventing cheating.
Verifying trainees' personal identities to ensure the prevention of impersonation.
Protecting intellectual property rights.
First: Academic Integrity Policy Regarding the Content Provided on the Website
The website owns all rights to the electronic content provided through it in the form of training courses, and trainers pledge to adhere to the following:
Refrain from unauthorized quotations or infringement of the intellectual property rights of others.
Referring to the sources used in preparing the content.
Assuming full responsibility in the event of providing unauthorized content or content that violates e-learning regulations.
Acknowledgement that the intellectual property of the online courses offered on the website belongs exclusively to the website.
Second: Academic Integrity Policy for Granting Certificates
The website provides its online training services in accordance with the standards of the National Center for e-Learning, whereby:
Certificates are granted electronically after the trainee fulfills attendance requirements.
The team handles certificate requests in an unbiased manner, using the trainee's digital ID without discrimination between individuals, ensuring fairness and integrity.
Certificates are granted based on full course attendance and compliance with requirements.
Third: Mechanisms to Prevent Cheating and Identity Theft
To ensure a fair learning environment, the website follows two main steps:
Registration via Identity Verification:
A verification code is sent to the registered trainee's phone number or email.
Compliance with Relevant Authorities:
The trainee's data is sent to the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties for verification.
Actions Taken in the Event of Identity Theft Detected:
Cancel the trainee's registration in the course.
Prevent them from obtaining the certificate.
Fourth: Ensuring Integrity in Assessment and Certification
The Multaqa Specializations Center for Health Training works to ensure academic integrity by:
Guiding and guiding trainees to complete required courses.
Respecting intellectual property rights.
Monitoring attendance and interaction during training sessions.
Ensuring that exams are taken without external sources.
Adhering to the specified time limits for accessing the platform.
All trainees are expected to adhere to the aforementioned policies, and they are informed of the applicable regulations before enrolling in any training course.
Towards Integral E-Learning... Towards a Reliable Academic Future
Electronic Attendance Policy
First: Introduction
The Multaqa Specializations Center for Health Training is committed to the principle of considering synchronous online attendance through virtual classes as equivalent to regular attendance. This policy aims to clarify how online attendance is calculated and ensure the minimum number of synchronous attendance hours is achieved, taking into account the permitted number of learners in virtual classes. Second: Objective
This policy aims to:
Ensure the equivalence of online attendance to regular attendance: Emphasize that synchronous attendance through virtual classes is equivalent to regular attendance.
Achieve the minimum number of synchronous attendance hours: Ensure that synchronous attendance hours are provided at least 25% of the course hours.
Regulate the number of learners in virtual classes: Adhere to the maximum number of learners in synchronous virtual classes.
Third: Scope of Implementation
This policy applies to all educational courses offered through the Health Specialties Forum educational platform and includes all learners, instructors, and faculty members.
Fourth: Policy Items
Calculating Synchronous Online Attendance:
Attendance Equivalence: Synchronous online attendance through virtual classes is considered equivalent to regular attendance.
Minimum Synchronous Attendance: Learners must attend at least 25% of the course hours synchronously through virtual classes.
Blended Learning: In blended learning, the percentage of concurrent attendance, whether virtual or in-person, is calculated at a minimum of 25% of the course hours.
Attendance Guarantee Procedures:
Electronic Attendance System: The platform is committed to implementing the "electronic attendance" system, which records learners' concurrent attendance hours.
Learner Commitment: Failure by a learner to adhere to the minimum concurrent attendance rates may result in their being denied entry to the exam or obtaining a certificate.
Absence Management: When a learner is absent, they forfeit their right to claim a refund unless they provide an official excuse. The entity reserves the right to accept or reject the excuse.
Roles and Responsibilities
Policy Document Owner: Quality Officer at the Forum for Specializations Platform for Health Training.
Policy Review and Update: Director of Training Center Affairs.
Policy Implementation: All teachers and supervisors of educational activities.
Sixth: Policy Compliance
The director of the relevant department must ensure that all parties adhere to this policy.
All employees of the Forum for Specializations Education Platform must adhere to this policy.
Any violation of this policy will subject the violator to disciplinary action in accordance with the platform's procedures.
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgment of Commitment: All platform members must acknowledge their commitment to the synchronous online attendance policy upon registering on the platform.
With this policy, the platform ensures that synchronous online attendance standards are met and adhered to, enhancing the e-learning experience and creating a distinguished learning environment for learners.
Communication Policy for Beneficiaries in the E-Learning/Training Environment
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