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Guidelines
For
Moderated Discussion Board
Table of Contents
Moderated Discussion Board (MDB):............................................................................. 3
Guidelines for Answering Moderated Discussion Boards Queries: ............................. 3
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Non-queries statements:.......................................................................................... 4
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Cross answering:..................................................................................................... 4
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Objective:
This document is prepared to serve as the guidelines following which the instructors are
able to reply MDBs in a proper and appropriate way.
1. Irrelevant queries:
2. Non-queries statements:
Comments about Teacher: The comments about the teachers (likes &
dislikes) on MDB should be handled with care and discouraged in a polite
way.
Greetings: These may include Eid/New year and other greetings. Simply
reply back the same greetings.
3. Cross answering:
If a student replies any other students queries then such student should be
discouraged (politely) and guided that MDB is place of asking queries from instructor
and only instructor are supposed to answer the queries.
Assignment related queries: If the student asks directly about the solution of
the assignment then it should not be provided and ask student to make it on
his/her own. But if student ask about any ambiguity in the assignment then it
should be resolved.
Mistakes reporting: If any student points out any mistake in the handouts or
in video lectures then it must be verified first and if there is genuine mistake
then it should be replied to the student on the MDB by its right solution as
well as mentioned mistake should be corrected in handouts or video lectures.
If the mistake is not actually a mistake, then it should be explained to the
student.
For more than 4 or 5 queries in a single post, ask student to first consult the contents
and helping materials (that are being provided to them) and then ask specific problem.
Knowledge: (Define, Describe, List, Write, Tell me, What, Brief, Verify,
and help me).
Give reference of the answer if it has been taken from any website, research paper
and book. This helps student to understand the concept in more detail.
Donts:
Good Practices:
Consulting any helping material or colleagues (who have previously handled the
course or have some domain knowledge), if unsure about the answer
Try to write such statements like If you still have any confusion about the
concept then do discuss further at the end of each reply. This will encourage
students to remain in touch
Bad Practices:
If unsure about the answer of any query, dont reply the incorrect answer until the
points are clarified.