Application for Approval of a MOOC Course

Section I (This section needs to be filled by the student)

Name of the Student Lalit Shankar Chowdhury

Enrollment Number AU2020117
Programme BS (Hons)
Major/Specialisation Computer Science

MOOC Course Name Data Analysis Masterclass

MOOC Platform Coursera
Host Institution Dataisgood Academy, An Google, Facebook, Kaggle Grandmasters
team
Course Start Date
Course End Date
Number of Video Hours 17
(this is treated as
equivalent to Lecture
Hours)
Number of Credits (as 3
per the guidelines
below)
Link to the Course Data Analysis Masterclass (4 courses in 1) | Udemy

The student is required to enclose the following MOOC course details in a separate attachment:
(i) Course Summary, (ii) Prerequisites, (iii) Course Structure (iv) Learning Outcomes, (v)
Evaluation Components and Grading Policy, (vi) Course Outline of any similar course at the
University, if applicable, and (vii) Rationale for taking the course as a MOOC.

Student Declaration:
I hereby declare that all the information given by me in this application is true and correct to the best
of my knowledge. I also acknowledge that after completion of the registered course, it is my
responsibility to submit the Course Completion Certificate to the Faculty Supervisor.

Date:

Signature of the Student:

[Submission by email from the student’s ahduni.edu.in account can be treated as equivalent to
the student having signed the form.]
Credits for the MOOC course are obtained as below:

12-15 video hours = 1 credit

18-21 video hours = 1.5 credits

25-28 video hours = 2 credits

38-42 video hours = 3 credits

If the number of hours fall in between these ranges of hours the number of credits will correspond to
the range of lesser number of hours.

Note that MOOC courses and their credits are approved individually and not as a set of courses.
So a collection of courses that adds up to 39 hours may not constitute 3 credits. A course of 23 hours + a
course of 16 hours = 1.5 credits + 1 credit = 2.5 credits and not 3 credits corresponding to a total of 39
hours.
Section II (To be filled by the Major Advisor/Masters Programme
Chair/Doctoral Programme Chair)
1. Major Advisor/Masters Programme Chair/Doctoral Programme Chair’s Section

Major Advisor/ Programme Chair Name:______________________________________

Major/ Programme: __________________________________

a. Comments on the MOOC course:

b. Recommended/Not Recommended:

If recommended:

c. Equivalent Course Name and Course Code (if any exists):

d. Equivalent Credits:

e. Category under which credits are to be accorded:

Free Elective, Major Elective, Major Core, General Education Requirement, School
Core/Programme Core (AMSOM)

f. Suggested Faculty Supervisor:

g. Is an evaluation by the Faculty Supervisor recommended? If yes, then what is the

recommended form of the evaluation?
If recommended as a MOOC,
submit to the University Faculty for comments, and to the School Faculty Council for
approval, OR,
if the MOOC has already been approved by the Academic Council, the form may be
forwarded to the School Dean.

______________________
Signature of Major Advisor/ Programme Chair

[Submission by email from the Major Advisor’s/Programme Chair’s ahduni.edu.in account

can be treated as equivalent to the Major Advisor/Programme Chair having signed the
form.]

Since a MOOC course requires time and effort from the student, approval for MOOCs for a
student should take into account the other credits that the student is taking during the
semester. Students may be encouraged to complete MOOCs during the Summer Term and
Winter Break.