X-class - teacher interface
X-Class (Time-Conflict Course) PolicyFor lecture-based courses, students may apply to enroll in another conflicting course if complete asynchronous teaching videos are provided. In such cases, the course may be designated as an 'X-Class'. This policy has been in place since autumn 2022.
🚩 Avoid Confusion: Distance-Learning Courses vs. X-Class Courses
Distance-Learning Courses (Requires Application & Three-Level Review)
- If more than 50% of the course hours are delivered remotely (synchronous or asynchronous), it is considered a distance-learning course.
- The course must be submitted to the school’s three-level curriculum committees for approval before it can be offered.
X-Class Courses (No Three-Level Review Required)
- The course is primarily conducted in-person.
- To accommodate students with schedule conflicts, instructors must provide a complete asynchronous teaching video to ensure students’ learning rights.
- Even if the video is available to the entire class, the course is not considered a distance-learning course.
✅ Reminder for Instructors
- Providing a video does not equal a distance-learning course.
- Only courses where more than half of the class hours are delivered remotely need to go through the three-level review.
- X-Class is a supplementary teaching arrangement, with in-person instruction as the core.
- Do not mark a course as X-Class solely based on “no attendance requirement” or “allowing students to learn independently”; a complete asynchronous teaching video is required to meet the X-Class standards.
- Distance-Learning Courses Can Also Be Designated as X-ClassEven if a course qualifies as a distance-learning course (more than 50% of the course hours delivered remotely), it can still be designated as X-Class with the instructor’s approval, allowing students to take the course despite schedule conflicts.
Instructor ResponsibilitiesInstructors who agree to offer a course as X-Class must:
- Provide a full semester of instructional videos for students with scheduling conflicts, which can be shared with only X-Class students or the entire class at the instructor’s discretion.
- Mark the course as "X-Class" in the course comments column.
- Clearly indicate the exam schedule in the syllabus to help students plan ahead.
Instructors approve schedule conflicts, but students are responsible for completing their own online course registration. Instructors are not required to provide additional instruction or reschedule exams for X-Class students.
Student ResponsibilitiesStudents must submit the 'X-Class Application Form' to discuss course participation, practical exercises, interactive discussions, and assessment arrangements with the instructor. Students may not request extra tuition from multiple instructors, and conflicting exams or assessments cannot be rescheduled.
NotesOnce approved, the X-Class designation cannot be canceled. If no requests are received by the add/drop deadline, the X-Class notation may remain, but instructional videos may not be provided.
Students enrolled in X-Class courses will not be specially marked on the attendance list.