Welcome note
Welcome to the DSIJ's Investors academy at www.dsij.in. This Handbook is designed to tell you everything you always wanted to know about the Investors Academy rules and procedures. We are not a an academy with a lot of rules, but the ones we have are important, and you should be familiar with them. Please refer to this handbook and consult it frequently and whenever you are in doubt about some process.
Preface
The design and development of this Handbook on CSMER was conceived, authorized and developed by DSIJ, to facilitate adapting the Capital market oriented curriculum through different certificate and diplomas in the respective capital market subjects for online based distance teaching-learning, and for development of self- paced learning course materials initially to facilitate would be investors as well as those aspiring for careers in related domains to complete the certification process successfully.
Course Handbook Objective
The aim of this Handbook on CSMER is to provide all those faculty engaged in developing self-paced learning materials for learners of online learning at both basic and advanced levels of online education with an understanding of how to develop new curriculum or adapt existing classroom curriculum for online learning, as well as acquire the knowledge and skills involved in developing self-paced learning materials for these students.
This Course handbook also provides the students with insights about the course curriculum, the assorted tutorials, quizzes and assessment modalities that will be in process while the student undertakes the academic pursuit. This handbook also informs the students in detail the process of marking and grading that will be in place as also the academic rules and regulations which will be in force during the term of the course right from registration to certification.
Content of Handbook
1. The Program
2. Program Requirements
3. Course Work
4. Course Conduct
5. Graded Courses
6. Course Duration and Validity
7. The One Year Rule
8. Student Evaluations
9. Grading Methodology
10. Weightages
11. Course Completion & Certification
12. Student Support Services
13. Student Grievances
Program Goals and Objectives
Program Requirements
Investors Academy has a few general requirements.
The online CSMER program is based on a self paced learning model with limited interaction between students and faculty members in the virtual mode especially during, live chats and emails.It is assumed that the major part of a student's certificate education will be derived from working with individual faculty member in the virtual world and through collaboration with fellow students through various discussion forums. However, in the interests of ensuring that students are prepared to cope with methodological requirements in conducting equity research and that they have a reasonable breadth in their knowledge of stock markets, we have imposed certain requirements. The course requirements are spelled out below, followed by the additional requirements for the CSMER program.
Course Work
One of the highlights of Investors Academy is the distinction between different modules on offer in the CSMER. The different modules are described below, along with the number of hours of each that are required for same
Course Conduct
The CSMER program will combine all elements of comprehensive elearning environment comprising of the following.
1) Self Paced Learning
2) Game Based Learning
3) Online Examination
Graded Courses
These are online courses for which you attend online class, complete the non graded quizzes, complete assignments, and after successful completion of online module and as final online examination you receive the grade by way of Certificate.
Course Duration and Validity
The CSMER program is of 3 months duration with a course validity of four months. What it means is that though the course is of 3 months duration keeping the student’s interest in mind Investors academy provides an additional month so as to allow the student to complete the program even after some forced or unforced interruption while completing the program.
The One Year Rule
If any student who fails to complete all requirements of the Online CSMER program within one year as stipulated eligibility by Investors academy, all such students admission will be terminated without a certificate. Example: Any student who is currently in the first month of eligibility has until the 12th month from the course commencement of the academic year to complete all requirements. Scenario 1: a student has completed assignments, quizzes, as well as final exam module but has failed in the same. However the student is eligible to take both the retest free of cost within the 15 days of attempting the final exam. The student can then apply for taking the test again by paying the following retest :
a. 25% of the fees amount if takes the retest after the two free retest within 15 days.
b. 50% of the fees amount if he takes the retest within 30 days after the two free retest
c. Full course fees within 60 days if takes the retest after the two free retest.
Scenario II : Student has not completed the course within the validity period of four months he or she will be eligible for rejoining if they meet the following conditions:
a. 25% of the fees amount if he rejoins the program after the completion of the course validity within 15 days.
b. 50% of the of the fees amount if he rejoins the program after the completion of the course validity within 30 days.
c. Full course fees if he rejoins the program after the completion of the course validity within 60 days.
In both the cases the student has to complete the course within one year failing which the student’s registration will be cancelled and the student has to take fresh admission to start the whole course again. He will not be eligible to continue from where he left the course midway and even if he has taken module end exams etc all of which will be nullified.
For detailed information regarding course policies of Investor Academy please visit http://academy.dsij.in. This site also contains valuable information regarding 1) Course requirements, 2) Registration procedures 3) Payment guidelines,4) Academic, Examination, Technical Support and others.
Student Evaluations
All students will submit the requisite numbers of assignment as per the time lines set by the faculty. The faculty reviews the progress of all students on a online mode during the duration of the course. Written evaluation feedbacks are sent to each student shortly after this review. These evaluations provide the student with an opportunity to correct or update an incomplete file as well as to review plans and to assess his or her progress. The student also has to complete the Module end exam and based on successful completion of this exam will be allowed to take the Final Online examination. Both the assignment as well module end examination with be given the requisite weightage which will be taken into consideration along with the final exmaination score. Hence it is imperative that the student works rigorously so that he is evaluated on each of these parameters so as to complete the certificate program successfully.
Grading Methodology
Grading
Students will be graded based on their performance in
1) Assignments– 10%
2) Module End test - 20%
3) Live Project - 10%
3) Final exam – 60% Can be taken on successful completion of the module end test
Weightages:
Weightages for the various examination modes will be as follows:
On successful completion of the Online Examination the students will be provided with a formal course certificate in hard copy form, Investor Academy will provide the same to the student and which will be dispatched to the registered address of the student. Please visit the examination section of the FAQs for further details on the same.
Attempts
In case a student is not able to clear the examination in the first attempt, he or she will be given additional two free retest to be attempted within 15 days from the date of attempting the final exam. The additional two retest will be free of cost. Therefore the student will be allowed total 3 attempts at clearing the exam. All additional attempts will be charged. Please refer to the one year rule section of the handbook.
Student Support Services
The Investors Academy does the best it can to provide general, academic as well as technical assistance to its online students. Such support is dependent in case the query is not listed in the FAQ already posted on the DSIJ's Investors academy's website. In order to get the query answered the student can avail of either email or live chat with the respective technical support executive in case if the query is technical in nature or can also email/live chat with the Faculty incase if the query is academic in nature. Students with Investors Academy need to know that although the online learning is 24/7 in nature but the support both technical and academics is provided on the 10/7 basis from morning 10 am to 8 pm. In case if your query is posted after the support services timings the same will be responded by the respective support executive in the next working hours.
It is Investor Academy’s policy to do everything possible to facilitate that all queries of the students are handled in the shortest possible time. Although this has often been possible, circumstances beyond the Investors Academy's control may make this impossibility in early redressal of the query.
Students are strongly encouraged to first go through the detailed FAQs and only if their query is not listed resort to the email and chat option. We suggest this mode so as where in will help the student in saving time in case the query is listed in the FAQ itself which otherwise the student has to wait till the query is answered through human intervention
Student Grievances
There are times when the student feels a sense of grievance while undergoing the online course, however it is Investors Academy's endeavor the ensure that the students have the best of experience while attending the program and in such instances if the students queries and other support requirements are not taken care to the best of his or her satisfaction. In all such moments the student can avail the option of writing the SBU head for prompt redressal of their queries. the students can mail at headacademy@dsij.in, please note this option is to be exercised by the student only when he or she has exhausted all other suggested avenues for grievance redressal.
Welcome to the DSIJ's Investors academy at www.dsij.in. This Handbook is designed to tell you everything you always wanted to know about the Investors Academy rules and procedures. We are not a an academy with a lot of rules, but the ones we have are important, and you should be familiar with them. Please refer to this handbook and consult it frequently and whenever you are in doubt about some process.
Preface
The design and development of this Handbook on CSMER was conceived, authorized and developed by DSIJ, to facilitate adapting the Capital market oriented curriculum through different certificate and diplomas in the respective capital market subjects for online based distance teaching-learning, and for development of self- paced learning course materials initially to facilitate would be investors as well as those aspiring for careers in related domains to complete the certification process successfully.
Course Handbook Objective
The aim of this Handbook on CSMER is to provide all those faculty engaged in developing self-paced learning materials for learners of online learning at both basic and advanced levels of online education with an understanding of how to develop new curriculum or adapt existing classroom curriculum for online learning, as well as acquire the knowledge and skills involved in developing self-paced learning materials for these students.
This Course handbook also provides the students with insights about the course curriculum, the assorted tutorials, quizzes and assessment modalities that will be in process while the student undertakes the academic pursuit. This handbook also informs the students in detail the process of marking and grading that will be in place as also the academic rules and regulations which will be in force during the term of the course right from registration to certification.
Content of Handbook
1. The Program
2. Program Requirements
3. Course Work
4. Course Conduct
5. Graded Courses
6. Course Duration and Validity
7. The One Year Rule
8. Student Evaluations
9. Grading Methodology
10. Weightages
11. Course Completion & Certification
12. Student Support Services
13. Student Grievances
Program Goals and Objectives
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The primary goal is to develop competence in individual to become a
knowledgeable and wise investor as well as develop competence in equity research.
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Students are different from each other in terms of backgrounds,
strengths, needs, and goals. The Investors Academy, therefore, permits
each student to develop an individualized approach while completing the
curriculum under the guidance of the online faculty.
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The Investors Academy encourages students to keep sight of their future career requirements in the capital market domain
Program Requirements
Investors Academy has a few general requirements.
The online CSMER program is based on a self paced learning model with limited interaction between students and faculty members in the virtual mode especially during, live chats and emails.It is assumed that the major part of a student's certificate education will be derived from working with individual faculty member in the virtual world and through collaboration with fellow students through various discussion forums. However, in the interests of ensuring that students are prepared to cope with methodological requirements in conducting equity research and that they have a reasonable breadth in their knowledge of stock markets, we have imposed certain requirements. The course requirements are spelled out below, followed by the additional requirements for the CSMER program.
Course Work
One of the highlights of Investors Academy is the distinction between different modules on offer in the CSMER. The different modules are described below, along with the number of hours of each that are required for same
Course Conduct
The CSMER program will combine all elements of comprehensive elearning environment comprising of the following.
1) Self Paced Learning
2) Game Based Learning
3) Online Examination
Graded Courses
These are online courses for which you attend online class, complete the non graded quizzes, complete assignments, and after successful completion of online module and as final online examination you receive the grade by way of Certificate.
Course Duration and Validity
The CSMER program is of 3 months duration with a course validity of four months. What it means is that though the course is of 3 months duration keeping the student’s interest in mind Investors academy provides an additional month so as to allow the student to complete the program even after some forced or unforced interruption while completing the program.
The One Year Rule
If any student who fails to complete all requirements of the Online CSMER program within one year as stipulated eligibility by Investors academy, all such students admission will be terminated without a certificate. Example: Any student who is currently in the first month of eligibility has until the 12th month from the course commencement of the academic year to complete all requirements. Scenario 1: a student has completed assignments, quizzes, as well as final exam module but has failed in the same. However the student is eligible to take both the retest free of cost within the 15 days of attempting the final exam. The student can then apply for taking the test again by paying the following retest :
a. 25% of the fees amount if takes the retest after the two free retest within 15 days.
b. 50% of the fees amount if he takes the retest within 30 days after the two free retest
c. Full course fees within 60 days if takes the retest after the two free retest.
Scenario II : Student has not completed the course within the validity period of four months he or she will be eligible for rejoining if they meet the following conditions:
a. 25% of the fees amount if he rejoins the program after the completion of the course validity within 15 days.
b. 50% of the of the fees amount if he rejoins the program after the completion of the course validity within 30 days.
c. Full course fees if he rejoins the program after the completion of the course validity within 60 days.
In both the cases the student has to complete the course within one year failing which the student’s registration will be cancelled and the student has to take fresh admission to start the whole course again. He will not be eligible to continue from where he left the course midway and even if he has taken module end exams etc all of which will be nullified.
For detailed information regarding course policies of Investor Academy please visit http://academy.dsij.in. This site also contains valuable information regarding 1) Course requirements, 2) Registration procedures 3) Payment guidelines,4) Academic, Examination, Technical Support and others.
Student Evaluations
All students will submit the requisite numbers of assignment as per the time lines set by the faculty. The faculty reviews the progress of all students on a online mode during the duration of the course. Written evaluation feedbacks are sent to each student shortly after this review. These evaluations provide the student with an opportunity to correct or update an incomplete file as well as to review plans and to assess his or her progress. The student also has to complete the Module end exam and based on successful completion of this exam will be allowed to take the Final Online examination. Both the assignment as well module end examination with be given the requisite weightage which will be taken into consideration along with the final exmaination score. Hence it is imperative that the student works rigorously so that he is evaluated on each of these parameters so as to complete the certificate program successfully.
Grading Methodology
Grading
Students will be graded based on their performance in
1) Assignments– 10%
2) Module End test - 20%
3) Live Project - 10%
3) Final exam – 60% Can be taken on successful completion of the module end test
Weightages:
Weightages for the various examination modes will be as follows:
| Sr. No | Test Mode | Weightages |
| 1 | Assignment | 10% |
| 2 | Module end test | 20% |
| 3 | Live project | 10% |
| 4 | Final examination | 60% |
Student
has to submit the assignments that will be provided by the faculty
member. There will be 10 assignments in total which students have to
submit for course completion. Each assignment will carry 100 Marks each.
Total weight age for the 10 assignments will be 10% of the program
evaluation. Module end tests will be conducted at the end of every
module and there will be in total 4 modules for the whole programme.
Each module test will be for 100 Mark each. The weightage for the 4
module end tests together will be 20% of the program evaluation.
Live Project will be given 10% weightage in the overall score of the student
Final
online examination will test the student’s comprehensive knowledge
acquired during the programme. The online examination will have 100
multiple choice questions. Students will have 75 minutes in total to
answer them. The weightage for the final examination will be 60% of the
program evaluation.
Course Completion & CertificationOn successful completion of the Online Examination the students will be provided with a formal course certificate in hard copy form, Investor Academy will provide the same to the student and which will be dispatched to the registered address of the student. Please visit the examination section of the FAQs for further details on the same.
Attempts
In case a student is not able to clear the examination in the first attempt, he or she will be given additional two free retest to be attempted within 15 days from the date of attempting the final exam. The additional two retest will be free of cost. Therefore the student will be allowed total 3 attempts at clearing the exam. All additional attempts will be charged. Please refer to the one year rule section of the handbook.
Student Support Services
The Investors Academy does the best it can to provide general, academic as well as technical assistance to its online students. Such support is dependent in case the query is not listed in the FAQ already posted on the DSIJ's Investors academy's website. In order to get the query answered the student can avail of either email or live chat with the respective technical support executive in case if the query is technical in nature or can also email/live chat with the Faculty incase if the query is academic in nature. Students with Investors Academy need to know that although the online learning is 24/7 in nature but the support both technical and academics is provided on the 10/7 basis from morning 10 am to 8 pm. In case if your query is posted after the support services timings the same will be responded by the respective support executive in the next working hours.
It is Investor Academy’s policy to do everything possible to facilitate that all queries of the students are handled in the shortest possible time. Although this has often been possible, circumstances beyond the Investors Academy's control may make this impossibility in early redressal of the query.
Students are strongly encouraged to first go through the detailed FAQs and only if their query is not listed resort to the email and chat option. We suggest this mode so as where in will help the student in saving time in case the query is listed in the FAQ itself which otherwise the student has to wait till the query is answered through human intervention
Student Grievances
There are times when the student feels a sense of grievance while undergoing the online course, however it is Investors Academy's endeavor the ensure that the students have the best of experience while attending the program and in such instances if the students queries and other support requirements are not taken care to the best of his or her satisfaction. In all such moments the student can avail the option of writing the SBU head for prompt redressal of their queries. the students can mail at headacademy@dsij.in, please note this option is to be exercised by the student only when he or she has exhausted all other suggested avenues for grievance redressal.
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