PLM UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES GO ASYNCHRONOUS UNTIL MONTH-END

CLASSES at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) will continue to be on asynchronous mode of learning, as Metro Manila transitions to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).

In an office order issued April 11, President Emmanuel Leyco of PLM said faculty members can only carry out classes in the undergraduate level through modules and recorded audio or video lectures until April 30, following the latest quarantine classification announced by the national government.

However, the Colleges of Law and Medicine are given the option to hold synchronous classes not exceeding 50 percent of the total number of meetings scheduled during the week. This is left to the discretion of faculty members.

Quizzes and examinations initially set during the MECQ period must be rescheduled at a later date. Class assignments may be given to students, but submission deadlines must be set at least one week later.

Leyco reiterated that faculty members should extend consideration to the current pandemic situation in the country, as well as personal circumstances of their individual students, in setting various requirements.

All faculty members should be available for consultation during class hours, or their designated consultation time.

Meanwhile, only up to 30 percent of the university’s administrative staff will be allowed to physically report to work. Offices will maintain a skeleton work force, with the rest of the employees working from home. Strict health protocols will be followed, and shuttle services will be provided for their safe transport.

PLM community members are reminded to stay indoors as much as possible, and to practice minimum health standards if they are going out for essential tasks.