To verify that students who register in a distance education course at Oakwood University is the same student who participates in and completes the course and receives credit, the following system is used:
- All OU students are issued a secure, personal ID number and password when first admitted to the university.
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Students are instructed to change, utilizing the provisions available within the university’s administrative software system, the original password to a self-selected password.
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Students receive written instructions to always protect the identity of their password.
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Students receive written instructions to change their password if they have concerns that they have been compromised.
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Students are instructed to use their personal ID number and password when accessing the distance education course management platform, Desire to Learn (D2L).
- Students are unable to participate in distance education courses without a valid OU approved ID number and password.
- The administrative software system will not accept a student ID number if it is not currently valid.