Beginning in Fall 2025, each course section in Workday must have a delivery mode and instruction type. Course section managers should adhere to these definitions to facilitate consistent reporting and appropriate usage of sections in other systems and processes (such as course evaluations).
Course delivery mode refers to the method of delivery, or how a course is offered. Instruction types offer unique approaches to teaching and learning, i.e., music lessons, independent study, internships, lectures, labs, etc.
Workday Course Delivery Modes
A class in which 80% or more of the contact hours between instructor(s) and students represent in person engagement.
A class in which less than 20% of the contact hours between instructor(s) and students represent in-person engagement.
A class in which 20 – 79% of the contact hours between instructor(s) and students represent in-person engagement; the time spent with in-person engagement is reduced but not eliminated. Students must participate in both modalities.
Instruction Types
Medical/health programs only
Small-group section associated with a lecture course
Practicum, field work, music practice/performance
Independent study, independent research, research project participation, journal publication
Internship or co-op
Research conducted under controlled conditions
Formal oral presentation
Systematic collection, documentation, analysis, and interpretation of data/information
Stand-alone, small discussion-oriented section
Learning through community or public service
Thesis or dissertation work