Welcome and introductions
Meet the ODeL Directorate, your school and the support desks you will deal with all year. The department welcome videos below cover the same ground, on demand.
Welcome to MUA ODeL
Orientation
What orientation covers, what to do in your first week, a welcome from every department, and every manual and guideline you need in one place.
Orientation
What orientation covers
Every intake begins with orientation, run online by the ODeL Directorate together with the schools and the support departments. It is where you learn how studying at a distance actually works at MUA - and nothing in it is assumed knowledge.
Your learning platform
A guided tour of the LMS: finding your units, downloading materials, joining live sessions, submitting assignments and tracking your grades.
How ODeL study works
Semester structure, contact sessions, continuous assessment, self-study expectations and how much time a unit realistically takes each week.
Registration and fees
Registering units for the semester, fee statements and payment options, and the deadlines that matter before examinations.
Examinations and results
Sitting arrangements, examination regulations, academic integrity rules, and how and when results are released.
Support and wellbeing
Library and research help, guidance and counselling, accessibility support for PLWD students, and who to call when something goes wrong.
Orientation dates for the current intake are announced by email and on the Events page. If you have joined mid-semester or missed the live session, the welcome videos and documents on this page cover the same material, and the ODeL Directorate will book you a personal walk-through.
Your first week
Five things to do before teaching starts
Work down the list in order. Each one takes minutes and prevents a problem later in the semester.
Activate your student account
Use the credentials in your admission email to sign in to the student portal and set your own password.
Student portalLog in to the LMS
Confirm every unit you registered for appears, and introduce yourself in the discussion forum for each one.
Student resourcesRead the student handbook
The handbook and the ODeL guidelines below set out the rules you are held to. Read them once now rather than at examination time.
Manuals and guidelinesCheck your fee statement
Confirm what is billed for the semester and the payment deadlines for registration and examinations.
Fees and paymentSave the support contacts
ODeL, Admissions, Finance and Examinations each have their own desk. Save the right one before you need it.
Department contacts
Meet the departments
Welcome videos
Short, friendly introductions from every department that supports your ODeL journey. Click any card to play.
10 videos from across the university, each about 30 seconds.
About the ODeL Directorate →DEPUTY VICE - CHANCELLOR, ACADEMICS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION
Dr. Domeniter Naomi Kathula
DEPUTY VICE - CHANCELLOR, ACADEMICS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION (Ag)
Head, SML
Mr. Jared Nyaema Osoro
Head, School of Management and Leadership
Deputy Registrar, Examination and Administration
Juliet Mutisya
Deputy Registrar, Examination and Administration
Dean of Students
Moses Leseiyo
Dean of Students
HEAD School of Education
Dr. Daniel A. Otwori,PhD
Head, School of Education, Psychology and Human Development
Deputy Finance Officer, Financial Reporting
Amos Agui
Deputy Finance Officer (FR & S)
HEAD, School of Professional Education
Prof. Peter Kithae
Head, School of Professional Education and International Languages
Head, School of Humanities, Development Studies
Dr. Dorothy Tsuma, PhD
Head, School of Humanities and Development Studies
Documents
Manuals and guidelines
The handbooks, manuals and regulations that govern your studies. Download them once and keep them - they answer most of the questions that reach our support desks.
Student manuals and guidelines are being published. In the meantime they are available from the Downloads Center or on request from the ODeL Directorate.
Questions before you start?
The ODeL Directorate can walk you through anything on this page, one to one.