Instructor Teaching Manual

Instructors are responsible for:

• Delivering module content
• Providing clarification and support
• Evaluating module quizzes and capstone submissions
• Ensuring academic integrity
• Applying grading rubrics consistently
• Maintaining compliance with GACS standards
• Providing constructive feedback
• Updating student records
• Participating in audits when required

Instructors must maintain a professional, supportive, and unbiased environment.

The CAAE™ program prepares students to:

• Design, build, and deploy AI agent systems
• Use tools, APIs, memory, and RAG pipelines
• Build multi-agent workflows
• Implement safety and governance
• Deploy enterprise-grade systems
• Complete a full capstone project
• Pass a 100-question final exam

Each module includes a full textbook, video script, module quiz (80% minimum), workbook exercises, instructor notes, and automation logic.

Instructors should:

1. Introduce the module objectives
2. Deliver or assign the reading material
3. Review key concepts
4. Facilitate workbook exercises
5. Administer the module quiz
6. Provide feedback
7. Unlock the next module upon passing

• Each module module quiz requires a minimum score of 80%
• Students may retry module quizzes without penalty
• Instructors must ensure module quiz integrity
• Scores must be recorded in the student's transcript fields
• Module quiz feedback should be constructive and specific

The Capstone is evaluated using the official rubric:

Instructors must:

• Review all deliverables
• Verify system functionality
• Ensure safety and compliance
• Provide written evaluation
• Record capstone grade and title

• The final exam contains 100 questions
• Passing score is 80%
• Students may retake the exam once
• Scores must be recorded in the transcript
• Passing the exam unlocks the diploma and master badge

Instructors must ensure exam integrity and fairness.

Violations include:

• Plagiarism
• Unauthorized collaboration
• Misrepresentation of work
• Tampering with records
• Attempting to falsify credentials

Consequences:

• Warning
• Assignment failure
• Program removal
• Credential revocation

All violations must be documented and reported to the Registrar.

Instructor feedback must be clear, actionable, respectful, specific, and aligned with rubrics.

Recommended structure:

1. What the student did well
2. What needs improvement
3. How to improve it
4. Next steps

Instructors must maintain:

• Module quiz scores
• Capstone evaluations
• Exam results
• Feedback notes
• Attendance (if applicable)
• Academic integrity reports

Audit fields include:

• {{record_created}}
• {{record_updated}}
• {{instructor_id}}
• {{audit_timestamp}}

Instructors must:

• Treat all students fairly
• Maintain confidentiality
• Avoid bias
• Uphold academic standards
• Support student success
• Maintain professionalism

• Registrar: registrar@gacs.global
• Academic Affairs: academics@gacs.global
• Compliance Office: compliance@gacs.global