When a student fails to complete the prescribed requirements of a course within the allotted time their status is referred to as an incomplete. They have failed to complete the course requirements as specified. Institutions of higher education have polices on incompletes stating the conditions under which a student can make up an incomplete and earn a grade for the course. For example, instruction might be offered via one on one tutoring, in a seminar, via interactive television, in large lectures or through independent study. These are instructional modes.
Pedagogy refers to teaching, instruction, and approaches created to enhance learning.
The practice of teaching would be an example of pedagogy.