American Public University System

Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	https:/​/​www.​facebook.​com/​APUSeducation
LinkedIn	http:/​/​www.​linkedin.​com/​groups?&gid=2672035
Twitter	http:/​/​www.​twitter.​com/​AmericanPublicU

Technology

Usable for classes
Apple Yes PC Yes Unix Yes Linux Yes
Required Internet speed	128k
Recommended Internet speed	256k
Delivery modes
Live streaming video No Live streaming audio No Recorded video Yes Recorded audio Yes Software-based readers No Application for display on tablet computer Yes Description of tablet application Any device with browser capabilities can access online courses Application for display on smartphone No Description of application for smartphone N/A Bulletin boards Yes Simulations No Online labs No
Courses designed by certified instructional designers	Yes
Courses designed by an outside firm	No
Learning management system used	Yes
All courses accessible to students from one learning management system	Yes

Types of Learning Management Systems Used

Sakai

Yes

Support

Services
Academic advising Yes Bookstore Yes Career placement assistance Yes E-mail address Yes Financial aid office/services Yes Access to digitized library materials Yes Access to live librarian Yes Local area network No Mentoring Yes Technical support Yes Live tutoring Yes Writing workshops Yes
Instructor response expected within (hours)	48
24-7 live tech support	No
Tech support availability
Weekend days (7:00 am - 5:59 pm) Always Weekend nights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) Always Weekend overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) N/A Weekdays (7:00 am - 5:59 pm) Always Weeknights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) Always Weekday overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) N/A

Structure

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	None
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	N/A
Percentage of classes with lectures	1-25
Student-student engagement
Online chatrooms Yes Web conferencing (webinars) Yes Skype or other visual software Yes

Requirements

New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	2
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	8
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	8
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students	Minority
Class participation graded	Yes

Assessment

Exams	Yes
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	No proctored exams
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
APUS provides information about academic integrity and consequences for infractions in course catalogs available online. Additional information is available through the Library, the Center for Teaching & Learning, and is a major focus in our introductory COLL 100 course. Students are required to acknowledge the "Honor Pledge" within individual assignments in Sakai, our learning management system. Turnitin.com is available for use in all classes, and is widely used to review papers for possible plagiarism.