Technology at Benedictine University | Online MBA Degrees | Online Business Programs

Technology & Support

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LinkedIn	N/A
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Usable for classes

Required Internet speed

28k

Recommended Internet speed

DSL

Delivery modes

Live streaming video	Yes
Live streaming audio	Yes
Recorded video	Yes
Recorded audio	Yes
Software-based readers	No
Application for display on tablet computer	Yes
Description of tablet application	The LMS is compatible with tablets.
Application for display on smartphone	Yes
Description of application for smartphone	The LMS is compatible with smart phones.
Bulletin boards	Yes
Simulations	Yes
Online labs	Yes

Courses designed by certified instructional designers

Yes

Courses designed by an outside firm

Yes

Learning management system

Yes

All courses accessible to students from one learning management system

Yes

Moodle

Yes

Services

Academic advising	Yes
Bookstore	Yes
E-mail address	Yes
Financial aid office/services	Yes
Access to digitized library materials	Yes
Access to live librarian	No
Local area network	Yes
Mentoring	No
Technical support	Yes
Live tutoring	Yes
Writing workshops	Yes

Instructor response expected within (hours)

24-7 live tech support

Yes

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	N/A
Web conferencing (webinars)	Yes
Skype or other visual software	N/A

New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	3
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	4
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	4
Courses requiring students to work collabratively with other students	Majority
Class participation graded	Yes

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)
The primary mechanism for ensuring academic intergrity is course design in which students establish a pattern of coursework through multiple submissions. This allows instructors to flag work that seems out of the ordinary. Additionally, test administration settings (using a question bank, time limit, etc.) and Safe Assign are used to promote and protect academic integrity. Finally, a strong push to educate students via continual distribution of the University academic honesty policy ensures that students are aware of what is and is not acceptable.