Benedictine University

Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	http:/​/​www.​facebook.​com/​BenedictineUniversity
LinkedIn	N/A
Twitter	https:/​/​twitter.​com/​BenU1887

Technology

Usable for classes
Apple Yes PC Yes Unix Yes Linux Yes
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 application for tablet computer N/A Application for display on smartphone Yes Description of application for smartphone N/A Bulletin boards Yes Simulations Yes Online labs Yes
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

Moodle

Yes

Support

Services
Academic advising Yes Bookstore Yes Career placement assistance No 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	Yes

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 N/A 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	3
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	4
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	2
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)
The primary mechanism for ensuring academic integrity 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.