Technology at Columbus State University (Turner) | Online MBA Degrees | Online Business Programs

Technology & Support

Usable for classes

Required Internet speed

128k

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	No
Description of tablet application	N/A
Application for display on smartphone	No
Description of application for smartphone	N/A
Bulletin boards	Yes
Simulations	Yes
Online labs	No

Courses designed by certified instructional designers

Courses designed by an outside firm

Learning management system

Yes

All courses accessible to students from one learning management system

Yes

Blackboard	Yes
Desire2Learn	Yes
Google Applications	Yes
Other software	Yes
Other software description	Moving from Blackboard to Desire2Learn Jan 2013

Services

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

Instructor response expected within (hours)

24-7 live tech support

Tech support availability

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

All

Student-student engagement

Online chatrooms	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	Yes
Skype or other visual software	Yes

New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	No
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	N/A
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	10
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	3
Courses requiring students to work collabratively with other students	All
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)
. Exams are accessible for certain length of periods although once begun, students must complete in a prescribed length of time (e.g., 1 hour). We are looking into online proctoring and other authentication programs.