Franklin Pierce University

Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	N/A
LinkedIn	N/A
Twitter	N/A

Technology

Usable for classes
Apple Yes PC Yes Unix N/A Linux N/A
Required Internet speed	DSL
Recommended Internet speed	DSL
Delivery modes
Live streaming video Yes Live streaming audio Yes Recorded video Yes Recorded audio Yes Software-based readers Yes Application for display on tablet computer Yes Description of tablet application ECollege for mobile applications Application for display on smartphone Yes Description of application for smartphone ECollege for mobile applications Bulletin boards Yes Simulations Yes Online labs No
Courses designed by certified instructional designers	No
Courses designed by an outside firm	No
Learning management system	Yes
All courses accessible to students from one learning management system	Yes

Types of Learning Management Systems Used

Pearson eCollege

Yes

Support

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 Yes Local area network No Mentoring Yes Technical support Yes Live tutoring Yes Writing workshops No
Instructor response expected within (hours)	24
24-7 live tech support	Yes

Structure

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	Minority
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	All
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	Optional
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

Assessment

Exams	Yes
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	No proctored exams
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	No
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
A clear academic honesty policy is included in the academic catalog and is included in each course syllabus. Clear and progressive sanctions exist to deal with academic dishonesty, up to and including dismissal from the University.