Technology at Illinois Institute of Technology | Online Computer and Information Technology Degrees

Technology & Support

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Usable for classes

Required Internet speed

DSL

Recommended Internet speed

DSL

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	Depends on the course or course content
Application for display on smartphone	Yes
Description of application for smartphone	Depends on the course or course content
Bulletin boards	No
Simulations	No
Online labs	Yes

Courses designed by certified instructional designers

Courses designed by an outside firm

Learning management system used

Yes

All courses accessible to students from one learning management system

Yes

Blackboard	Yes
Google Applications	Yes

Services

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

Instructor response expected within (hours)

N/A

24-7 live tech support

Tech support availability

Archived classes

All

Classes can be received live

Minority

Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.

Few

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	No
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	N/A
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	N/A
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students	Majority
Class participation graded	Yes

Exams	Yes
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	Multiple geographically dispersed settings
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	No
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Student exams must be proctored for those courses which hold exams. Some faculty may require use of certain software, such as SafeAssign or Turnitin, for the submission of coursework.