Illinois Institute of Technology

Technology & Support

Networking

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Technology

Usable for classes
Apple Yes PC Yes Unix Yes Linux Yes
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	No
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

Blackboard	Yes
Google Applications	Yes

Support

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	No
Tech support availability
Weekend days (7:00 am - 5:59 pm) Sometimes Weekend nights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) Never Weekend overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) Never Weekdays (7:00 am - 5:59 pm) Always Weeknights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) Always Weekday overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) Never

Structure

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

Requirements

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

Assessment

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.