Technology at Mississippi State University | Online MBA Degrees | Online Business Programs

Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Distance-MBA-Mississippi-State-University/49819339907
LinkedIn	N/A
Twitter	N/A

Technology

Usable for classes

Apple	Yes
PC	Yes
Unix	N/A
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	No
Description of tablet application	N/A
Application for display on smartphone	No
Description of application for smartphone	N/A
Bulletin boards	Yes
Simulations	No
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

Types of Learning Management Systems Used

Blackboard

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	Yes
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

Weekend days (7:00 am - 5:59 pm)	Sometimes
Weekend nights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm)	Sometimes
Weekend overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am)	Never
Weekdays (7:00 am - 5:59 pm)	Always
Weeknights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm)	Usually
Weekday overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am)	Never

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

76-99

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	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 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	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
The university sends a clear message to all students about the Honor Code here, and it is required that the Honor Code is written in every course syllabus. There is a clear university policy for reporting and investigating academic dishonesty. We use Turnitin for plagiarism. Graduate assignments are usually papers, projects and discussions that cannot be easily completed by others or copied from another student. We can use a browser lockdown for online exams. We use Blackboard settings for random question and answer order and random question selection from test banks. Some exams are proctored.

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