Mississippi State University (Bagley)

Technology & Support

Networking

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

Technology

Usable for classes
Apple Yes PC Yes Unix N/A Linux Yes
Required Internet speed	256k
Recommended Internet speed	256k
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 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

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 Yes
Instructor response expected within (hours)	24
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) Sometimes Weekend overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) Sometimes Weekdays (7:00 am - 5:59 pm) Always Weeknights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) Sometimes Weekday overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) Sometimes

Structure

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	Majority
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	None
Percentage of classes with lectures	All
Student-student engagement
Online chatrooms N/A Web conferencing (webinars) Yes Skype or other visual software Yes

Requirements

New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
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	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Proctors must be certified and instructor approved. Supervisors, human resource/educational specialists, librarians, etc. are utilized as proctors. In some cases, exams are timed and may be online visible by web video. Faculty use TurnItIn to review for plagarism. The university has an academic honesty policy and Honor Code; these are included on course syllabi. Some faculty utilize browser lockdown. Also, ProctorCam is now available and will be tested.