Technology at Mississippi State University (Bagley) | Online Computer and Information Technology Degrees

Technology & Support

Usable for classes

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

Courses designed by an outside firm

Learning management system used

Yes

All courses accessible to students from one learning management system

Yes

Blackboard

Yes

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)

24-7 live tech support

Tech support availability

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

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

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.