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Technology & Support

Networking

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

Technology

Usable for classes

Apple	Yes
PC	Yes
Unix	N/A
Linux	N/A

Required Internet speed

DSL

Recommended Internet speed

Cable

Delivery modes

Live streaming video	Yes
Live streaming audio	Yes
Recorded video	Yes
Recorded audio	Yes
Software-based readers	Yes
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	No

Courses designed by certified instructional designers

Yes

Courses designed by an outside firm

Yes

Learning management system

Yes

All courses accessible to students from one learning management system

Yes

Types of Learning Management Systems Used

Google Applications	Yes
Sakai	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	No
Technical support	Yes
Live tutoring	No
Writing workshops	No

Instructor response expected within (hours)

24-7 live tech support

Yes

Structure

Archived classes

Majority

Classes can be received live

Minority

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

N/A

Percentage of classes with lectures

1-25

Student-student engagement

Online chatrooms	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	N/A
Skype or other visual software	Yes

Requirements

New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	No
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	2
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	4
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	2
Courses requiring students to work collabratively with other students	All
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's policies and procedures regarding logical access controls satisfy the Higher Education Opportunity Act's requirements. Specifically, the online student is given a system-generated User ID and e-Password to access the online systems, including Sakai. The students are validated as the ones taking the tests through the use of this secure ID number and password. Faculty will be required to have regular contact and communication with students, through telephone, email, video, synchronous software, and/or other rich media; therefore, providing great insight into each student's personality and overall identity, which will aid in this verification.

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