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Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	http://www.facebook.com/RowanUniversity
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

N/A

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	Bb Mobile Learn
Application for display on smartphone	Yes
Description of application for smartphone	N/A
Bulletin boards	Yes
Simulations	Yes
Online labs	No

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

Types of Learning Management Systems Used

Blackboard

Yes

Support

Services

Academic advising	No
Bookstore	Yes
Career placement assistance	No
E-mail address	Yes
Financial aid office/services	No
Access to digitized library materials	Yes
Access to live librarian	No
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

All

Classes can be received live

None

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

N/A

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	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	No
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	1
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	4
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	4
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students	N/A
Class participation graded	Yes

Assessment

Exams	No
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	N/A
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
All exams are issued as take-home exams; it is understood that students have access to texts, course materials, classmates, Internet, etc. during an exam. The Rowan University Academic Integrity Policy is provided to students and strongly enforced. Exams are all issued electronically in either multiple choice (MC) or open-ended format. MC exam questions are pulled at random from question banks and timed. Open ended exam responses may be processed by plagiarism prevention tools such as turnitin.com. Most grad level courses will opt to assess students via term paper or major project rather than a typical exam. Faculty are advised to depend upon subjectivity and individual critical thinking questions to ensure academic integrity.

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