University of Alabama--Birmingham

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	N/A
Recommended Internet speed	DSL
Delivery modes
Live streaming video N/A Live streaming audio N/A Recorded video Yes Recorded audio Yes Software-based readers N/A Application for display on tablet computer N/A Description of tablet application N/A Application for display on smartphone N/A Description of application for smartphone N/A Bulletin boards Yes Simulations N/A Online labs N/A
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	No

Types of Learning Management Systems Used

Blackboard	Yes
Elluminate	Yes
Moodle	Yes

Support

Services
Academic advising Yes Bookstore Yes Career placement assistance Yes E-mail address Yes Financial aid office/services Yes Access to digitized library materials Yes Access to live librarian No Local area network No Mentoring No Technical support No Live tutoring No Writing workshops Yes
Instructor response expected within (hours)	N/A
24-7 live tech support	No
Tech support availability
Weekend days (7:00 am - 5:59 pm) Rarely Weekend nights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) Rarely Weekend overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) Never Weekdays (7:00 am - 5:59 pm) Usually Weeknights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) Sometimes Weekday overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) Never

Structure

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	Minority
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	Most
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	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 collaboratively with other students	Minority
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	No
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)	N/A