Technology at University of Arkansas--Fayetteville | Online Engineering Degrees | Online Engineering Programs

Technology & Support

Usable for classes

Required Internet speed

DSL

Recommended Internet speed

Cable

Delivery modes

Live streaming video	No
Live streaming audio	No
Recorded video	Yes
Recorded audio	Yes
Software-based readers	Yes
Application for display on tablet computer	Yes
Description of tablet application	Blackboard, course materials and recorded lectures are compatible with tablets. Exams should be completed on a desktop or laptop computer.
Application for display on smartphone	Yes
Description of application for smartphone	Blackboard and recorded lectures are compatible with iPhones and Android devices. Exams should be completed on a desktop or laptop computer.
Bulletin boards	Yes
Simulations	Yes
Online labs	Yes

Courses designed by certified instructional designers

Learning management system used

Yes

All courses accessible to students from one learning management system

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	No
Technical support	Yes
Live tutoring	No
Writing workshops	No

Instructor response expected within (hours)

24-7 live tech support

Tech support availability

Archived classes

All

Classes can be received live

None

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

N/A

Classes with lectures

76-99

Student-student engagement

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

New-student orientation	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
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	4
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students	Minority
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)
Online exams are proctored using an online proctoring service, ProctorU, monitored in real-time. For off-online exams, most engineering faculty require students to obtain a local proctor for their exams. All students sign an academic honesty statement as part of the admission process. Classes have an academic integrity portion in their syllabus or document posted online in the Blackboard class.