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Technology & Support

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Usable for classes

Required Internet speed

56k

Recommended Internet speed

DSL

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	Yes
Description of tablet application	Students may use tablets to access threaded discussions and portions of the course to stay up to date. Laptops are required for full participation
Application for display on smartphone	Yes
Description of application for smartphone	Students may use smart phones to access portions of the courses. Laptops are required for full participation.
Bulletin boards	Yes
Simulations	Yes
Online labs	Yes

Courses designed by certified instructional designers

Courses designed by an outside firm

Learning management system

Yes

All courses accessible to students from one learning management system

Yes

Pearson eCollege

Yes

Services

Academic advising	No
Bookstore	Yes
E-mail address	Yes
Financial aid office/services	No
Access to digitized library materials	Yes
Access to live librarian	Yes
Local area network	No
Mentoring	No
Technical support	Yes
Live tutoring	Yes
Writing workshops	No

Instructor response expected within (hours)

N/A

24-7 live tech support

Yes

Archived classes

Majority

Classes can be received live

Minority

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

All

Percentage of classes with lectures

All

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	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 collabratively with other students	Minority
Class participation graded	Yes

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)
Assigned credentials to each registered student and ExamGuard controls. The Cybersecurity comprehensive exam will be proctored. Current steps are underway with a pilot of Proctor NOW