Technology at University of Illinois--Springfield | Online MBA Degrees | Online Business Programs

Technology & Support

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Twitter	N/A

Usable for classes

Required Internet speed

256k

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	Course ware App for wireless devices
Application for display on smartphone	Yes
Description of application for smartphone	Course ware App for smart phone devices
Bulletin boards	Yes
Simulations	Yes
Online labs	Yes

Courses designed by certified instructional designers

Yes

Courses designed by an outside firm

Learning management system

Yes

All courses accessible to students from one learning management system

Yes

Blackboard	Yes
Elluminate	Yes
Google Applications	Yes
Microsoft Sharepoint Learning Kit	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	Yes
Mentoring	Yes
Technical support	Yes
Live tutoring	Yes
Writing workshops	Yes

Instructor response expected within (hours)

24-7 live tech support

Tech support availability

Archived classes

All

Classes can be received live

All

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	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	3
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 collabratively with other students	All
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	Yes
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
All exams are proctored on the site that exams are taken. Most written assignments are submitted via Turnitin software. All students are informed that all assignments may be submitted to Turnitin for verification.