Technology at University of Michigan--Dearborn | Online MBA Degrees | Online Business Programs

Technology & Support

Usable for classes

Required Internet speed

28k

Recommended Internet speed

DSL

Delivery modes

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

Courses designed by certified instructional designers

Yes

Courses designed by an outside firm

Yes

Learning management system

Yes

All courses accessible to students from one learning management system

Yes

Blackboard

Yes

Services

Academic advising	Yes
Bookstore	Yes
E-mail address	Yes
Financial aid office/services	No
Access to digitized library materials	No
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)

N/A

24-7 live tech support

Tech support availability

Archived classes

None

Classes can be received live

All

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

None

Percentage of classes with lectures

26-50

Student-student engagement

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

New-student orientation	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	No
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	0
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	4
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)
Technologically, we rely on the secure authentication when students access their courses. Additionally, some instructors utilize plagiarism detection tools on assignments as warranted. The most significant non-technological measure is that the OBUS courses involve heavy participation in discussions throughout the courses. This level of interaction allows the instructors to "get to know" the students and their communication styles/patterns so that future assignments and deliverables not created by the same student are much more obvious.