University of Missouri

Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	http:/​/​www.​facebook.​com/​pages/​University-of-Missouri-Graduate-School/​46525219651
LinkedIn	N/A
Twitter	N/A

Technology

Usable for classes
Apple Yes PC Yes Unix N/A Linux Yes
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 IOS devices (like iPad) and Android. Blackboard mobile, Tegrity mobile, Collaborate mobile Application for display on smartphone Yes Description of application for smartphone IOS devices (like iPad) and Android. Blackboard mobile, Tegrity mobile, Collaborate mobile Bulletin boards Yes Simulations Yes Online labs Yes
Courses designed by certified instructional designers	N/A
Courses designed by an outside firm	No
Learning management system used	Yes
All courses accessible to students from one learning management system	Yes

Types of Learning Management Systems Used

Blackboard	Yes
Moodle	Yes
Sakai	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 Yes Local area network Yes Mentoring Yes Technical support Yes Live tutoring Yes Writing workshops Yes
Instructor response expected within (hours)	24
24-7 live tech support	No
Tech support availability
Weekend days (7:00 am - 5:59 pm) Always Weekend nights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) N/A Weekend overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) N/A Weekdays (7:00 am - 5:59 pm) Always Weeknights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) Always Weekday overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) N/A

Structure

Archived classes	Majority
Classes can be received live	Minority
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	Few
Percentage of classes with lectures	76-99
Student-student engagement
Online chatrooms Yes Web conferencing (webinars) Yes 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	2
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 collaboratively with other students	Majority
Class participation graded	Yes

Assessment

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)
Assessments are stratified, there is an institutional presence, face-to-face proctoring of exams with photo identification, and anti-plagiarism software like SafeAssign is utilized for coursework. Many of our online courses incorporate project-based assignments and assessments where ongoing formative assessment and interaction with faculty also instill academic integrity.