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Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	http://www.facebook.com/University.of.San.Francisco
LinkedIn	N/A
Twitter	http://twitter.com/usfca

Technology

Usable for classes

Apple	Yes
PC	Yes
Unix	N/A
Linux	N/A

Required Internet speed

56k

Recommended Internet speed

56k

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	N/A
Description of application for tablet computer	N/A
Application for display on smartphone	N/A
Description of application for smartphone	N/A
Bulletin boards	Yes
Simulations	No
Online labs	No

Courses designed by certified instructional designers

Yes

Courses designed by an outside firm

Yes

Learning management system used

Yes

All courses accessible to students from one learning management system

Yes

Types of Learning Management Systems Used

Blackboard

Yes

Support

Services

Academic advising	Yes
Bookstore	Yes
Career placement assistance	No
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	No
Writing workshops	Yes

Instructor response expected within (hours)

24/7 live tech support

Yes

Structure

Archived classes

All

Classes can be received live

None

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

N/A

Percentage of classes with lectures

None

Student-student engagement

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

Requirements

New-student orientation	Yes
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 collaboratively with other students	Minority
Class participation graded	Yes

Assessment

Exams	Yes
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	No proctored exams
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	No
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Students are required to review the USF Honor Code and pass a quiz as part of the orientation process. Faculty use Turnitin.com as a plagiarism detecting service for major written assignments. Every course syllabus or a course site on Blackboard includes standard language on academic policies regarding plagiarism, honesty, and ethical behavior. Course exams are password protected, timed, displayed with one question at a time, and monitored by faculty. Faculty are asked to monitor submissions, provide detailed feedback, and engage students via discussion forums or directly to monitor progress and verify curricular integrity.

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