University of Scranton

Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	http:/​/​www.​facebook.​com/​universityofscranton
LinkedIn	N/A
Twitter	http:/​/​twitter.​com/​#!/​univofscranton

Technology

Usable for classes
Apple Yes PC Yes Unix Yes Linux Yes
Required Internet speed	DSL
Recommended Internet speed	Cable
Delivery modes
Live streaming video Yes Live streaming audio Yes Recorded video Yes Recorded audio Yes Software-based readers No Application for display on tablet computer No Description of tablet application N/A Application for display on smartphone Yes Description of application for smartphone Via link in Angel CMS Bulletin boards Yes 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

Types of Learning Management Systems Used

Angel

Yes

Support

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
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	1-25
Student-student engagement
Online chatrooms N/A Web conferencing (webinars) Yes Skype or other visual software Yes

Requirements

New-student orientation	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	4
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	Majority
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	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
All students take a mandatory self-paced tutorial on academic integrity on entry into the program. Additionally, the evaluation of student performance in the online environment includes a variety of non-exam measures as well, e.g., discussion forums, written papers, computer-based assignments on Excel, Access, SPSS, Minitab, SAP ERP, etc., debates, team projects, and presentations.