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Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	http://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-South-Alabama-College-of-Nursing
LinkedIn	N/A
Twitter	https://twitter.com/USACONursing

Technology

Usable for classes

Apple	Yes
PC	Yes
Unix	Yes
Linux	Yes

Required Internet speed

DSL

Recommended Internet speed

DSL

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	Yes
Description of application for tablet computer	The University offers Google Apps
Application for display on smartphone	Yes
Description of application for smartphone	The University offers Google Apps
Bulletin boards	Yes
Simulations	No
Online labs	No

Courses designed by certified instructional designers

Courses designed by an outside firm

Learning management system used

Yes

All courses accessible to students from one learning management system

Types of Learning Management Systems Used

Google Applications	Yes
Pearson eCollege	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	No
Mentoring	No
Technical support	Yes
Live tutoring	Yes
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.

None

Percentage of classes with lectures

51-75

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	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	Multiple geographically dispersed settings
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
USA utilizes a variety of tools to ensure academic integrity for courses in USAonline. Some options are available for online proctoring of high-stakes assessments: Software Secure’s Remote Proctor and ProctorU. Remote Proctor is a hardware device designed to address cheating during online assessments by recording audio and 360 degree video of the test-takers environment. It also incorporates a biometric fingerprint scanner to accurately verify student’s identity. ProctorU is a web-based proctoring service that requires students to take exams in the presence of a live, online proctor that monitors the students environment via webcam.

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