University of South Florida

Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	http:/​/​www.​facebook.​com/​usf.​edu
LinkedIn	N/A
Twitter	http:/​/​twitter.​com/​USFNEWS

Technology

Usable for classes
Apple Yes PC Yes Unix N/A Linux N/A
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 Yes Application for display on tablet computer Yes Description of tablet application LMS Interface, iTunesU content Application for display on smartphone Yes Description of application for smartphone LMS Interface, iTunesU content Bulletin boards Yes Simulations Yes Online labs Yes
Courses designed by certified instructional designers	Yes
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

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 No Technical support Yes Live tutoring Yes Writing workshops Yes
Instructor response expected within (hours)	48
24-7 live tech support	Yes

Structure

Archived classes	Majority
Classes can be received live	Minority
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	All
Percentage of classes with lectures	26-50
Student-student engagement
Online chatrooms Yes Web conferencing (webinars) N/A 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	1
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 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)
Most exams are project based using open-ended questions requiring critical thinking and in-depth understanding. Most programs do not rely very heavily on exams to assess students. Instead, the program utilizes mainly project-based assessments and papers. The anti-plagiarism service, Safe Assignment, is used at the discretion of the instructors. A statement is included in every syllabus indicating the Universitiy's use of plagerism dection software.