Upper Iowa University

Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	N/A
LinkedIn	N/A
Twitter	N/A

Technology

Usable for classes
Apple Yes PC Yes Unix N/A Linux Yes
Required Internet speed	DSL
Recommended Internet speed	Cable
Delivery modes
Live streaming video No Live streaming audio No Recorded video Yes Recorded audio Yes Software-based readers Yes Application for display on tablet computer No Description of tablet application N/A Application for display on smartphone No Description of application for smartphone N/A Bulletin boards Yes Simulations Yes Online labs Yes
Courses designed by certified instructional designers	No
Courses designed by an outside firm	No
Learning management system	Yes
All courses accessible to students from one learning management system	Yes

Types of Learning Management Systems Used

Pearson eCollege

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 No Mentoring No Technical support Yes Live tutoring Yes Writing workshops No
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) Never Weekend overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) Never Weekdays (7:00 am - 5:59 pm) Always Weeknights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) Never Weekday overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) Never

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

Requirements

New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	No
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	5
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	25
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	10
Courses requiring students to work collabratively with other students	Majority
Class participation graded	Yes

Assessment

Exams	No
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	N/A
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Yes
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Use of anti-plagiarism software