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Computer and Internet technologies can change the ways students and faculty communicate and pass materials from one to the other. Our goal is to have and use the technologies that will benefit you the most. This section discusses how computers and the Internet are used for class related material.
Brandeis University uses a course management tool, WebCT, for many of its courses. WebCT has the ability for faculty to post syllabi, reading materials, as well as have online discussions. Approximately half of the faculty use the course management system, WebCT. In addition, some faculty choose to post materials online without using WebCT.
Technology resources are readily available. Many classrooms are enhanced with various computer and audio visual technologies. The campus has numerous public computer clusters as well as an increasing wireless network. Faculty are able to use multimedia equipment such as DVD players and data projectors to enhance the learning experience. Specific departments and faculty choose to use the available technologies to varying degrees, dependent on the subject matter, as to make the technology effective for every students' learning experiences.
Many courses across the University incorporate multimedia aspects into group projects. Students have created video presentions, used desktop publishing software, and have created webpages.
Courses taken electronically from other sources are treated the same way as courses taken in-person from other sources. The course must meet the Registrar's standards to transfer credit and rules governing the application of transfer credit to majors may differ from department to department. Full-time Brandeis students enjoy cross-registration privileges with Babson, Bentley, and Wellesley College, and with the undergraduate schools of arts and sciences at Boston College, Boston University, and Tufts University. Under this program students may earn credit toward the Brandeis degree without payment of additional tuition through satisfactory completion of courses taken on these neighboring campuses.
The Information Technology Services department offers much assistance to students, faculty and staff. One resource is the Instructional Technology Resource Center, where they offer help with everything from scanning documents to audio and video editing.
Library and Technology Services offer many online resources, including Louis, the Libraries Catalog. See Databases A-Z, for a list of full-text databases and digital collections.
Brandeis is a member of the Boston Library Consortium, a group of 19 libraries in the New England Area dedicated to sharing their human and information resources. Combined, their library holdings number over 33 million volumes including 250,000 periodicals and other serial publications.
Brandeis students can access virtually all of the libraries' licensed databases through the campus network. Most are also available from off campus through proxy authentication. There are clear instructions for students off-campus to follow regarding how to log in with a Brandeis UNet account.
Course Reserves are available through Brandeis's online library catalog, Louis. Faculty are encouraged to place required readings on reserve. All faculty have the ability to use the course management system, WebCT. WebCT allows faculty to post syllabi, assigned readings, as well as have online discussions. There is no requirement for faculty to use WebCT although approximately half do use it. WebCT is accessible through a Web browser using your University Network (UNet) account.
Through inter-library loan, the library provides direct desktop delivery of documents not found in their collection. These services are offered free to all members of the Brandeis community.
The Library provides 27/7 live online chat through a consortial agreement with other research institutions across the United States. This service is provided in addition to the Library's research assistance through phone, email, and in-person support.
Brandeis University does not have any computer/IT competency requirements, but does encourage students to seek help from the Information Services department with questions related to computer hardware and software.