Students taking any technology enhanced course will be accessing course information via the UofM course management system, eCourseware (see below). In addition, students enrolled in telecourses (public broadcast or video tape) and/or teleweb courses must have access to the video programming for their particular course. They must be able to receive the programs broadcast on Comcast Cable, be able to play them on a VCR or DVD player (home rental), or view online (Internet streaming). The programs will not be available through any satellite dish provider.

Online Course Management Software

The University of Memphis utilizes eCourseware for U of M online courses and for RODP online courses. The courseware is easy to navigate with many features.

Minimum Hardware and Software Requirements

The following is a list of the basic minimum requirements for online courses. Some courses will have more advanced requirements. Information on advanced requirements may be found in each course syllabus.

PC users

• Processor: Pentium III 500 MHz recommended
• Operating System: Windows XP or higher
• Ram: 256MB or higher recommended
• Internet connection: DSL or Broadband
• Browser: Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox (latest version)
• Audio: Sound card and speakers (to listen to audio embedded into PowerPoint or flash files)
• Input Device: CD-ROM (CD/DVD recommended)

Mac users

• Minimum system requirements for Mac users are G4 or G5 processor.
• Operating System: Mac OS X or higher.
• Ram: 256MB or higher recommended.
• Free disk space: minimum of 100MB recommended
• Internet connection: DSL or Broadband
• Browser: Firefox
• Audio: Sound card and speakers (to listen to audio embedded into PowerPoint or flash files)
• Input Device: CD-ROM (CD/DVD recommended)

General Software/Plug-in Recommendations

Microsoft Office (login required)

Adobe Acrobat Reader (latest version)

Flash Player

RealOne Player

Quicktime

PowerPoint Player

Instructors generally recommend that students use Microsoft Word for papers and assignments. This program offers the greatest common denominator in terms of sending documents across different platforms. Sometimes, specific courses will have specific recommendations about software. See your course syllabus for specifics about required software.

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