<s>
dCourseWeb	B-Application
is	O
an	O
Internet-based	O
application	B-Application
designed	O
by	O
Nazarene	O
Bible	O
College	O
(	O
NBC	O
)	O
to	O
manage	O
online	O
education	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
course	O
or	O
learning	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
advising	O
utility	O
for	O
advising	O
and	O
scheduling	O
both	O
students	O
and	O
instructors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	B-Application
is	O
both	O
an	O
administrative	O
tool	O
and	O
an	O
instructional	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBC	O
developed	O
dCourseWeb	B-Application
and	O
offers	O
access	O
to	O
other	O
schools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
institutions	O
are	O
using	O
dCourseWeb	B-Application
for	O
online	O
classes	O
(	O
including	O
The	O
Salvation	O
Army	O
,	O
Welch	O
College	O
,	O
,	O
and	O
Caribbean	O
Nazarene	O
College	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
accreditation	O
,	O
both	O
organizations	O
approve	O
NBC	O
’s	O
online	O
program	B-Application
delivery	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
ABHE	O
uses	O
the	O
dCourseWeb	B-Application
platform	O
to	O
deliver	O
instruction	O
courses	O
for	O
their	O
site	O
visit	O
team	O
member	O
’s	O
,	O
and	O
instruction	O
courses	O
for	O
others	O
on	O
acquiring	O
and	O
maintaining	O
accreditation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Nazarene	O
Bible	O
College	O
began	O
their	O
online	O
education	O
program	B-Application
using	O
Convene	O
technology	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
CLiP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
many	O
in-house	B-Architecture
discussions	O
,	O
NBC	O
decided	O
they	O
wanted	O
a	O
better	O
place	O
for	O
content	O
and	O
began	O
working	O
with	O
Prometheus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prometheus	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
George	O
Washington	O
University	O
and	O
was	O
used	O
at	O
NBC	O
until	O
they	O
sold	O
out	O
to	O
Blackboard	B-Protocol
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
,	O
Blackboard	B-Protocol
increased	O
costs	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
technology	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
NBC	O
’s	O
decision	O
to	O
write	O
their	O
own	O
platform	O
in-house	B-Architecture
and	O
possess	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBC	O
’s	O
directive	O
was	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
program	B-Application
where	O
it	O
was	O
necessary	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
online	O
education	O
material	O
once	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
require	O
re-entering	O
the	O
information	O
when	O
updates	O
or	O
changes	O
occurred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
dCourse	O
launched	O
in	O
2002	O
as	O
a	O
windows	O
application	B-Application
that	O
managed	O
all	O
students’	O
discussion	O
access	O
with	O
a	O
Web	O
piece	O
to	O
deliver	O
class	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
spreadsheets	B-Application
were	O
used	O
to	O
manage	O
scheduling	O
and	O
advising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
re-write	O
also	O
eliminated	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
spreadsheets	B-Application
by	O
incorporating	O
an	O
advising	O
and	O
scheduling	O
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
dCourse	O
received	O
an	O
updated	O
name	O
,	O
and	O
dCourseWeb	B-Application
officially	O
launched	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
hosted	O
solution	O
,	O
running	O
dCourseWeb	B-Application
through	O
NBC	O
’s	O
datacenter	B-Operating_System
has	O
kept	O
prices	O
down	O
for	O
other	O
institutions	O
that	O
could	O
not	O
afford	O
high-profile	O
solutions	O
,	O
or	O
deploy	O
their	O
own	O
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
administrative	O
tool	O
,	O
dCourseWeb	B-Application
provides	O
extensive	O
scheduling	O
options	O
,	O
faculty	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
student	O
management	O
and	O
communication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extensive	O
program	B-Application
options	O
enable	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
be	O
customized	O
to	O
look	O
and	O
operate	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
best	O
fits	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
the	O
institution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	B-Application
is	O
housed	O
on	O
servers	B-Application
at	O
NBC	O
,	O
so	O
all	O
hardware	B-Architecture
and	O
software	O
are	O
maintained	O
and	O
managed	O
by	O
NBC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
proper	O
authentication	O
,	O
schools	O
can	O
access	O
the	O
program	B-Application
from	O
any	O
computer	O
with	O
Internet	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
remote	O
features	O
like	O
Live	B-Application
Chat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
instructional	O
tool	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Phoenix	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Students	O
can	O
access	O
the	O
class	O
content	O
with	O
a	O
browser	B-Application
(	O
Firefox	B-Application
,	O
Chrome	B-Application
,	O
Edge	B-Application
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
Opera	B-Application
,	O
Safari	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Brave	B-Application
are	O
currently	O
supported	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
threaded	O
discussion	O
application	B-Application
within	O
dCourseWeb	B-Application
called	O
Scribe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBC	O
plans	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
new	O
highly	O
technological	O
quiz/testing	O
module	O
for	O
dCourseweb	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
special	O
licensing	O
,	O
the	O
Learning	O
Center	O
includes	O
access	O
to	O
Turnitin	O
,	O
RefWorks	B-Library
,	O
Refaware	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
in-house	B-Architecture
wiki	B-Protocol
technology	O
.	O
</s>
