Personal Mobile Device Recommendations. All students at Fisher College of Business have access to labs in Mason or Gerlach halls during the course of their studies.
The labs contain the software you need for taking classes here at Fisher, however many students prefer to purchase mobile devices for convenience. To meet the minimum requirements of commonly used software and to use the Internet effectively, your mobile devices should meet the following recommended specifications. Tablets and Mobile Devices Most modern tablet computers (Android tablets and iPads) do offer support for connecting to OSUWireless.
Many e-Reader tablets do NOT support OSUWireless due to their lack of support for enterprise-level networks. iPad Hardware: iPad 2 or newerOS: iOS 6 recommended.Network: 3G/4G (Optional) Other Interesting Info. BCU Information. Birmingham City University : Student Info. Health : Learning Facilities. The Faculty boasts up-to-date, innovative facilities that simulate the real situations that medical staff may come across.
These resources are essential in offering students a hands-on introduction to health and social care practice. Much of our teaching is carried out within our state-of-the-art, £30m Seacole Building, which houses some of the best learning facilities in the UK. Take a virtual tour of our skills suites at Seacole In a sector where new techniques are constantly being discovered, we work hard to ensure that students learn using the most up-to-date equipment available.
These include the only mock operating theatre in an English university and a cutting-edge radiography virtual clinical training facility, virtual ward and virtual case creator. TEE CTN : Student Support - ICT Support. The Learning Centre houses 30 computers, all of which have an internet connection.
All the computers have either CD-RW or DVD-RW drives – most also contain DVD players. All computers run Microsoft Windows XP Pro and come with Microsoft Office 2003 (shortly to be upgraded to 2007). They are organised into tables of six. Most of the machines run the same software, including Photoshop, Dreamweaver, 3DS Max, AutoCAD, Corel Draw, Illustrator, Director, Flash, MATLAB, XCAD Premiere, and various programming environments (eg Borland C++, Dev C++, Netbeans and Visual Studio). However, some of the lower-spec machines may not run all the higher-end software.
A Search for Software function is available on the Learning Centre website, so students can check on the location of specific software. Wireless services allow you to access University web-based services and the internet from a laptop. Students can print, scan and photocopy from any of the Canon MultiFunction Devices. CD collections. Corporate ICT : Birmingham City University. Open University.
There can be a lot to prepare if you haven't used computers in study before.
Even if you are quite familiar with using certain hardware and software, you'll probably find there are new things to get used to and new skills to learn. Buying a computer. OU study does not demand a particularly high specification for computers and many new computers have a higher specification than you will need.
You need to make sure that your computer has the right specification for your study. This is for a number of reasons: your module might use activities that specifically require a Microsoft Windows operating system in order to work your module might involve working with software that needs a lot of memory and processing power, and some modules (for example languages) might require a microphone. Using-a-computer-to-support-your-study. Lancaster University. Bristol. Should I buy a desktop or portable computer?
Most students find a laptop so much more convenient than a desktop. A desktop computer may be better if you have certain specialist needs, for example you are: A user of very high powered tasks such as video editing or creating 3D graphics. Need to connect it to specialist external equipment (e.g. as part of a music recording studio). Are a very dedicated player of the latest computer games. St. Andrews. Oxford. Sussex. Buying a PC When should you buy?
There's never a perfect time to buy a PC. There is always a faster, newer and possibly cheaper model about to be marketed. The key to success is deciding upon an affordable PC that is capable of running the software you intend using, and, if possible, will be able to cope with future developments for at least two years. These pages try to offer guidance on the technical specification of the PC. The Student Room. TSR Laptop Guide. The Guardian - Ask Jack. Are there any particular laptops that I could recommend to my students?
(If anyone wants to apply, I'm teaching an MA in international journalism at the University of Bedfordshire, starting in October.) They're not rich so I can't recommend anything too expensive. I read your recent article on £350 laptops. I'm not a Dell partisan, but I'd like to know your view about the Dell offering in this price range. The Inspiron 15 is available for £349 with an Intel Core i3-2350M processor, 3GB RAM, 320GB HD, and Office Starter. I recommended three £350 laptops in an article in the Guardian's Money section on Saturday (The best value laptops for less than £350), and I think this is a good target price for a low-end machine. Most of these "value laptops" have much the same specification nowadays. The processor makes a huge difference to the performance. Bargain prices often indicate low-end or old processors. Which Guide. We have updated our cookie policy to reflect changes in the law on cookies and tracking technologies used on websites.
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PriceRunner. What is a laptop?
A laptop is a portable personal computer that runs the same applications as traditional desktop computers. Laptops are great if you don’t have the space at home for a desktop computer, if you want to use the computer while on the move, or if you’re looking for a second computing device. You can pick up a basic laptop from between £350 to £500 but it won’t have all the advanced features of the premium laptops, which are usually priced at £800 and above.
Below we look at how laptops shape up against PCs and tablets and which one is right for you. Read the full Which? Cnet - laptops for students. PC Advisor. If you're going to university and want advice about what laptop, PC, tablet, printer and software you'll need, look no futher. Read our Tech buyers' guide for students, all the information you need is here. Tablets. Latest Advice. Buying a new Computer - Advice. Computer Buying Basics (Starting University) MISCO. Apple Store for Education (UK) Your Basket There are no items in your Basket. View Basket Accessories for Education Once in a while, you’ve gotta treat yourself. GeTech StudentStore. Welcome - IT4Study.co.uk. Academia StudentStore. Microsoft® Store. Security Essentials. Tesco.