All College of Allied Health students admitted for the academic year 2023-2024 shall possess a laptop computer for access to a wide variety of educational materials and resources.
The rationale for computer requirements
The trend in health care is more computer usage in daily practice and the trend in education is to require more computer and technology usage in instruction and in the classroom. The need for proficiency in the use of computers in research is well established. Demands of the clinician, educator, and researcher brought about by the explosion in technology and information of the 1990's necessitates computer literacy to increase the personal and professional effectiveness of the College of Allied Health graduates. Effective starting the fall 2007 semester, the College instituted a laptop computer requirement upon admission.
Our campus provides a broad distribution of wireless internet network coverage for campus users and guests compatible. Therefore, students should not use an internal or external mobile broadband card (these devices act like cell phones and require an activation plan) to establish a wireless connection. In fact, broadband wireless cards interfere with microphones in our video conferencing classrooms. Therefore they must be turned off during class, just like cell phones.
Some students entering the College may already have a laptop computer. There may be an instance where a laptop may be too old to accommodate the required software. If a student finds some software runs too slowly or not at all, a new laptop purchase should be considered.
