High level of technology
Educational institutions have improved both the quality of learning and campus administration with the acquisition of new technology products from NECS Inc. Originally confined to electronic engineering at the college level, today's computer technology has become pervasive. Evolving beyond the computer lab, many college and universities now require all class work and term paper assignments be submitted by students electronically. In fact, several leading businesses and technical colleges supply laptops to all incoming freshmen. Across the country, dorm rooms are being wired for intranet and Internet access. These policies not only enhance student and faculty productivity, but also serve to expose and prepare students for the connected business world they will encounter apon graduation. The continued growth of computers in the higher education market also extends to the purchase of supporting output and peripheral devices including Canon scanners, laser printers, color printers, copiers, and multimedia tools. The universal acceptance of computers and the Internet as a learning aid has dramatically altered curricula in the sciences and engineering disciplines, as well as in business, liberal arts and medicine.
Higher education has created networks that allow students to access libraries, communicate with other computers on campus, and receive email, grades and homework assignments. It is possible for students to use their PCs to search entire libraries worth of research books without leaving their dorm rooms. Higher education is among the foremost users of the Internet.
New Educational Tools
Faculty are now merging computers, video, Internet and CD-ROM technologies to create instructional systems that will further improve the product of learning. To some extent, students are beginning to evaluate the quality of education delivered buy a learning institution using the depth of computer-driven curricula as a yardstick before making a final decision on a particular college. Assignments could include multimedia projects, mixing words with sound and video, all on computers. Mindful of computer-generated curricula and the growing demand for graphic information in color, Canon color-enabled products such as the IR-C6800 and IR-C3220 are making important contributions to the quality of learning.