Montgomery College picks technology partner for new construction: Montgomery College and Dell team up for state-of-art Health Sciences Center.When Montgomery College For the community college near Conroe, Texas, see . Montgomery College is the oldest and largest community college in Maryland, U.S. It is located in Montgomery County, MD and divided into three campuses, the largest of which is in Rockville; the other campuses are in Takoma (Montgomery County, MD) decided to build a new Health Sciences Center, the goal was to make it a world-class facility and interactive learning environment for students. Since it was a new 98,000 square foot facility construction project, the community integrated technology plans into construction plans at the onset and to outfit the building, they sought a single technology provider that: * Offered all the desired technologies * Would allow the college to customize workstations and lecterns to fit their specific requirements * Could act as a trusted advisor and implement the kind of technology that would truly engage students The College's search led the school to Dell. The college found that, in addition to providing and installing all of the technological equipment necessary to furnish 20 Intelligent Classrooms[TM] and two auditoriums, Dell also offered the services, training and onsite support they were seeking. The Intelligent Classrooms were at the heart of the school's decision, however. In the new Health Sciences Center, for example, 20 classrooms (including regular classrooms, nursing labs, computer labs, and seminar rooms) were equipped with Dell[TM] Intelligent Classroom equipment, including: * Integrated Smart Instructor Workstation (SIWS SIWS Shipboard Information Warfare Systems SIWS Smart Instructor Workstation ) * Multimedia projector * LCD projector mount * Audio system (T0A-A A-A Disney's Audio-Animatronics 506A mixer/amp and 6 each JBL JBL James Bullough Lansing (audio/speaker engineer) JBL Journal of Biblical Literature JBL John Bradshaw Leyfield (wrestler) JBL Jonathan Bell Lovelace (investment research) Ceiling speakers) * Virtual control system with LCD touch panel * Digital document camera * DVD/VCR combo unit Two large auditoriums were also each equipped with the following: * Integrated Smart Instructor Workstation (SIWS) * Two Multimedia projectors * Two LCD projector mounts * Digital document camera * Two wall-mounted 60" Plasma screens * Large-room audio system In addition, Dell installed and integrated a total of 15 ceiling-mounted TV/DVD/VCR combo units in various labs and student lounges and another four Plasma TVs (each with a network storage player) in nurses' lounges and open areas. After deploying the equipment, Dell Professional Services remained on-site to provide initial training for department faculty and staff as needed as needed prn. See prn order. . The training consisted of a formal presentation using the new electronic training tools. Dell also provided the school with a user-friendly operation and maintenance manual as well as telephone and maintenance support, which includes having a Dell On Site Engineer (a Dell employee) present during business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a . The new building--the first for the Takoma Park Campus in 25 years--features 22 Intelligent Classrooms equipped by Dell, Inc. with "smart instructor" workstations, six seminar rooms, a computer lab and medical learning center. The Health Sciences Center houses 12 learning labs. The Health Sciences Center is home to the College's six credit programs in the health sciences, including health information technology, radiological (x-ray) technology, nursing, diagnostic sonography sonography: see ultrasound , physical therapy assistant and surgical technology. The College also offers non-credit courses in other health sciences, including diagnostic imaging, gerontology gerontology: see geriatrics. , CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac , first aid and medical billing. |
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