Campus Technology
Digital Campus
Campus Technology
From day one, Academic City’s students are hardwired to feel comfortable with software and hardware technology on a fully Wi-Fi-enabled campus. That familiarity comes from constantly interacting with some of the most advanced tools available today. Equipped with 3 different computer labs, a maker space, advanced engineering software that powers our workshop and a mobile-based learning management system to connect teachers, parents and students, Academic City provides the community with opportunities to hone their technological chops in every aspect of their curriculum, from their basic degree requirements to advanced studies in their major.
Smart ID Cards
Academic City requires all active, registered students, faculty and staff to have an official Academic City identification card. ACity ID cards provide access to campus buildings and classrooms, computer labs, the library and hostel rooms. The ID card also serves as a form of identification for on-campus activities and University events. Students may also use their ID cards for meal plans, at print stations and purchasing items at the soon-to-be-completed campus bookstore.
*ID Cards are obtained from IT Services & the Registrar's Office. There is no charge for the first card issued. Lost ID Cards are subject to 100 GHC replacement fee.
Digital Makerspace
The on-campus maker space exists at the intersection of art, technology, science, and entrepreneurship. It is a place where people can come together to create and explore. At Academic City, the maker space is equipped with virtual reality (VR) sets, augmented reality (AR) Microsoft Hololens, Arduino kits, a 3D printer, a green screen and LEGO Mindstorm kits for robotics. Launching in 2020, the maker space at Academic City is aimed at encouraging the development of hardware prototypes in a low-cost collaborative environment.
eTextbook Archive
The IT Services department maintains an electronic archive of legacy textbooks that have been used to teach IT education since the 1990s through to modern day. Students who are discerning technology learners not only have the chance to learn from modern day textbooks provided to them by their faculty in class, but also have the chance to understand how technology has evolved, to understand the direction industry is taking. Absorb classic concepts as they were taught 15-20 years ago such as memory, CPU infrastructure, sorting algorithms and database design through the eTextbook archive.