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42 F.-Zs. Gobesz, D. TurdaLosing a safe and familiar situation and moving into strange and unknownenvironments might mean a possible loss of values that are currently meaningful tothe institution. As change is an ongoing process, managers, teachers and studentsshould get used to the attitude that things are never perfect and can be improved.The evolution of IT, network-based computing and multimedia equipmentestablished the background for the development of electronic information systems,virtual environments and the widespread of computer-based education. In order tocapitalize the fruits of this new revolutionary transformation, we have to know thedirections and forms of achievement, a very important role re-emerging to highereducation. Academic institutions must have more time and resources toexperiment, taking advantage while they are not at the mercy of the vendors’ visionregarding how technology can or should be used.As Michael Korda (Publisher and Author, 1919-1973) stated: “To succeed, it isnecessary to accept the world as it is and then rise above it” [8].References1. Gobesz, F.Zs. Contribuţii la dezvoltarea sistemelor expert în domeniul construcţiilor, Ph.D.Thesis, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 1999. (in Romanian)2. Gokhale, A.A. Effectiveness of computer simulation foe enhancing higher order thinking,Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, vol.33, no.4, (http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JITE/v33n4/jite-v33n4.gokhale.html), 1996.3. Kiroff, L., Ostrowski, P. IT and E-Architecture – A technological breakthrough, a technologyrace or a new paradigm in business, CIB-W78 International Conference. IT in Construction inAfrica 2001, CSIR, Division of Building and Construction Technology, Mpumalanga, SouthAfrica (http://buildnet.csir.co.za/constructitafrica/authors/Papers/w78-017.pdf), 2001.4. Lipnack, J., Stamps, J. Virtual Teams, John Wiley & Sons Inc., USA, 2000.5. Menn, D. Multimedia in Education: Arming Our Kids for the Future, PC World, No.11(October), 1993.6. http://vanrees.org/research/7. http://www.aic.info.ro/8. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/michaelkor153486.html9. http://www.m-w.com/