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Slater, Stefan; Joksimovic, Srecko; Kovanovic, Vitomir; Baker, Ryan S.; Gasevic, Dragan – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2017
In recent years, a wide array of tools have emerged for the purposes of conducting educational data mining (EDM) and/or learning analytics (LA) research. In this article, we hope to highlight some of the most widely used, most accessible, and most powerful tools available for the researcher interested in conducting EDM/LA research. We will…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Processing, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research
Welsh, Katharine E.; Mauchline, Alice L.; Park, Julian R.; Whalley, W. Brian; France, Derek – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2013
This research paper reports the findings from an international survey of fieldwork practitioners on their use of technology to enhance fieldwork teaching and learning. It was found that there was high information technology usage before and after time in the field, but some were also using portable devices such as smartphones and global…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Field Instruction, Information Technology, Handheld Devices
Berdinka, Matthew J. – Tech Directions, 2005
Technology that once involved a scary, mysterious machine the size of a small house now fits on desktops and commonly appears in offices, schools, and homes. Computers allow for processing, storing and transmitting data between two or more people virtually anywhere in the world. They also allow users to save documents, presentations, photos and…
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Technological Advancement, Data Processing, Information Storage
Kenny, James J. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
The personal computer--with its ability to store, sort, and retrieve large amounts of data, generate reports, and graphically present statistical information--is becoming an integral tool in the administration of the modern media center. The need to share and retrieve information beyond the immediate environment of the media center has always been…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Computers, Information Technology, Computer Peripherals

Johnson, Judith J.; Josel, Clair S. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1981
Reports the findings of a study which examined the question of submitting error reports to OCLC for the purpose of database quality control, and describes ENHANCE, a program that would provide online error correction capability for member libraries. Eight references are cited. (FM)
Descriptors: Costs, Data Processing, Databases, Information Retrieval
Coonce, Leland H. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1979
Alternatives to the normal detail bid specifications usually required for public institutions of higher education to purchase computer software are examined. It is suggested that the request for proposal method described offers the consumer a better understanding of individual software vendors' products. (Author/SF)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Computers, Consumer Education

Lancaster, F. W.; Neway, Julie M. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1982
Discusses the developments that have positively or adversely affected abstracting and indexing services over the past several decades, addressing such topics as the impact of computers and the migration from print-on-paper to online information provision. Forecasts for the near and long-term future are made and a reference list is included. (JL)
Descriptors: Abstracting, Costs, Data Processing, Databases

Timm, Neil H. – Planning for Higher Education, 1983
Some basic conceptual tools, knowledge, and experience that help evaluate needs for a management support system (MSS) to meet the planning and management challenges in academe are presented. An MSS must integrate the planning, control, forecasting, modeling, reporting, computing, and data administration functions of the system. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Costs, Data Processing
Halttunen, Lynda Gavigan – Community College Journal, 2002
Offers advice for colleges intending to undergo software conversions, asserting that sufficient resources are key to a smooth process. Describes the conversion process at Palomar College (California) in 1997, when Palomar purchased PeopleSoft enterprise-wide software in response to Y2K compliance issues. Stresses the ongoing need for training and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgets, Community Colleges, Computer Software
Peskin, Carol Ann – Business Officer, 1994
Nova Southeastern University, Florida, has implemented a variety of techniques of cost containment for campus credit card transactions. These include restricted card acceptance parameters, careful merchant rate negotiation, increased automation of transaction processing, and sophisticated processing techniques. The university has demonstrated…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Banking, College Administration, Costs
Marcinko, Randall – Database, 1998
Focuses on the three components of legacy in the information industry: data, systems, and human factors. Discusses psychological legacy data; data conversions; characteristics of legacy systems for the information industry; database producers; standards; evaluating legacy from a financial perspective; financial considerations for database…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Costs, Data Processing, Database Producers

Hanaoka, Sho – Education and Computing, 1985
Discusses the status of training courses conducted by computer manufacturers for their employees, including types of training, trainee classification, course arrangement, fees, examples of courses provided by manufacturers, trends, and future expectations. (MBR)
Descriptors: Career Development, Classification, Costs, Course Content