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Mundrake, George A. – Balance Sheet, 1981
Outlines career paths and education requirements for computer science occupations. Discusses ways in which business educators can incorporate computers and data processing into the curriculum, and can keep themselves abreast of current developments. (SK)
Descriptors: Business Education, Career Ladders, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development
Sullivan, Teresa – 1986
Since 1961, when the Data Processing Department was formed at Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC), data processing education has radically changed, in structure, focus, content, and students. Where once computer courses were taught only by the Data Processing Department, currently computer-related courses can be found in many different…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Literacy, Computer Science, Computer Science Education

Seaman, A. Frederick, Jr. – College and University, 1979
Information systems are becoming more than computer systems, with new equipment and techniques combining with data processing to form a new field called information technology. The emerging discipline of systems engineering is discussed along with nine systems engineering techniques. An organization chart of an information services department is…
Descriptors: Accountability, Computers, Data Processing, Data Processing Occupations
Johnson, Mildred F. – Balance Sheet, 1981
At what levels should business data processing be taught and what should be the desired training or career education outcomes at each education level? The levels discussed here are (1) comprehensive secondary school, (2) secondary vocational skills center or technical institute, (3) community or junior college, and (4) college or university. (LRA)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Business Education, Data Processing, Data Processing Occupations

Metz, Charles H.; And Others – College Student Journal, 1983
Points out the growing need in business and industry for managers who are knowledgeable and skilled in Data Processing. College curricula should be redesigned and taught in a professinally-oriented way with a genuine concern for developing in students competence that is relevant to the real world. (JAC)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Competence, Curriculum Development
Murphy, David; Kember, David – Educational Technology, 1989
Discusses the role of computer keyboard operators in typesetting complex mathematical expressions used in instructional materials, examines the role of software in producing good quality output, and describes Expressionist, software for Macintosh hardware that can be used with desktop publishing and word processing software to enter mathematical…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Data Processing Occupations, Desktop Publishing, Instructional Materials
Vo, Chuong-Dai Hong – Vocational Education Journal, 1996
The computer industry is growing at a phenomenal rate as technology advances and prices fall, stimulating unprecedented demand from business, government, and individuals. Higher levels of education will be the key to securing employment as organizations increasingly rely on sophisticated technology. (Author)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Design, Computers, Data Processing Occupations

Smith, C. LeMoyne – Educational Leadership, 1988
Contends that business education, including keyboarding, accounting, word processing, and business fundamentals, will have a crucial role in preparing productive citizens in the emerging service-related economy. (TE)
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Education, Business Skills, Data Processing Occupations
Roblyer, M. D. – Florida Vocational Journal, 1980
The increased availability of computers is affecting education along two fronts. First, the vocational curriculum must meet the demand for trained data-processing personnel and for computer-related skills in other occupations. Second, three major tools (computer-assisted instruction, computer-managed instruction, and computer-assisted guidance)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Science Education, Data Processing Occupations
Porreca, Anthony G., Ed.; Cross, Beverly E., Ed. – The Ohio Business Teacher, 1984
This volume of the Ohio Business Teacher contains articles on teaching business education, especially in the secondary schools, although some articles also include information on teaching business-related material to elementary school children and to adults. Eight of the articles concern classroom teaching techniques for the electronic office,…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Business Education, Business Education Teachers, Business Skills