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Seymour, Thomas J. – Business Education Forum, 1983
Describes applications of microcomputers to aspects of accounting and auditing, including such areas as financial statements, recordkeeping, and operations analysis. (SK)
Descriptors: Accounting, Data Processing, Management Information Systems, Microcomputers
Kontos, George – Balance Sheet, 1981
Studies the similarities and differences between data processing and word processing. Recommends the merger of the two technologies into a system that can provide both functions effectively. (SK)
Descriptors: Data Processing, Electronic Equipment, Management Information Systems, Systems Development
Blair, Norman A. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1983
The ability of operating departments of an institution to mechanically gather, summarize, and report "local" data is discussed. Problems are outlined that arise when departments have the ability to produce data and do so with rigorous quality control by the institution's central information management organization. (MLW)
Descriptors: Data Processing, Databases, Higher Education, Information Processing
Warford, Stu – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1982
The elements that contribute to the overall success of a computerized administrative system within the university environment are discussed. Some causes of failure, with particular emphasis on the socio/organizational causes, related to the traditional role of the systems analyst, are outlined. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Data Processing, Higher Education, Management Information Systems
Rothamel, William – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1984
To be sure that the capitalization required in the move to distributed processing is spent wisely, it is necessary to understand the function, integration, and system architecture. How to achieve corporate standards in office automation/decision support in higher education is discussed. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Automation, Computers, Data Processing, Decision Making
Bearley, William – 1978
A review of the current status of data processing (DP) in management information systems, including the functions assigned to DP in organizations, what it was designed to do, and levels of training of personnel, provides the basis for an examination of new demands on DP. An approach which is advocated as a means of overcoming many of the…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Definitions, Management Information Systems, Operations Research
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Taylor, Robert S. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1982
Discusses information systems in which information use becomes the prime design factor rather than technology and content. Highlighted topics include the change of useless data to productive knowledge, a value-added process; environments in which problems requiring information exist; and users' perceptions of the benefits and costs of using…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Environment, Information Needs, Information Retrieval
Cleveland, Clem – 1984
The benefits that the microcomputer offers the school district--and the district's public relations office in particular--are significant and should be taken advantage of. Although microcomputers increase the already large amount of information available to administrators, they also enable the user to select and coordinate information efficiently.…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Utilization, Management Information Systems
Varty, James W. – 1983
Prepared for cooperative education placement and career service professionals, this paper considers the applications of microcomputers in the development of a comprehensive management information system (MIS) for cooperative education programs. After noting the complicated information needs of cooperative education and common weaknesses of current…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Cooperative Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Goldfine, Alan H., Ed. – 1982
This workshop investigated how managers can evaluate, select, and effectively use information resource management (IRM) tools, especially data dictionary systems (DDS). An executive summary, which provides a definition of IRM as developed by workshop participants, precedes the keynote address, "Data: The Raw Material of a Paper Factory,"…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Databases, Information Needs, Information Services
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Fisher, John B. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1982
As computer systems play a larger role in student financial aid, the aid officer needs at least some expertise in computer programing. The advantages of the BASIC computer language for learning computer programing are discussed. The kinds of programs that can be written by the financial aid officer are identified. (MLW)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Data Processing, Higher Education, Independent Study
Bryson, Charles H.; Posey, Ellen L. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1980
The practicality of existing statewide data systems is discussed. The expectations for the systems are contrasted with reality, and central policy questions and their implications are outlined. The system in use in Georgia, currently being reassessed by the state, is used as an example. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Case Studies, Data Processing, Financial Problems
Leslie, Judith W.; Wright, Bill – 1983
The feasibility of a partnership between educational institutions and data processing companies is explored. The purpose of a partnership would be to advance institutions technologically by utilizing the best resources of business and education. Attention is directed to a framework based upon a succession of paradigms for explaining stages of data…
Descriptors: Business, Computer Oriented Programs, Cooperative Planning, Data Processing
Carson, Eugene – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1987
Administrators, faculty, and staff should have electronic access to records needed to perform their jobs, and students should have access to their own records--course registration and addresses. User-directed analysis and reporting are discussed and the security and audit issues are examined. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Centralization, College Administration, Data Analysis
Lynn, L. Edward – Principal, 1985
Integrated software is available to help with many of the small- to medium-sized school's management tasks requiring data analysis. Typical integrated programs include spreadsheet, database, graphing, and word processing components and cost less than the price of all the components purchased separately. (PGD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Data Processing
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