The approach of the University of California at Berkeley to policies and planning of administrative data processing systems, specifically, the transition from centrally-planned and implemented administrative information systems to user planned systems is examined. In analyzing the history of this change both the philosophy and the mechanisms used…

Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers that relate to computer operations, registrations, records, and schedules are summarized. The names and addresses of conference participants are included. (SF)

Recent changes in the structure of curriculum and the instructional system in Texas have required a major reorganization of teaching, evaluating, budgeting, and planning activities in the local education agencies, which has created the need for a database. The history of Richardson Instructional Management System (RIMS), its data processing…

An integrated student information system (ISIS) at Trinity University (Texas) is described with attention to how data are entered and how data are extracted for purposes of institutional research. The structure of the original ISIS files, the extract files, and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) files is examined. An outline is…

The use of an integrated student information system (ISIS) to conduct institutional research at Trinity University is discussed. The types of data contained in the system, which has 59 files, include: student characteristics, recruitment, financial aid, registration, faculty load, and class scheduling. The data for students, faculty, departments,…

SPARS is a computer data base management system designed to aid the college professor in handling his students' grades and other classroom data. It can handle multiple sections and labs, and allows the professor to combine and separate these components in a variety of ways. SPARS seeks to meet the sometimes competing goals of simplicity of use and…

This paper reviews a financial management system developed to process accounts payable, general ledger, and budgeting for a large private school system. Tuition billing procedures as well as fund raising applications are also discussed and outlined. Strategies of reporting and systems are developed on the basis of fund accounting procedures. All…

The New York City Public School System has mandated an Integrated Student Data System (ISDS). This integrated system will include data already maintained in independent computerized files, as well as data that have not been computerized in any systematic way. This paper explores general issues about data accuracy for a system that covers all the…

A study examined the use of office technology and the changing role of the management supportive staff in the modern office. During the study, the researcher conducted prearranged, one-hour personal interviews with individuals responsible for supervising day-to-day activities of management supportive staff at 50 companies in 16 sites. The…

While many aspects of high technology may be directly applicable in the vocational agricultural classroom, the primary thrust of high technology into such programs, at least in the short range, will be centered around the microcomputer. Because of its cost and availability, the microcomputer will continue to play an ever increasing role in…