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Vittetoe, Jerry – 1982
These instructional materials are intended as a guide for the instructor of a block course in introductory vocational data processing. A textbook and supplementary materials of the instructor's choice would probably be used in conjunction with these materials. Topics covered in the 11 units are background and uses of data processing, input/output…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer Programs, Computer Science, Computers
Singlemann, Jay C.; Lucas, John A. – 1980
In 1974, 1978, and 1980, follow-up surveys of former data processing students were conducted by William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to help evaluate the data processing program and support curriculum development. The 1974 survey included anyone enrolled between fall 1968 and spring 1973 who had taken any data processing course, while the 1978 and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Evaluation, Data Processing, Data Processing Occupations
Wagner, Graham A. – 1984
A national survey of electronic data processing (EDP) skills and training needs involved 16 representative firms that employed EDP staff. Separate semi-structured interview schedules were used to interview 266 job holders and 63 managers with responsibility for EDP staff and computing systems. Findings indicated 67 percent of EDP staff had not…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Data Processing, Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes
Cannon, Francis R.; And Others – 1978
To give those business and vocational educators involved in curriculum development a better understanding of data processing personnel requirements, a study was initiated to determine the status of data processing equipment and personnel in selected Pennsylvania businesses. Following a literature review, a questionnaire was developed, revised, and…
Descriptors: Business Education, Computers, Curriculum Development, Data Processing Occupations
Download full textChinatown Manpower Project, Inc., New York, NY. – 1988
This document describes a project that provides full-time training in the microcomputing area of data entry/word processing as well as job-specific English as a second language (ESL) to adults whose first language is Chinese. The project includes a component that develops the trainees' language proficiency in business communications while…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Bilingual Education, Chinese Americans, Clerical Occupations
Bender, Virginia; And Others – 1992
In fall 1991, a follow-up study was conducted of former Computer Information System (CIS) program students at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC), in Palatine, Illinois, in an effort to evaluate and provide future direction for the program. All students who had taken four or more CIS courses between summer 1986 and spring 1990, but were not…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Computer Science Education, Data Processing Occupations
Harris, J. A.; And Others – 1978
This guide is designed to assist users in collecting evaluation/follow-up data primarily from supervisors of former vocational-technical school students. The guidelines, presented in five parts, provide a step-by-step checklist for implementing the system and acquiring measurable/reliable data applicable to individual or overall school programs.…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes, Field Interviews
