The revised date processing department at the O'Fallon Area School in St. Louis emphasizes training for entry placement in such jobs as forms equipment, tape librarian, EAM operator, control clerk, keypunch operator, junior operator, and computer operator. Three new courses (data concepts, data entry devices, and advanced data concepts) are…

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)

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)

Discusses a study of the qualities and skills that are common to both word processing and data processing personnel. (JOW)

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)

The author discusses the question of whether data processing should be included in the high school business education curriculum and offers suggestions to assist in the decision-making process for this issue. (EA)

Outlines an introductory computer literacy course that focuses on the business data processing cluster. The course provides a general understanding of data processing history, applications, equipment, systems, people, and procedures. (SK)

A data processing instructional program should provide students with career awareness, exploration, and orientation. This can be accomplished by establishing three objectives: (1) familiarization with automation terminology; (2) understanding the influence of the cultural and social impact of computers and automation; and (3) the kinds of job…

After a brief discussion of the history and current status of business data processing versus computer science, this article focuses on the characteristics of a business data processing curriculum as compared to a computer science curriculum, including distinctions between the FORTRAN and COBOL programming languages. (SH)

The future of data processing (DP) will depend upon how business teachers handle the subject. A high school DP curriculum should provide background and basic entry-level skills to prepare students for opportunities in this rapidly growing field. (SK)

The "Rainbow Shoppe", a two-hour distributive education preparatory project laboratory, is unique in its approach to simulating the real world of business because it uses computers to chart its sales, purchases, profits, and inventory. (Author)