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Shumate, Cynthia – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1985
The adaptation of a centralized budget system to relate microcomputers to a mainframe and to distribute data to departmental users for their micros is described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Budgets, Educational Finance, Higher Education, Management Information Systems
LeDuc, Albert L. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1989
Executive management often holds a critical view of systems development. The reasons that systems development draws such negative attention are explored. The view of management can be reconciled with systems development--with attention to organizational continuity, cultivation of patience, development of sensitivity to people needs, etc.…
Descriptors: College Administration, Costs, Higher Education, Management Information Systems
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1981
The Division of Computer Services at the University of Wyoming is a combined academic and administrative installation. Administrative systems are developed through a team approach, with representatives from the user office, the Institutional Data Management group, and the Division of Computer Services. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Computers, Higher Education
Lowry, Christina; Little, Robert – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1985
The benefits of prototyping as a basis for system design include better specifications, earlier discovery of omissions and extensions, and the likelihood of salvaging much of the effort expended on the prototype. Risks and methods of prototyping during rapid systems development are also noted. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Data Processing, Databases, Higher Education, Information Systems
Penrod, James I.; McManus, John F. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1982
Pepperdine University's decision support system provides: (1) user access to data through terminals; (2) the availability of retrieval modules and languages that allow the managers to structure ad hoc reports; (3) access to models through a national network; and (4) training, encouragement and consultation through coordinators. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Data Processing, Decision Support Systems, Higher Education, Networks
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1981
The creation of the Claremont Computing Center as a separate organization to serve only administrative information systems represented a significant change from past combined academic and administrative computing operations. File integration and custom reports are handled by individual users; database design and file maintenance are controlled by…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computers, Data Processing, Higher Education
St. John, Edward P.; Robinson, Lisa A. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1985
The US Department of Education's plan to redesign the systems used to deliver student financial aid--the Integrated Student Aid Delivery System (ISADS) Project--is discussed. Background on the origins of the ISADS project is provided and its broad implications for postsecondary institutions are considered. (MLW)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Higher Education
Case, James E.; Quandt, David – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1984
The development of a new automated alumni and donor support system at UCLA is discussed. Elements of project dynamics that are critical to a large systems development project are described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Alumni, College Planning, Data Processing, Decision Support Systems
Davis, Kathi Hogshead – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1983
The entity-relationship (ER) approach to database design is defined, and a specific example of an ER model (personnel-payroll) is examined. The requirements for converting ER models into specific database management systems are discussed. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Data Processing, Databases, Higher Education, Management Information Systems
Kent, Diane; Smithers, David – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1988
The use of a Joint Application Design (JAD) at the University of British Columbia for the first phase of student records system development is described. How the process works, what results can be expected, and how to adapt JAD to an educational environment are described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Committees, Higher Education
Harper, Bruce; Winstead, Wayland – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1988
Virginia Tech has implemented the Administrative Information System (AIS), an online system that displays policies, procedures, and general management information. A history of the project, analysis of design issues, review of system usage, and the synergistic effects the system has had are discussed. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Administrative Policy, College Administration, Higher Education
St. John, Edward P. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1985
The Department of Education has begun a project to redesign the information systems used to deliver student financial aid funds to students, postsecondary institutions, lenders, and state guarantee agencies. The implications of this strategy are considered. (MLW)
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, Federal Aid, Higher Education
Frazier, Lavon – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1985
Washington State University developed a comprehensive supplies inventory system and a generalized billing system with multiple users in mind. The inventory management system and the service center billing system are described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Accounting, Bookkeeping, College Administration, Computers
Sholtys, Phyllis – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1983
The development of information systems using an engineering approach that uses both traditional programing techniques and fourth generation software tools is described. Fourth generation applications tools are used to quickly develop a prototype system that is revised as the user clarifies requirements. (MLW)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Data Processing, Higher Education, Information Systems
Cox, Janis F.; Hiser, Judith N. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1983
At Clemson University, requests from individual departments for specialized data processing services are increasing. Avenues taken by the division of administrative programing services to respond to department requests include: expanding availability of existing data retrieval and restricting new development to areas of general use by all…
Descriptors: College Administration, Data Processing, Departments, Higher Education
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