This manual is designed for use with the Apple II microcomputer and software packages for the Microcomputer Vocational Education Reporting System 1.0 (MICRO-VERS). It is intended to aid local agencies in building and managing a database of information required by the State Board for reporting vocational program enrollment. An introduction…

This manual is designed for use with the Apple II microcomputer and software packages for the Microcomputer Vocational Education Reporting System 2.0 MICRO-VERS. It is intended to aid local agencies in building and managing a database of information required by the State Board for reporting vocational program enrollment. An introductory section,…

This report describes the development of a computerized data management system using microcomputers. Intended to assist teachers and administrators in vocational centers in managing competency-based vocational education (CBVE) instructional programs, the system was designed to be used on an individual computer, be used in networking, or be…

Delaware's experimental project to incorporate computer technology into vocational business programs enables students to use the computer without being data processing specialists. Seven modules suitable for secondary and postsecondary programs have been produced. (MF)

This package of modules comprises a portion of the National Training and Development Service Urban Management Curriculum Development Program. The four modules included in the package contain instructional materials covering a broad range of statistical and data analytic procedures chosen on the basis of their probable utility to public managers…

This manual is intended to accompany a software system for the Apple II microcomputer that is designed to aid local districts in completing vocational education enrollment claims and Vocational Education Data System (VEDS) reports. Part I, Introduction, gives a brief overview of the Microcomputer Vocational Education Reporting System (MICRO-VERS),…

This manual is intended to accompany a software system for the TRS-80 Model III computer that is designed to aid local districts in completing vocational education enrollment claims and Vocational Education Data System (VEDS) reports. Part I, Introduction, gives a brief overview of the Microcomputer Vocational Education Reporting System…

With electronic data processing programs emerging in many vocational-technical schools, much confusion as to the role of business education in computer education has developed. The program presently being implemented in Delaware emphasizes computer education from the user's viewpoint--an approach that is most appropriate for the business education…

This document contains vocational education program courses standards (curriculum frameworks and student performance standards) for business technology education programs in Florida. Each program courses standard is composed of two parts: a curriculum framework and student performance standards. The curriculum framework includes four major…

Britain's Further Education Unit (FEU) has continued to work in the areas of management information systems (MIS), particularly, computerized management information systems (CMIS), and their significance for curriculum management. Perceptions about the use of CMIS have been changed. Several reports have noted the limitations of existing systems in…

Communications technology must advance to meet the need for improved information processing by the year 2000. Four major technologies are involved: computers and data processing, telecommunications and telephones, reprographics, and word processing. Each of the technologies shows growth in sales, applications, and usage. Facts and projections…

An institutional management systems development study examined the Management Information Systems (MIS) needs of 23 public institutions of higher education in Missouri. The result was a model framework for other institutions to develop MIS appropriate to their needs. One of five distinct structural development phases could be related to all…

This report describes a study to collect, analyze, interpret, and report appropriate information that could be used to guide the implementation of an automated management information system (MIS) for vocational education in Vermont. The first section lists twenty-five specific recommendations for action to follow-up the completion of this study.…

This collection of articles is designed to help vocational agriculture teachers use microcomputers in teaching. The guide covers both the different types of software and the ways they can be applied in teaching. The guide is organized in three sections. The first section covers types of programs and includes "Selection of Microcomputer Hardware…

In June 1980, about 285 severely handicapped people had learned to become business application programmers as a result of the IBM Project to Train the Handicapped. The program consists of 17 different projects sponsored by vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies in 16 states. Designed to enable students to perform competitively as entry-level…