A curriculum guide for grade 8, the document is divided into eleven units: marketing and distribution; food manufacturing; data processing and automation; administration, management, and labor; secretarial and clerical services; office machines; equipment; metal manufacturing and processing; prefabrication and prepackaging; textile and clothing…

This course familiarizes students with punched-card and electronic data processing terminology, the cycle, the basic operations, and their relationship to these two systems. It includes a familiarization with the various devices, equipment, media, and typical business applications for each system; it also includes an introduction to languages used…

It is claimed that, properly organized, management information systems not only can contain all the data within a total organization, but can refine and arrange the information so that it becomes meaningful to the decisionmaker. At present their functions are virtually restricted to middle management, operational control levels. However, the rapid…

The community colleges in the state of Washington are committed to a Six Year Plan to provide computing and information systems support to all students. The system is intended to make available a broad range of career placement information to assist decision-making, thereby humanizing education by insuring fewer misguided students, counselors and…

This book focuses on and utilizes the methodology and tools of systems analysis and operations research to demonstrate their use in planning for the future and meeting public demands for information on how tax money is being spent by educational administrators. The range of possible and relevant applications is demonstrated by a step-by-step…

In 1968, the Nevada State Department of Education initiated the establishment of 2 ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) Title III supplementary centers to aid rural Nevada schools in educational planning. The stated mission of the centers was to assist member school districts in developing new and/or improved educational programs as a…

This document describes a data processing system now being implemented that is designed to provide rapid retrieval of information concerning a certificate holder's status. A brief history of past and present methods of teacher certification processing is included. These methods are then compared to the system currently being implemented. The new…

The sample for the 1975 field test of the Barber Scales of Self-Regard for Preschool Children came from Episcopal schools distributed widely by geographical area. The instrumentation included, besides the self-regard scales, the Self-Concept and Motivation Inventory and the Minnesota Personality Profile II, plus a demographic questionnaire. The…

The purpose of this study was to develop a plan for alleviating problems in the collection, processing, and dissemination of educational data as they affect the New York City Board of Education information requirements. The Data Base Management concept was used to analyze three topics: administration, structure, and standards. The study found that…

There is increasing evidence that information system development and personnel development within an institution must not only be parallel in sophistication and noncontradictory in design, but also that concurrently developing programs are mutually supportive and increase the effectiveness of each far beyond the capability of either. Management…

In 1985, California State University/Los Angeles changed the management of its information resources by hiring a vice president for information resources management; reorganizing existing units into an IRM organization; engaging in a detailed, integrated, participative strategic planning process; and initiating several significant projects.…

Presents guidelines for creating a plan for a knowledge system that integrates training, documentation, and support activities for computer-using personnel in a business setting. Benefits of the system are described, including increased user productivity. (LRW)

Enhancements to administrative and instructional computing, new technology-oriented buildings, computerized health/fitness centers, and a communication network throughout the Maricopa district represent the theme underlying the activities: positioning for the future. Instructional computing, administrative computing, telecommunications/information…

Future impacts of microcomputing on political science are discussed. Scenarios dealing with networking, data access, field research, course management, and simulations and artificial intelligence are described. (RM)

Explains seven steps in implementing a computer system for the students, administration, and community of Illinois's Tiskilwa School District: assessing the computer needs, identifying barriers and incentives, identifying and selecting software, selecting appropriate hardware, specifying bid requirements, selecting a vendor and evaluating…