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)

Stanford's Terminals for Managers Program was undertaken with two objectives: (1) to create a decision support system that would demonstrate the functional, technical, and economic value of electronic mail and other information technology services for university administrators, and (2) to educate these executives in information technology and…

Focusing on the need for information systems that provide faculty, staff, and students with open access to all necessary information resources, this paper begins by discussing the issues involved in developing such systems. A review of the traditional environment looks at the traditional centralized resources versus the current trend toward…