Compiled is information on the application of computer technology to nutrition food service. It is designed to assist dieticians and nutritionists interested in applying electronic data processing to food service and related industries. The compilation is indexed by subject area. Included for each subject area are: (1) bibliographic references,…

Provided in this report are substantive summaries of the papers presented and discussions held at the Spring 1973 conference convened by EDUCOM, the Interuniversity Communications Council. The general focus is upon issues and obstacles related to the development of national computer networks in higher education; these networks have become more and…

At a symposium on computers and colleges, speakers addressed a variety of topics relating to the current status of computing, its effect on students, its academic implications, and its technical details. Small colleges and networks were the main foci for the first speakers. The role of amateurs and the variation of user services were also…

The proceedings of the Eighth Conference on Computers in Undergraduate Curricula include 54 technical reports on the use of computer technology in various areas of undergraduate curricula, including the biological sciences, business, economics, education, humanities, mathematics, physics, psychology, chemistry, engineering, social science, and…

Proceedings of AACRAO's 63rd annual meeting cover: computer networking in small colleges; continuous registration; computer logic; computerized academic record overview; on-line registration systems; and analysis of registration and records systems. (LBH)

Summarizes 13 papers presented at the Fourth Biennial Conference on Chemical Education that dealt with computer-assisted tutorial and graphical instruction of chemistry. (MLH)

Abstracts of 23 papers given at the conference are presented. These deal with a variety of subjects related to educational uses of computers, including: 1) information networking, 2) computer-managed test item banks, 3) learner-controlled instruction and courseware, 4) computer-assisted instructional (CAI) systems such as Coursewriter III and…

Papers presented by executives and administrators from all levels of education, and representatives from research, manufacturing, and commercial organizations, discuss relationships between modern technology and modern education, and educational data systems. Texts of presentations are included for: (1) 18 papers concerning computer applications…

A computer-based simulation model is described that can be used in an interactive mode to analyze the effects of alternative hiring, promotion, tenure granting, retirement, and salary policies on faculty size, distribution, and aggregate salary expense. The model was designed to be adequately flexible and comprehensive to incorporate the array of…

This is a collection of papers presented at an annual conference of the College and University Systems Exchange (CAUSE). Conference activities included a keynote address, general session, and five tracks of presentations: (1) Information Systems Development and Management's Expectations; (2) Information Systems Benefit Analysis; (3) Small College…

Topics covered at AACRAO's 63rd annual meeting include: selecting commercial agencies; matching students to colleges; knowing student markets; direct mail; computer-assisted recruitment; four-year-college graduates; student mobility; and statewide articulation agreements. (LBH)

The development and maintenance of a computerized data base at Florida State University and its use in monitoring student retention are discussed. The information system was needed to support a study of persistence of black students and to provide updating on a regular basis of changes in attendance patterns. A system was designed using MARK IV.…

This is a collection of papers presented at an annual conference of the College and University Systems Exchange (CAUSE). Thirty-one papers are reproduced in their entirety and 39 are presented as abstracts. Of the 31 complete papers, 12 have been individually abstracted for "Resources in Education" (RIE). The major topics of the…

The key issues of the EDUCOM 1971 Spring Conference were the development of new mechanisms to supply computing to colleges and of the means to deliver this computing at lower cost. In the keynote address the history of computing in higher education was reviewed, emphasizing the changes caused by the dwindling manufacturer discounts, the…

The University of Notre Dame developed the Teaching Activity Report in an effort to present professors with meaningful summaries of their individual instructional efforts each semester. Geared to meet the needs of the individual instructors and their superiors, the Teaching Activity Report synthesizes all facets of the individual's instructional…