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Lawrence, Ben; Gulko, Warren W. – Journal of Educational Data Processing, 1972
Descriptors: Administration, Data Processing, Higher Education, Management Systems
Haight, Mike; Martin, Ron – 1975
The NCHEMS Costing and Data Management System is designed to assist institutions in the implementation of cost studies. There are at least two kinds of cost studies: historical cost studies which display cost-related data that reflect actual events over a specific prior time period, and predictive cost studies which forecast costs that will be…
Descriptors: Administration, Costs, Data Analysis, Data Processing
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1980
The administrative computing operation of Clemson University is discussed. The university's computing history, computer hardware, and computing organization (including the Computer Center, administrative programing services, and information systems development) are described. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Higher Education
Stanford Univ., CA. – 1973
Recognizing the need to balance generality and economy in system costs, the Project INFO team at Stanford University developing OASIS has sought to provide generalized and powerful computer support within the normal range of operating and analytical requirements associated with university administration. The specific design objectives of the OASIS…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Data Processing, Educational Administration
Wirt, Edgar – Coll Univ, 1969
Adapted from presentation of Unit I of the MODS Seminar, the National pilot program of AACRAO, Fort Collins, Colorado, April 1967. (AD)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Processing, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
College and University Business, 1972
At a time when computing dollars are scarce and computing power has never been greater, colleges are forced to look at some new computing alternatives. (Editor/HS)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science, Data Processing, Educational Administration

College and University, 1977
Covered in the proceedings of AACRAO's 63rd annual meeting are: basics in systems management; why, when, and how of reporting data; data base management systems; and budgeting. (LBH)
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Planning, Conference Reports, Data Analysis
Gaunt, Roger N. – College and University Business, 1971
Implementation of Management Information Systems (MIS) in colleges and universities frequently involves computing equipment problems. (IR)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Data Processing, Equipment Utilization, Higher Education
Kornfield, Leo – College and University Business, 1971
Three university case studies - the University of Utah, Ohio State University and the University of Illinois - show varying levels of sophistication in their application, modification and practical use of management information systems. (Editor)
Descriptors: Control Groups, Costs, Data Collection, Data Processing
Roberts, Stephen S. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1979
A project management system for organizing requests from multiple departments and controlling the workload of the development/maintenance computer staff is described. Practical solutions to deciding project priorities, determining time estimates, creating positive peer pressure among programing staff, and formalizing information requests are…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Computers, Data Processing, Higher Education
Reese, Larry D.; Parmenter, Vernon F. – Business Officer, 1994
An effort to enhance quality and efficiency at the University of Florida was designed to produce quick results without involving many employees and focused on the accounts payable department. Flowcharting identified inefficiencies and pinpointed opportunities for improvement in labor-intensive processes, mailings, check registers, reports,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Data Processing, Efficiency
Fielden, John – Educational Administration Bulletin, 1972
Academic decisionmakers must be helped to use the right kind of information so that the implications of the difficult alternative choice decisions are fully spelled out. The great overriding benefit of an integrated management information approach is that it can further the institutional view and can show a broad overall picture. (Author)
Descriptors: Centralization, Communication (Thought Transfer), Data Processing, Decision Making
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1980
A visit to American University's Department of Computer Services is summarized. Administrative systems in use and currently in production are described and a productive application of "structured walk-throughs" for systems design, computer programs, procedures, and documentation is discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computers, Data Processing, Higher Education
DeVita, Richard; And Others – College Store Journal, 1975
A system study of the textbook ordering department is presented including systems flow chart, chart of activities, and description of operations and procedures for utilizing the computer system. Changes based on the study are noted. (JT)
Descriptors: Bookstores, College Stores, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing
Institute for Services to Education, Inc., Washington, DC. TACTICS Management Information Systems Directorate. – 1974
The October 1973 in-service session held in Atlanta, Georgia was the first of two in-service sessions held as a follow-up to the Summer 1973 Information Management Training Institute held in Nashville, Tennessee in June 1973. The purpose of the in-service sessions was to ascertain the progress made as a result of the summer programs by the various…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Data Processing, Educational Administration, Educational Planning