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Early Childhood Data Collaborative (NJ1), 2011
State policymakers are increasingly focused on closing the achievement gap and preparing all students to succeed in school and life. However, college and career readiness begins long before students enter high school or even a classroom. Differences in children's abilities appear as early as the first year of life, and research has shown that…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, State Policy, State Standards, Early Childhood Education
Loeb, Susanna; Beteille, Tara; Perez, Maria – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE (NJ3), 2008
Data-based decision making has been the mantra of the school reform movement since the late 1980s, but California does not yet have an effective system for collecting and using vital school information. California has taken a number of steps to address this shortcoming. These include the Public School Accountability Act of 1999 and Senate bills…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Information Systems, Data Collection, Accountability
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Heitger, Lester E. – Information Processing and Management, 1977
This paper surveys recent conceptual and empirical work related to development of decision-oriented frameworks for management information systems design, particularly as related to improving the management of organizations. (Author)
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Design
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King, William R.; Cleland, David I. – Management Science, 1975
Describes a methodology for management information systems design that employs a formalized framework for significantly involving manager-users in the design process. A key element of the methodology is the development of descriptive and normative system models based on the concept of a "linear responsibility chart." (Author/JG)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Information Theory, Management Information Systems, Management Systems
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Moser, Jorge; Christoph, Richard – Information Processing and Management, 1987
This description of the development of expert systems designed to solve management problems focuses on the issue of corporate divestment as an example. Software needs are discussed, and an example of a management expert system for divestment analysis at James Madison University is briefly described. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Decision Making, Expert Systems, Investment
Alter, Steven L. – Harvard Business Review, 1976
Based on a study of 56 computerized decision-support systems, discusses the potential value of various decision-support systems, examines the challenges and risks such systems pose to managers, and suggests strategies for meeting those challenges and risks. (JG)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Guidelines
Russell, Robert E. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1982
In a 1981 national survey, nearly 80 percent of the surveyed institutions reported they were either already using or were planning to use computer-based administrative information systems. This survey is discussed and institutional predictors of the impact of information systems are analyzed. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Data Processing, Decision Making, Higher Education
Valencia Community Coll., Orlando, FL. – 1974
The Management, Administrative Profile System (MAPS) was developed to permit assessment of a college on three levels. The detailed discussion of each level is preceded by a general process model which identifies the specific instrumentation, available options, and the major action steps associated with a particular level of assessment. Level "A"…
Descriptors: College Administration, Decision Making, Higher Education, Management Information Systems
Blackwell, F. W.; And Others – 1970
A number of critical aspects of educational information system design are discussed. The success of any information system depends largely upon several key decisions that must be made early in the preliminary design phase. The paper attempts to (1) indicate the nature and some of the major implications of these key decisions and (2) provide a…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Design, Information Retrieval
Mathezer, Gordon – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1985
The development and implementation of an institutional framework to guide the management and use of information technologies (computing, office automation, and telecommunications) at Mount Royal College in Calgary, Alberta, are described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computers, Data Processing, Decision Making
Kenepp, Paul L. – 1976
With increasingly large quantities of management-oriented information being produced for decision-making, administrators are finding that they have insufficient time to adequately review and digest its meaning. This paper discusses the development of a computerized graphics system that will permit nearly all types of management information to be…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Graphics, Data, Decision Making
Evans, J. A. – 1970
This two-part paper provides a conceptual framework which surveys the process of Management Information Systems (MIS) planning and development, from need recognition to evolving MIS operational capabilities. Part 1, of direct concern to the manager, is entitled "Organizational Problem Finding." (Part 1 available as LI 002 609.) Part 2…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Information Science
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Alavi, Maryam; Weiss, Ira R. – Journal of Management Information Systems, 1986
Identifies organizational risks of end-user computing (EUC) associated with different stages of the end-user applications life cycle (analysis, design, implementation). Generic controls are identified that address each of the risks enumerated in a manner that allows EUC management to select those most appropriate to their EUC environment. (5…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Management Information Systems
Gubasta, Joseph L.; Kaufman, Norman – 1976
The need for management information by college and university administrators is becoming more intense. Recognizing that computerized information systems have not been able to satisfy this growing need, an alternative approach to the preparation of management information is described. This approach places the needs of decision makers before those…
Descriptors: Administration, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Decision Making
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Nwagbaraocha, Joel O. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1979
The planning, management, and evaluation system is discussed as an effective aid for academic decision makers during a period of retrenchment for higher education institutions. (Author/SF)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
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