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Peer reviewedSnowden, Barry L.; Daniel, John S. – Distance Education, 1980
Analyzes the development of small systems (under 15,000 part-time students) and introduces a new cost model to examine the importance of institution costs and course life and the economic impact of policy alternatives. It then examines aspects of management requiring special attention for these smaller systems. (EAO)
Descriptors: Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Extension Education
Whittenburg, John A.; Schumacher, Anne W. – 1968
One of the responsibilities of the National Science Foundation (NSF) is to support the effective dissemination of scientific information. The performance of this responsibility requires NSF to evaluate alternative information systems/services which are proposed for this purpose. This responsibility necessitates making decisions which are similar…
Descriptors: Administration, Decision Making, Guidelines, Information Systems
Download full textHamburg, Morris; And Others – 1969
The long-term goal of this investigation is to design and establish a national model for a system of library statistical data. This is a report on The Preliminary Study which was carried out over an 11-month period ending May, 1969. The objective of The Preliminary Study was to design and delimit The Research Investigation in the most efficient…
Descriptors: Administration, Information Science, Information Systems, Libraries
Whittenburg, John A.; Schumacher, Anne W. – 1969
Objectives of the study (summarized in Chapter I) were (1) to propose a task-oriented viewpoint in which the scientist actively participates as an integral part of the system in performing research tasks, (2) to identify major system planning decisions and criterion concepts for use in evaluation of proposed information systems, and (3) to…
Descriptors: Administration, Automation, Decision Making, Guidelines
Peer reviewedCollege and University, 1979
Proceedings from the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers that pertain to planning and management techniques, and systems development are summarized. The names and addresses of conference participants are included. (SF)
Descriptors: Administration, College Administration, Conferences, Data Processing
Mize, Joe H.; And Others – 1969
A production system simulator has been developed which is capable of simulating a wide variety of realistic manufacturing environments. The simulator is used as an aid in teaching the concepts of designing production control systems and as a research vehicle for investigating various aspects of control theory for production systems. This report…
Descriptors: Administration, Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Kinnison, Charles J. – 1978
An outcomes orientation is examined as the dominant focus for formulating improvements in a college's planning, management, and evaluation (PME) system. Outcomes are seen as individual (produced by college personnel or students), program related, or institutional. An outcomes orientation to PME has the advantages of relating to the quality of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administration, College Administration, Community Colleges
Bommer, Michael R. W. – 1972
The development of this management system begins with an exploration of what the library is attempting to achieve. After an investigation of the hierarchy of library objectives, it is concluded that the one objective which satisfies a set of specified criteria is to maximize the expected future exposure of university community members to documents…
Descriptors: Administration, Budgeting, College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness
BARSON, JOHN – 1967
FOUR UNIVERSITIES COOPERATED WITH THE INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA CENTER AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY TO TEST, DEMONSTRATE, AND REFINE A MODEL FOR MEDIA INNOVATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHICH HAD BEEN DESIGNED IN A EARLIER PROJECT. MEDIA, EVALUATIVE, AND INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST CAPABILITIES WERE TEAMED TO THE DECISION PROCESSES OF THE INSTRUCTORS…
Descriptors: Administration, Decision Making, Demonstration Programs, Economics
