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Drummond, Marshall E,; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1991
At Eastern Washington University, strong executive leadership in a planning process incorporating a microcomputer-based model has begun to enable integration of campus planning and budgeting. The computer model offers departmental planners a sophisticated tool for analyzing alternative strategies over a number of years. (MSE)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Case Studies, College Administration, College Planning
Murphy, Vivianne A. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1984
A campus information center is one way to formalize the total user services approach to computing, as a strategy for the distribution and use of new technology with an emphasis on end-user sufficiency. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Higher Education, Information Centers, Management Information Systems
Gillespie, Robert G. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1994
Issues surrounding the cost of Internet usage to individuals and institutions are addressed, including who currently pays for Internet use in colleges and universities, long-distance costs, how policy is set for institutional use, cost of transition to a larger system, and difficult issues to be faced in system expansion. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education
Eaton, Robert B.; Schuler, Rodney C. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1994
A key issue in redesigning college and university business processes is whether new processes should be enabled by information systems that focus on them or share highly integrated data and common methods with older processes. An approach used at the University of Saskatchewan (Canada) that entailed reorganization, reorientation, and retooling is…
Descriptors: College Administration, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Management
McClure, Polley Ann – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1992
Advancements in information technology have caused many colleges and universities to reconsider the organization of the units providing information services. Ranging from joint planning exercises to full vertical mergers, changes in organizational structure are powerful tools administrators can use to integrate and effectively manage information…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, College Administration, Higher Education
Perkins, Mark L. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1989
To provide effective leadership and assure project success, policy makers should understand two major pitfalls in pursuing purchased administrative systems solutions. First is the failure to organize for successful project implementation and monitoring, including organizing for contract negotiation; second is the failure to develop an effective…
Descriptors: Administrators, Computers, Contracts, Higher Education
Bushnell, Mary Ellen; Heller, Donald – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1989
The experience of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in adopting a cost-recovery strategy for systems development is described, providing information of use to all managers. Issues addressed include establishing revenue goals, marketing and promotion, contracting with clients, and time accounting and billing. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Accounting, Advertising, Competition, Computer Oriented Programs
Thomas, Charles R. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1997
Colleges and universities are initiating data warehouse projects to provide integrated information for planning and reporting purposes. A survey of 40 institutions with active data warehouse projects reveals the kinds of tools, contents, data cycles, and access currently used. Essential elements of an integrated information architecture are…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Uses in Education, Data Processing, Higher Education
Koehler, David W. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1992
The information division at Cornell University (New York) information resources division has determined that its traditional program development method is inadequate to meet the demographic, fiscal, and technological demands of the 1990s. It is changing its systems analysis and design procedures to deliver applications better, faster, and with…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Computer Uses in Education
Actis, Bev – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1995
The process that Kenyon College (Ohio) used in researching development of a campus-wide information system (CWIS) is outlined, and the most important issues to be considered in launching a successful CWIS are identified, including resources, needs, ownership, access, personnel, content, policy, design, staffing, marketing, and ongoing development.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Administration, Computer Networks, Higher Education
Stewart, Craig A.; Grover, Douglas; Vernon, R. David – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1998
In 1994, the information technology organization at Indiana University, Bloomington, undertook a major computing technology conversion that affected 40,000 people. The project is described, and factors contributing to its success are discussed, including system architecture, marketing and customer communications, and migration of information…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration
West, Ann – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1998
The challenge of recruiting, retaining, and retraining information technology (IT) staff in colleges and universities affects the entire institution, not just the IT organization. Some of the issues surrounding the projected IT staffing crisis are outlined, and steps campus IT leaders can take to minimize the effect of staff turnover on…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning, Higher Education
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1992
A description of the recent development of Florida State University's administrative information services looks at the role of faculty input, the strategic plan, underlying administrative principles and considerations, networking and telecommunications, integration of instructional and research computing, and centralization of computing service…
Descriptors: Centralization, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Faculty
Kesner, Richard M. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1997
Babson College (Massachusetts) responded to expanded campus computer use and resulting demand for support services by developing service delivery tailored to user groups' needs. Resources devoted to this effort have grown dramatically, and include help desk and dispatch support, program of technology specialists, evening support to residence…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Administration, College Students, Computer Networks
Blustain, Harvey; Goldstein, Philip; Lozier, Gregory – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1998
Argues that complex forces (new delivery technologies, changing demographics, emergence of corporate universities, global economy) have created a new, competitive landscape for higher education that forces institutions to think methodically about how to respond. A framework for college planning, incorporating three critical components, is…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning
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