This research presents an innovative means of gauging Systems Engineering effectiveness through a Systems Engineering Relative Effectiveness Index (SE REI) model. The SE REI model uses a Bayesian Belief Network to map causal relationships in government acquisitions of Complex Information Systems (CIS), enabling practitioners to identify and…

A major factor in the amazing success of the microcomputer is its inherent ability to free the user from dependence on a large central computing facility with its attendant frustrations. Almost from the beginning, however, there has been pressure to integrate the micro with a more powerful host facility. There are both technical and political…

NOW CONSISTING OF 17 SCHOOLS, THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR THE SEVENTIES (ES '70) NETWORK WAS FORMED IN MAY 1967 TO DEVISE AND EXECUTE A PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING A NEW COMPREHENSIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND ORGANIZATION WHICH (1) PROVIDES AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION FOR EACH STUDENT, (2) IS HIGHLY RELEVANT TO THE ADULT ROLES WHICH HE WILL PLAY,…

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR THE SEVENTIES (ES '70) IS A PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING A NEW COMPREHENSIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND ORGANIZATION WHICH WILL--(1) PROVIDE AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION FOR EACH STUDENT, (2) BE RELEVANT TO THE ADULT ROLES WHICH HE WILL PLAY, (3) BE ECONOMICALLY PRACTICAL WITHIN AVAILABLE PUBLIC RESOURCES, (4) BE BASED ON…

In October 1993, more than 70 educational decision makers and practitioners from across the country met to discuss ways to support and promote school networking and to formulate recommendations for the National Science Foundation (NSF) to use in establishing funding priorities, goals, and evaluation strategies. This report presents the…