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Science, 1979
An important development in the computerization of society is the development of the ability to communicate with a computer through human speech. Speech recognition machines with limited capabilities are available today. (BB)
Descriptors: Artificial Speech, Computer Science, Computers, Data Processing
Mertens, P. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1984
Describes a business electronic data processing (EDP) course at a university in West Germany. Includes major subjects taught and strategies used to maximize learning opportunities. Factors considered in developing the course are outlined. (JN)
Descriptors: Business, Computer Programs, Course Content, Data Processing
Simon, Sheridan A. – Computing Teacher, 1983
Discusses approach to integrating computer programing into a calculus-based physics survey college course which stresses three major uses of computers: data reduction, calculation, and simulation. An initial programing exercise and practical constraints--time a student can allot to course and student's level of confidence--are mentioned. (EJS)
Descriptors: Computation, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
Powers, David E. – Creative Computing, 1980
A wide range of computer crimes and the need for computer security are discussed. (MK)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computer Science, Computer Storage Devices, Computers
Johnson County Community Coll., Overland Park, KS. – 1979
In the first of two studies of the data processing program at Johnson County Community College (Kansas), students enrolled in data processing classes during spring 1978 were surveyed to collect basic demographic data and to obtain opinions about the program. There were approximately as many men as women enrolled and the median age was 25, slightly…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Evaluation
Psychological Corp., New York, NY. – 1981
The Certificate in Data Processing (CDP) Examination conducted by the Institute for Certification of Computer Professionals (ICCP) is one of the qualifications for the CDP. The May 1981 administration tested 3,601 candidates at 149 international test sites. Half of the candidates were taking the examination for the first time and were taking all…
Descriptors: Administration, Certification, Computer Science, Data Processing
BAKER, FRANK B. – 1965
THE "CASE" PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE A VEHICLE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES INVOLVED IN CONCEPT LEARNING BY MEANS OF COMPUTER SIMULATION TECHNIQUES. BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF PUBLISHED "SIMULATION OF CONCEPT LEARNING" PROGRAMS PROVIDED FEW INSIGHTS INTO THE LEARNING PROCESS, THE "CASE" PROGRAM…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Concept Formation, Data Processing, Educational Technology
CARTER, FOREST C. – 1965
AN 8-WEEK SEMINAR WAS HELD TO RETRAIN TEACHERS WITH A MINIMUM OF 3-YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS OR OFFICE EDUCATION TO TEACH BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING AND PROGRAMING TECHNIQUES. THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO ASSIST IN THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT NECESSARY FOR PREPARING COMPUTER PROGRAMERS AND APPLICATION ANALYSTS, AND TO DEVELOP COURSE MATERIAL,…
Descriptors: Business Education, Curriculum Guides, Data Processing, Educational Media
Bearley, William L. – 1979
The future of information resources management requires new approaches to implementing systems which will include a type of data base management that frees users to solve data processing problems logically by telling the system what they want, together with powerful non-procedural languages that will permit communication in simple, concise…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Databases, Information Retrieval, Language Processing
Lincoln, Harry B. – 1969
This project comprises the second year's work of a 3-year research plan to develop computer programs, necessary data, and procedures for using the computer in a special field of musicology known as thematic indexing, and to explore the use of these techniques in other areas of music. During the second year, the research centered on three areas:…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Data Processing, Databases
Wong, Paul – 1969
Quantitative techniques of content analysis were used on documentary and mass communication material from Communist China as a means of identifying and accounting for social, political, and economic change in that society. Articles from "The People's Daily" and the "China Youth Post," radio dispatches, wall posters, terms, and…
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Communism, Content Analysis, Correlation
Boeing Computer Services, Inc., Seattle, WA. – 1972
This report provides a total computer software system description for the prototype Natural Resource Information System designed to store, process, and display data of maximum usefulness to land management decision making. Program modules are described, as are the computer file design, file updating methods, digitizing process, and paper tape…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Digital Computers, Environmental Research, Equipment Utilization
Kulikowski, Juliusz Lech – 1971
A survey of the theoretical problems connected with the organization and design of systems for processing and transmitting information is presented in this article. It gives a definition of Information Systems (IS) and classifies them from various points of view. It discusses briefly the most important aspects of the organization of IS, such as…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Design, Foreign Countries, Information Processing
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Bunch, John M. – Business Education Forum, 1977
Describes the development and success of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' (North Carolina) electronic data processing program, part of the business education curriculum. Discussion covers survey results from businesses and the community, funding and costs, and the possible areas for future curriculum development. (SH)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Business Education, Curriculum Development, Data Processing
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Rasmussen, Jeffery Lee – Teaching of Psychology, 1986
Describes how to help beginning users of popular statistical software packages avoid common errors in their programs and provides four suggestions for correcting bugs once they occur. (Author/JDH)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), College Instruction, Data Processing, Higher Education
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