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Hornstein, Harvey A. – Education and Urban Society, 1974
Discusses the concept of "organizational development" (OD) and its relationship to educational change and reviews the five articles in this issue of the journal in the preceding pages 135-238. (SB)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Educational Problems
Ragan, Stephen W. – 1976
Two systematic ways of analyzing and planning the components of a program or project, both used extensively by industry and government, are discussed in this paper. The methods are Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) Networks and Critical Path Method (CPM) Arrow Diagrams. The purposes of this paper are (1) to explore the need for…
Descriptors: Critical Path Method, Diagrams, Educational Planning, Long Range Planning
Information Dynamics Corp., Bethesda, MD.
These two guides for interviews on trends in library automation in federal libraries and information centers cover administrative and technical interviews. The guide for administrative interviews is divided into five steps: (1) determining the details of the agency's mission and organizational structure, (2) establishing the administrative…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Organization, Automation, Data Collection
Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Commission, St. Paul. – 1975
A law passed by the 1973 Minnesota Legislature required the development and implementation of an on-going budgeting process and standardized reporting format that is compatible among the University of Minnesota, The state colleges, the junior colleges, and the public vocational-technical schools. This report is divided into an introduction, a…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Data, Expenditures, Higher Education
Case, Charles W.; Moore, John W. – 1974
Unified organizational systems with integrated information systems are required to deliver effective referral and remedial services to children who are experiencing learning problems. However, such organized systems do not exist widely enough in our schools. The purpose of the project was to develop a consensually derived data-referral system for…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Handicapped Children, Information Systems, Management Systems
Kennedy, F. D. – 1968
This report, the result of developmental research on a planning information system for North Carolina, describes the planning process at higher levels of State government, defines a general information system and derives a planning information system from various types of planning, provides guidelines for system design and evaluation, and…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Data Processing, Design, Information Needs
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
National Library of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1970
A summary of the final two-volume report of the Systems Development Project is contained in this document. The project was commissioned by the National Library of Canada to study and design an integrated information system for the library employing, where feasible, electronic data processing. Included are all of the recommendations of the final…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Data Processing, Information Services
Sheparovych, Zenon B. – 1973
The Essex County College Learning Resources Center was established within a two-month period in 1968, allowing no time to train personnel, develop procedures, or do organized planning. Consequently, the Director developed a tight central leadership and decision-making system. It was decided that the organization needed a management system that…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Decision Making, Management by Objectives, Management Systems
Pogoloff, Boris – 1972
In this report, the definitions of systems and systems analysis are examined. The role of the systems analyst is discussed, and the steps that he and the designer take in developing a system for an organization are described. Some of the steps that the organization can take to aid in the analysis are also explored. The report looks at the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Management Systems, Organization
DRESSEL, PAUL L.; AND OTHERS – 1965
A BROAD STUDY WAS CONDUCTED OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCEDURES AND COSTS OF THE NEWER MEDIA PREPARED FOR COURSE INSTRUCTION AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. DETAILS OF THE STUDY WERE PRESENTED IN TWO SEMINAR PAPERS THAT WERE PRESENTED AS DISSEMINATION REPORTS IN 1965 AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION IN CHICAGO,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Conferences, Educational Finance, Educational Technology
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Burton, Paul – Electronic Library, 1987
Discusses the need for careful systems analysis and design in the implementation of microcomputer based information systems. Checklists of system requirements and a bibliography of relevant journals, printed, and online sources are provided. (CLB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Information Centers, Information Services, Information Systems
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Noble, Daniel E. – ETC: A Review of General Semantics, 1970
An address delivered before humanities students and faculty (Arizona State University, Tempe, April 14, 1967). (Editor/RD)
Descriptors: Computers, Cybernetics, Human Factors Engineering, Man Machine Systems
Davis, O. L., Jr. – Soc Educ, 1970
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Educational Innovation, Elementary School Teachers, Laboratory Techniques
Atwood, E. Barrett, Jr. – School Business Affairs, 1983
Advises careful analysis and improvement of existing school district accounting systems prior to investment in new ones. Emphasizes the importance of attracting and maintaining quality financial staffs, developing an accounting policies and procedures manual, and designing a good core accounting system before purchasing computer hardware and…
Descriptors: Accountants, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, School Accounting
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