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ERIC Number: ED383245
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995-Feb
Pages: 5
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MHEC Academic Scheduling Software Survey Results.
Midwestern Higher Education Commission Academic Software Committee Research Bulletin, v1 n1 Feb 1995
This bulletin summarizes the chief quantitative findings of a survey of 264 small and medium sized colleges and universities in the midwest concerning their use of and interest in academic scheduling software. This type of software assists in planning course offerings, assigning instructors and course functions to facilities and time slots, and modifying schedules to meet enrollment shifts and variance in facility needs. The findings are presented in five figures. Some of those findings are: (1) 72 percent of institutions judged personal computer compatibility "absolutely essential" or "very important"; (2) 33 percent of these gave like priority to Macintosh and/or UNIX compatibility; (3) less than 30 percent of small colleges currently use any scheduling software due to cost factors; (4) at prices below $5,000, 79 percent of responding institutions were at least "somewhat interested" in scheduling software; and (5) among the capabilities expected of such a program, most respondents expected course scheduling, master room scheduling, customized scheduling parameters, and override capability. (JB)
Midwestern Higher Education Commission, 1300 S. Second St., Suite 130, Minneapolis, MN 55454 (free).
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Collected Works - Serials
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Midwestern Higher Education Commission, Minneapolis, MN.
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