Conversion of Data into Information--Or, Now that the Administrative Systems Are in Place, How Do You Fully Use Them?.

Lukesh, Susan S.

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ERIC Number: EJ384163

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Publication Date: 1988

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Conversion of Data into Information--Or, Now that the Administrative Systems Are in Place, How Do You Fully Use Them?

Lukesh, Susan S.

CAUSE/EFFECT, v11 n5 p6-8 Win 1988

Decision support systems integrate information from multiple data sources, both internal and external, to produce concise analytic reports for both decision making and planning. The administrator requiring information for decision making is usually not concerned with daily, detailed changes, but rather with aggregated numbers, from fixed points in time. (MLW)

Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Data Collection, Data Processing, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems, Higher Education, Models, Needs Assessment, Online Systems, Use Studies

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