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Barone, Carole A. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1988
Data custodians are described as "owners" of the data and administrative computing staff the data processors. New hardware and software have put the processing tools into the hands of anyone who can afford them. The term "end-user computing" refers to the processing of data in the administrative units. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrators, College Administration, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education

Wepfer, William J.; Oehmke, Roger L. T. – Computers and Education, 1987
Describes a data acquisition system developed for an undergraduate engineering students' instructional laboratory at Georgia Tech. Special emphasis is placed on the design of an A/D Converter Board used to measure the viscosity and temperature of motor oil. The Simons' BASIC Program Listing for the Commodore 64 microcomputer is appended. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Data Collection, Data Processing
Horn, Richard – Data Training, 1986
Discusses the relationship between computer technology and increased productivity in business activities. The importance of training and user support is emphasized, and a new position of knowledge manager who would coordinate the technology with a user support system is proposed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Automation, Business Administration, Computer Assisted Instruction, Data Processing

Liew, Chong K.; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1985
Introduces two data distortion methods (Frequency-Imposed Distortion, Frequency-Imposed Probability Distortion) and uses a Monte Carlo study to compare their performance with that of other distortion methods (Point Distortion, Probability Distortion). Indications that data generated by these two methods produce accurate statistics and protect…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Data Processing, Monte Carlo Methods
Mosier, C. C.; Ostendorf, Wayne – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1984
Computing operations at Iowa State are described, including the general administrative structure with two separate facilities, administrative data processing systems, computer hardware, system integration, office automation, and microcomputers. One facility provides administrative and service information; the other is a campuswide facility for…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs

Huntington, Fred – AEDS Journal, 1983
Discusses microcomputer uses for administrative computing in education at site level and central office and recommends that administrators start with a word processing program for time management, an electronic spreadsheet for financial accounting, a database management system for inventories, and self-written programs to alleviate paper…
Descriptors: Attendance Records, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Data Processing
Linville, Osbie J.; Bailey, Orville – School Business Affairs, 1984
Administrators in an Alabama school district found that purchasing their own data processing equipment was a better buy than the public consortium they had been using to supply data processing needs. The system, its uses, and advantages are described. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computers, Data Processing

Miller, Bruce Cummings – Library Software Review, 1984
Analyzes structure of, and data in, the OCLC-MARC record in the form delivered via OCLC's Tape Subscription Service, and outlines important processing functions involved: "unreadable tapes," duplicate records and deduping, match processing, choice processing, locations processing, "automatic" and "input" stamps,…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Storage Devices, Data Processing, Databases

Morrison, James L. – Business Education Forum, 1977
With electronic data processing programs emerging in many vocational-technical schools, much confusion as to the role of business education in computer education has developed. The program presently being implemented in Delaware emphasizes computer education from the user's viewpoint--an approach that is most appropriate for the business education…
Descriptors: Business Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Data Processing

Quann, C. James – College and University, 1976
Current trends in new technology, including computer registration, the development of computerized Student Information Systems, the use of remote terminals, and other automated methods to assist student and curricular problems are reviewed. Recent state and federal legislative requirements affecting higher education are also discussed. (LBH)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science, Confidentiality, Data Processing

Journalism Educator, 1983
Offers teaching tips for journalism courses focused on advertising, court issues, news writing, editing, and video display terminals. (HOD)
Descriptors: Advertising, Court Litigation, Creativity, Data Processing

Fincher, Cameron L. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1983
The politics of information on college campuses are seen in national, regional, and statewide concern with planning, management, and evaluation. Concepts, methods, and information-processing styles in each of these three institutional functions have been greatly influenced by political pressures in the past 15 years. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Data Processing, Evaluation, Higher Education

Collyer, Charles E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1983
Described are computer assisted instruction exercises designed by a college professor to help undergraduate psychology students acquire fundamental skills in data collection--recording the data, using tables and graphs, and recognizing functional relationships. (RM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Processing

Sewart, David – Distance Education, 1980
Describes the general data management and file processing system created by the Open University to assist the tutor-counsellors in their support of students. The differences between the tutorial and the counselling functions are discussed, details are given of the type of information stored on disc. (EAO)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Counseling, Data Collection, Data Processing

Drew, John; Norris, Jim – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1982
The Graduate Funding Resource System, a relatively inexpensive solution to the problem of identifying potential financial support for graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty at the University of Washington is described. Plans are underway to offer the search service on a wider basis. (MLW)
Descriptors: Automation, College Faculty, Data Processing, Databases