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Western Nevada Regional Education Center, Lovelock. – 1971
The necessary handbooks for use of the Student Information System (SIS), developed and tested by the Western Nevada Regional Education Center under a 1968-71 Title III (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) grant, are presented in this volume. As noted, the purpose of the SIS is to supply data and information to persons or organizations who make…
Descriptors: Costs, Data Collection, Data Processing, Education Service Centers
GROSSMAN, ALVIN; HOWE, ROBERT L. – 1966
A COMPREHENSIVE PUPIL PERSONNEL AND CURRICULAR DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED AND DEMONSTRATED FOR USE OF CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOLS. THIS SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED TO SERVE GROUPS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGH REGIONAL, DATA PROCESSING CENTERS. THE OVERALL SYSTEMS PLAN, THE NECESSARY PROGRAMING ACTIVITIES, AND A TECHNIQUE FOR MASTER CODING WERE…
Descriptors: Attendance Records, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Data Processing
Dwyer, Herbert – Audiovisual Instruction, 1976
At Thornwood High School in South Holland, Illinois, data processing now plays an important role in the development of audiovisual services. (Author)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Programs, Data Processing, Decision Making
LaMotte, Gerald E. – American Vocational Journal, 1977
The Southeastern Michigan League of Community Colleges (SEMLCC) developed a system that would provide placement services for graduates by collecting local job market data and that would help the colleges evaluate curriculum against the needs of the business community. Development and operation of the computer-based service are described. (BM)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing

Seider, Warren D. – Chemical Engineering Education, 1988
Traces the evolution of instructional computing in the design and control courses. Discusses process design, process control, and expert systems. Concludes that the computing tools for undergraduate instruction are mostly in step with design and control practice in chemical engineering. (CW)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education

Frankel, Steven – NASSP Bulletin, 1987
Advises on selecting and obtaining hardware and software for automating several daily school business management functions. Suggests methods for "scrounging" equipment at low cost and explains why outside expertise that might be required for operating mainframe computers is not necessary for operating modern microcomputers. (PGD)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Data Processing, Elementary Secondary Education

Bays, Carter – College and University, 1984
A passive computer application using student course transcripts to group and arrange specific degree requirements to produce an advising worksheet is described, and the language used by a math department for this purpose is outlined. A sample advisement form resulting from the program is reproduced. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Records, Classification, Computer Oriented Programs
Bielec, John A. – Business Officer, 1985
Important steps in the computing administrator selection process are outlined, including: reviewing the administrative computing organization, determining a search methodology, selecting a search or screening committee, narrowing the candidate pool, scheduling interviews and evaluating candidates, and conducting negotiations. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, College Administration, Committees, Computer Oriented Programs
Byrne, Deborah J. – 1998
The MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format allows the capability of accessing library catalog records by any piece of information found in the catalog record. A library's MARC database is its most expensive investment in library automation, and the most crucial factor in the success of the library's automation. Intended for librarians or…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Data Processing, Databases

Brennan, Robert L. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1973
A review of four areas in which the computer has influenced the theory and practice of achievement testing: a) test scoring and item analysis, b) item sampling, c) item generation, and d) the sequencing of items resulting in various types of adaptive testing. Also, reference is made to the impact of computer assisted achievement testing upon the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Data Processing
Newell, Lester, Jr. – Coll Univ Bus, 1970
Few colleges and universities are utilizing the computer to its full potential or to fulfill the needs of higher education. (IR)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Storage Devices, Data Processing

Rose, Warren; Fowler, George C. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1981
Describes the use of a graduate student in computer science to develop an automated fiscal reporting system to handle budgetary problems associated with funded research projects at the Texas A&M College of Medicine. The roles of graduate students, faculty members, and system users in the project are described. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computer Science Education, Data Processing, Evaluation
Reyer, Otto W.; Ueha, Hiroshi – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1982
The INFAMOUS financial aid data system which has five participants--registrar, undergraduate admissions, graduate admissions, academic information reporting, and financial aid--is described. Sample letters to financial aid applicants are included. (MLW)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Financial Aid Applicants, Higher Education

Benbasat, Izak; And Others – Computers and Education, 1982
Describes a computer-assisted testing system which produces multiple-choice examinations for a college course in business administration. The system uses SPIRES (Stanford Public Information REtrieval System) to manage a database of questions and related data, mark-sense cards for machine grading tests, and ACL (6) (Audit Command Language) to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Data Processing, Databases, Higher Education

Baker, Jeanette; Hohmann, Pauline C. – College and University, 1982
Thirty-three universities were surveyed by the University of Arizona to see who was responsible for the process of evaluating students' remaining degree requirements, how much of this process was automated or computerized, and who in each institution responds to the Higher Education General Information Survey. Results are presented. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Decision Making