This report describes the development of a computerized system to assist Navy personnel managers in carrying out the functions associated with the distribution and assignment of enlisted personnel. This Computer Assisted Distribution and Assignment (CADA) System is aimed at the most efficient interaction between the computer and human manager to…

The systems approach in education is a management tool that allows individuals to examine all aspects of a problem, to interrelate the effects of one set of decisions to another, and to optimally use the resources at hand to solve the problem. Five systems approaches which have been used in the successful development of instruction at the…

Very preliminary systems concepts are presented for the Order and Standard Loan Subsystems. Each of the tasks defined for the current manual operations in (Library Systems Development) LSD 70-60 are evaluated against these concepts to determine how existing work will change when mechanized systems are installed. Then, utilizing this qualitative…

Training applications of simulation and miniaturization are examined, as are areas where research is needed to develop cost-effectiveness simulation methodologies for training. In order for simulation and miniaturization techniques to reach maximum levels of effectiveness, systems analysis is needed to define physical and psychological dimensions,…

The author asserts that for many types of learning disabled students, integration with regular class students is desirable, and that a comprehensive analysis of the educational service delivery system is needed to achieve this goal. Disadvantages of the special class arrangement are described in terms of cost benefit, psychological growth of the…

Argues that conventional dynamic modeling techniques divert attention from the importance of model structure and discusses various methods of system representation that are suitable for the analysis and improvement of model structure. (Available from IPC (America) Inc., 205 East 42 Street, New York, NY 10017; $46.80 annually.) (Author/JG)

Describes the Nominal Group process and how it allows management information staff to develop a bank of information about innovative goals of the organization or the problems. (Author)

This article describes a model for implementing an affective education program which was developed using systems analysis techniques. Seven independent and interdependent functions are identified and described. The use of experts and an affective education advisory board is recommended. Also, assessment techniques and a team approach for…

Describes Fault Tree Analysis, a tool for systems analysis which attempts to identify possible modes of failure in systems to increase the probability of success. The article defines the technique and presents the steps of FTA construction, focusing on its application to education. (RAO)

John Goodlad (1958) stated that "Nowhere in education is there greater need for a conceptual system to guide decision-making than the field of curriculum." This research attempts to explore ways in which systems thinking can provide a conceptual system, to illuminate the study of curriculum and guide the design of curricula. (Author/RK)

Here the essential function that the non-developed world fills for the industrialized communities is brought under critical discussion. (Editor/RK)

In a population of voluntary social service organizations, research findings show that external legitimacy, more than internal coordination processes, underlies the liability of newness--the higher propensity of younger organizations to die. Lack of institutional support experienced by young organizations is an important reason underlying…

Posits a generic framework for policy study disciplines based on systems analysis and uniting five dimensions--policymaking processes, policy content, administration, consequences, and context. Reviews relationships between some aspects of economic theory and taxation and applies the framework to tax policy analysis. (MJL)

Provides the teacher with a guide to an alternative approach for the study of production technology--the production cycle. This approach helps prepare students to live in an advancing technological society by presenting the concepts associated with the study of industry, such as mass production and production technology. (Editor)