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Graham, Christian; Jones, Nory B. – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2016
Information-systems development continues to be a difficult process, particularly for virtual teams that do not have the luxury of meeting face-to-face. The research literature on this topic reinforces this point: the greater part of database systems development projects ends in failure. The use of virtual teams to complete projects further…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teamwork, Databases
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Perkins, Nancy; Hazelton, Eric; Erickson, Jeryl; Allan, Walter – Journal of Geography, 2010
Spatial literacy is a new frontier in K-12 education. This article describes a place-based introductory GIS/GPS middle school curriculum unit in which students used measuring tools, GPS units, and My World GIS software to collect physical and spatial data of trees to create a schoolyard tree inventory. Maine students completed "memory…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Maps, Machine Tools, Information Systems
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McAleer, Brenda; Szakas, Joseph S. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2010
In the past few years, universities have become much more involved in outcomes assessment. Outside of the classroom analysis of learning outcomes, an investigation is performed into the use of current data mining tools to assess the issue of student retention within the Computer Information Systems (CIS) department. Utilizing both a historical…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Science Education, Information Systems, Prior Learning
Ryan, Charles W.; Drummond, Robert J. – 1980
The Guidance Information System (GIS) is a statewide computer-based career information system developed by the Maine Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (MOICC). A time-series design was utilized to investigate the impact of GIS on selected users in public schools and agencies. Participants completed questionnaires immediately after…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, Computer Oriented Programs, Counselor Role
Maine State Dept. of Educational and Cultural Services, Augusta. Bureau of Adult and Secondary Vocational Education. – 1989
This document analyzes the occupational supply/demand data provided by the Maine Occupational Information Coordinating Committee's Occupational Information System. The information on occupational demand is derived from the Department of Labor's Occupational Employment Survey, a survey of business and industry that attempts to quantify the demand…
Descriptors: Career Information Systems, Educational Planning, Employment Projections, Enrollment
Maine State Post-Secondary Education Commission, Augusta. – 1975
Information gathered about postsecondary education in Maine include: enrollment data for both public and private institutions; geographic distribution of out-of-state students; programs of study in public and private institutions for the academic year 1975-76; facilities inventory for public and private institutions; directory of administrative…
Descriptors: Administrators, Directories, Educational Finance, Enrollment