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CAUSE/EFFECT, 1982
The University of Kansas' computing centers are located in a new computer services facility. Administrative computing at the university goes back to the 1950s. The teleprocessing network includes over 160 terminals located in 57 different administrative offices. The last major system installed was the student financial aid management system. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computers, Data Processing, Higher Education
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1981
The creation of the Claremont Computing Center as a separate organization to serve only administrative information systems represented a significant change from past combined academic and administrative computing operations. File integration and custom reports are handled by individual users; database design and file maintenance are controlled by…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computers, Data Processing, Higher Education
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Rush, James E. – Online Review, 1980
Reviews the development of a fault tolerant database processor system which replaced OCLC's conventional file system. A general introduction to database management systems and the operating environment is followed by a description of the hardware selection, software processes, and system characteristics. (SW)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Computers, Databases, Information Systems
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Elias, Maurice J.; And Others – Administration in Mental Health, 1979
Discusses computerized management information systems (MIS) data in mental health program evaluation. Using an actual evaluation with data from the Multi-State Information System as an example, practical problems in collecting and assembling useful information are presented. MIS data can be useful; however, care must be taken to assure the quality…
Descriptors: Administrators, Computers, Data Processing, Evaluation Methods
Howard, Richard D.; Strenglein, Denise – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1981
The results of a survey of college offices of institutional research in the United States and Canada are presented. Offices were asked about use of computers in developing management information, interaction with the computer, types of hardware available, and the languages used. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computers, Higher Education, Institutional Research
Parker, Louis T., Jr. – EDUCOM Bulletin, 1981
Summarizes how the North Carolina Educational Computing Service, a regional resource sharing network, has responded to increasingly varied demands for services. (Author/CHC)
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Programs, Computers, Databases
Howard, Richard D.; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1989
The distribution of databases physically separates users from those who administer the database and the administrators who perform database administration. By drawing on the work of social scientists in reliability and validity, a set of concepts and a list of questions to ensure data quality were developed. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computers, Data, Databases
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Gill, T. Grandon; Holton, Carolyn F. – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2006
In this paper, a required introductory programming course being taught to MIS undergraduates using the C++ programming language is described. Two factors make the objectives of the course--which are to provide students with an exposure to the logical organization of the computer in addition to teaching them basic programming logic--particularly…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Management Information Systems, Student Diversity, Occupational Aspiration
Kay, Peg, Ed.; Powell, Patricia, Ed. – 1983
Developed by the Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology and the Defense Intelligence Agency with input from other federal agencies, this detailed document contains the 1983 technical forecast for the information processing industry through 1997. Part I forecasts the underlying technologies of hardware and software, discusses changes in the…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Costs, Information Processing
Martin, Susan K. – Library Journal, 1976
Outlines expected changes in information-handling technology and related activities. (PF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computers, Futures (of Society), Information Systems
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Fein, Edith – Social Work, 1975
One agency introduced a computerized information-gathering system to answer such questions as: How many families, over what period of time, receive services? What are the costs for each part of the program? How is staff time distributed? The author describes benefits and difficulties that the changes brought about. (Author)
Descriptors: Computers, Data Processing, Databases, Information Systems
Gallagher, Leonard; Salazar, Sandra – 1984
This report describes approaches to database translation (i.e., transferring data and data definitions from a source, either a database management system (DBMS) or a batch file, to a target DBMS), and recommends a method for representing the data structures of newly-proposed network and relational data models in a form suitable for database…
Descriptors: Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Data Processing
Price, N. H.; And Others – Information Storage and Retrieval, 1974
Descriptors: Computers, Indexes, Information Processing, Information Retrieval
FREDERICK, FRANZ J.; ROBERTS, TOMMY L. – 1967
PRESENT HUMAN COUNSELING SYSTEMS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO VARIOUS DATA REQUIRED FOR THE FORMULATION OF "INTELLIGENT" DECISIONS ON THE PART OF THE STUDENT. A TAXONOMY OF DECISION SITUATIONS SHOWS THAT NINE OF THE 12 DECISION MODES REQUIRE THE USE OF A RAPID ACCESS INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OR COMPUTER. AT LEAST FIVE OF THE DECISION…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Counseling Services
Alvir, Howard P.
The Computerized Information Service for Nursing Educators (CISNE) is a computerized information system designed to help nursing instructors exchange ideas in an attempt to improve teaching methods. The system, which is under development, will assist nursing educators by performing eight functions: (1) coding courses for instant input and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computers, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation
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