Effective use of technology in areas that include admissions, record keeping, billing, compliance, athletic administration, and more hold untold potential to transform higher education by introducing significant efficiencies and dramatic cost reductions in serving students. How the institution organizes itself will to a large extent depend on how…

Learning management systems (LMS) have been adopted by the majority of higher education institutions and research that explores the factors that influence the success of LMS is needed. This paper investigates the roles of student and instructor involvement in LMS success, using the DeLone and McLean (2003) model of information systems success as a…

The information in this guide answers high school and college students' frequently asked questions about careers in journalism. The first section of the guide discusses journalism career opportunities and is based on results from the 27th annual survey of the nation's college journalism graduates, reporting where they found their first jobs and…

Based on the belief that socioeconomic and cultural development in the pan-African region can be best promoted if it is supported by sound information and documentation services, the education and training of information personnel has become one of the major program areas of the Education, Science and Documentation Centre of the German Foundation…

At the start of 1996, nearly three-quarters of the colleges in the United States were on the Internet. By 1999, all collegiate institutions are expected to be online. This book is designed to give students routes to World Wide Web sites that can help them choose a college, find out about financial aid and scholarships, exchange information with…

This course outline begins with a statement of seven objectives which relate to (1) the role of the policy sciences and the policy science literatures; (2) understanding the policy analysis process; (3) identification of major policy issues concerned with information as a resource in economic and social life; (4) application of policy analytical…

This report provides instructional materials for a voluntary introductory workshop in the use of the Educational Resources and Information Clearinghouse (ERIC) database on CD-ROM. The workshop instruction is based on Leslie J. Brigg's Theories of Instructional Design with instructional objectives based on Robert Gagne's Learning Taxonomy. Library…

This document is a guide to the use of Quick Search, a library service that provides access to more than 100 databases which contain references to journal articles and other research materials through two commercial systems--BRS After/Dark and DIALOG's Knowledge Index. The guide is divided into five sections: (1) Using Quick Search; (2) The…

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) contains information on more than 35,000 occupations in the United States. Volume I of the publication contains the names and definitions of more than 35,000 jobs, including information on what gets done, how it gets done, and why it gets done. The definitions also provide information on aptitudes,…

The need for career guidance and counseling services in post-secondary institutions is well-documented in the professional literature and recent research studies. Accordingly, this module is intended as a guide for instructors to use in conjunction with an existing introductory course in college student personnel/student affairs in higher…

The College Guide to Colorado's Public Higher Education Institutions presents a snapshot of important information to guide students in choosing a college or university that is right for them. It helps students compare significant information on all the schools and the communities in which they are located. This guide is a tool available to…

This book provides concrete information and step-by-step exercises to help student athletes succeed in college and make a successful transition to the world beyond college. The book is divided into 14 units containing some or all the following elements: goals; reading materials accompanying review questions; exercises; a unit recap; unit review…

This book is designed to help social work students prepare a social work portfolio to be used as a learning guide, and following graduation, as a tool to maintain their social work licenses or other pertinent professional credentials. There are independent and collaborative group learning exercises as well as portfolio preparation exercises…