This study was undertaken to demonstrate the practicality, acceptability, and effectiveness of medical record audit for design and evaluation of continuing education in a community hospital. (Author)

In an effort to induce British university teachers to devote more time to teaching, work performance of professors has come under scrutiny in the form of a work diary showing their daily activities at half-hourly intervals. (IR)

Describes a new format for academic record keeping and grade reporting at Indiana University in the context of faculty divisions on the problem of grade inflation. Reports the new record format resulted in a more effective means to communicate to students the context of their academic performance in each course. The format has received a…

Describes a study to develop and teach a curriculum in medical care evaluation including the problem-oriented medical record, for third- and fourth-year medical students. (Author/PG)

The importance of maintaining and improving college alumni records is discussed. Three types of information needed about alumni are identified: identifiers and locators, qualifiers, and specifiers. (MLW)

Discusses the federal regulation process, federal/grantee relations, and report requirements, particularly the Personnel Activity Report system. Believes there is room for negotiation with respect to the form and format of documentation that will satisfy the government's requirement for accountability and the school's desire for less paperwork.…

This discussion of evaluating a records management course includes comments on management orientation, creation of records, maintenance of records, selection and use of equipment, storage and destruction of records, micrographics, and a course outline. (TA)

Coordinated planning and management are critical ingredients of any successful alumni information system. The initial exercises in developing an effective alumni information system are to recognize any limitations, commit the institution to overcoming them, use existing resources effectively, plan for the acquisition of additional resources, and…

Addresses issues raised for public colleges and universities as a result of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) requirements concerning inclusion of depreciation on an institution's Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets. Provides a sample impact analysis and financial statements for a hypothetical university to…

This manual provides instructions and sample documents for all tax-exempt organizations required to file Form 990 "Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax" or Form 990-1 "Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return." The short introductory section covers who must file and summarizes the changes in the 1996 forms. The section "Who Must…

Defining narrative transcripts as written reports of student attainment, the authors examine 7 varieties in use at postsecondary institutions. Considers the implications of such transcripts for learning, student-faculty relations, and institutional goals. (Editor/PG)

A comparison of 1973 gross income reported on the Parents' Confidential Statement (PCS) and the Basic Grant Student Eligibility Report (SER) of students at State University College at Fredonia, New York, revealed patterns of both overestimating and underestimating reported income. Implications for income verification and for application timetables…

Record maintenance with periodic record audits, conducted by student peer auditors, became part of the curriculum of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. A review to determine whether the quality of record keeping in the dental clinics had improved as a result of the audit program is reported. (MLW)

Defines forms and the processing characteristics of working forms, and introduces the proposed prototype form definition language to specify the information requirements and to describe the nonprocedural execution in activity processing. The article also outlines the integrated forms-based information system, focusing on the interactions among the…