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Roulet, Eddy – Higher Education Management, 1994
Main features of the cyclical procedure used by the University of Geneva (Switzerland) to evaluate 75 teaching and research units (TRUs) over a 6-year cycle are that it covers teaching, research, and services simultaneously and combines self-evaluation, peer assessment, and use of a database on TRU resources and achievements. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Instruction, Databases, Departments
Cummins, Thompson R. – Library Administration & Management, 1992
Discusses staffing needs and plans that need to be considered by library administrators. Topics addressed include the supervisory process, including patron needs assessment; the staffing process, including a staffing control system; staffing studies that establish a base for decision making; staffing standards; staffing problems; scheduling; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decision Making, Guidelines, Higher Education
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Cowles, Deborah; Gilbreath, Glenn – Higher Education, 1993
Virginia Commonwealth University has implemented some pilot improvement programs using the Total Quality Management approach. These have included improvement of a personnel action processing form, creation of a campus computing service request tracking system, and development of an alumni program database. The pilot programs have taught lessons…
Descriptors: Alumni, Change Strategies, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs
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Kaynor, Robert – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1993
In higher education, facilities data are essential for long-term capital and financial planning and for testing assumptions underlying anticipated policy change. Executive information systems should incorporate life-cycle considerations (planning, construction, renovation, and management) and resource linkages (describing interrelationships of…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), College Administration, College Planning, Computer Oriented Programs
Reneau, Fred W.; Kremski-Bronder, Lori L. – Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems, 1997
Describes the design and delivery of an Internet course in using instructional systems design (ISD) software for workforce training offered by Southern Illinois University. Discusses ISD and hypermedia models for instructional design, computer-mediated communication for interaction and course delivery (e-mail, bulletin boards, discussion groups,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software, Courseware
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Adelman, Stanley I. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1995
The evolution of the student tracking system at Amarillo College, a Texas community college, is chronicled for three stages: (1) early efforts; (2) participation in the development of a consortium-based longitudinal student tracking project beginning in 1986; and (3) more recent developments. Tools and techniques used at each stage are discussed…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, College Students, Community Colleges
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Russell, Alene Bycer; Chisholm, Mark P. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1995
Development, structure, and uses of multi-institutional and statewide student databases at the state level are examined, based on results of a national survey of state higher education agencies. The issue of confidentiality is also discussed. Construction and uses of a multi-institutional system in Colorado are then described, and its advantages…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Students, Computer Uses in Education, Confidential Records
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Wiggin, Kendall F. – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Reviews statewide multitype library automation and connectivity initiatives in New Hampshire. Topics include an information system incorporating a union catalog, interlibrary loan, electronic mail, CD-ROM databases, and Internet access; state government information on the World Wide Web through the state library; OCLC FirstSearch access; and a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Mail
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Telem, Moshe – Computers & Education, 2001
Describes a study at an Israeli high school that investigated changes in the principal's role as the result of the introduction of a school management information system (SMIS). Discusses information handling and flow, interrelations with teachers, accountability, instruction evaluation, supervision, feedback, frequency of meetings, and shared…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education
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Prensky, Marc – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2005
Today's high-end cell phones have the computing power of a mid-1990s personal computer (PC)--while consuming only one one-hundredth of the energy. Even the simplest, voice-only phones have more complex and powerful chips than the 1969 on-board computer that landed a spaceship on the moon. In the United States, it is almost universally acknowledged…
Descriptors: Computers, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Interpersonal Communication
Duber, Corey S. – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2005
In a new urgency to ensure that critical incident plans, communication plans, and parental reunification plans are in place at all institutions responsible for the safety of America's children, the U.S. Courts have stated that preparation is a duty and expectation of those acting in a "locos parental" role. As public schools adopt rapid…
Descriptors: Courts, Child Care, Parent School Relationship, Safety
Fass, Sara; Garner, Barbara; Barry, Eileen – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2006
Newly revised to include new data and information on the Internet, this guide for GED instructors offers lesson plans and helps teachers develop as professionals. It also gives adult learners an opportunity to practice writing, use graphs, read charts, and analyze research findings on the economic impact of the GED. The original version of this…
Descriptors: Wages, Internet, Information Sources, Charts
Venegas, Kristan M. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2006
This article focuses on the Web-based resources available to low-income students as they build their perceptions, make their decisions, and engage in financial aid activities. Data are gathered from the results of six focus groups with low-income high school students attending urban high schools. Findings suggest that low-income students do have…
Descriptors: High School Students, Urban Schools, College Bound Students, College Applicants
Redmann, Donna H., Ed. – 1995
This document contains 11 papers: "Integrated English/Keyboarding Instruction: Potential for Contextual Learning" (Baker, Anderson-Yates); "Incorporating Industry-Based Skill Standards into High School Secretarial and Administrative/Information Services Programs" (Bunn, Schmidt, Stewart); "The Effect of Two Different Interfaces for Database…
Descriptors: Business Education, Competence, Competency Based Education, Databases
Alaska State Dept. of Labor, Juneau. Alaska Career Information System. – 1995
This workbook is designed to help high school students and adults identify their skills and interests, explore occupations, prepare resumes and other materials, and conduct a job search. (Although developed with references to Alaskan services and the Alaskan labor market, the materials are suitable to job seekers in any state.) The workbook is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Exploration
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