ERIC Number: ED417629
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1998-Jan-30
Pages: 151
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Electronic Aid Office. 1998 Participant Workbook.
Office of Postsecondary Education, Washington DC. Student Financial Assistance Programs.
This participant workbook on electronic aid offices is intended to be used in a two-day workshop that provides hands-on computer instruction and addresses regulatory requirements for participating in electronic processes of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The materials encompass eight training sessions that cover the following topics: How ED communicates with schools; setting up the electronic office; electronic application processing; determining student eligibility; managing Title IV funds electronically; reporting; managing the data systems; what's on the horizon; and how to access ED services. Specific contents cover: ED-designated processes with each deadline date; technical specifications for ED-required electronic processes; the functions of different data processing systems and how schools interface with the system; student financial assistance program Web sites; a checklist for implementing new electronic processes; a chart showing the electronic flow of applicant data; setting up a browser; actual sections of financial aid reports; case management regulations; notification requirements; loan counseling requirements; and reporting payment data for different student financial aid programs. The materials include simulations, various illustrations and flow charts, reference sources for each session, and a glossary. (SW)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Case Records, Compliance (Legal), Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation, Data Processing, Database Management Systems, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Management Information Systems, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid), Online Systems, Student Financial Aid, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators; Counselors
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Office of Postsecondary Education, Washington DC. Student Financial Assistance Programs.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A