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Ginsburg, Sigmund G. – American School and University, 1985
Sophisticated managers know that reams of data cannot take the place of important information. Planning is necessary to ensure that what is being reported in an organization is necessary and useful and that data are not assembled just because the computer makes it possible. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Information Needs, Information Utilization, Management Information Systems
Rolley, Martha – 1986
Frequently administrators must spend time producing documents and reports, though theoretically they are supposed to use information to create better educational environments and experiences for students. By using the personal computer as a tool for tasks and analyses that, before the computer, used to take days, administrators will have time to…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators, Computer Oriented Programs