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Fliegner, Herbert R. – Executive Educator, 1982
Describes how Suffern (New York) High School creates its master class schedule using a computer-generated "conflict matrix" that shows the enrollment for each course and the number of students who would experience scheduling conflicts if any two courses were offered at the same time. (Author/RW)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, High Schools, Matrices, Scheduling
Peer reviewedShaten, N. Lewis – NASSP Bulletin, 1982
Offers suggestions for using computers to institute an innovative, creative school schedule that allows for flexibility in the curriculum. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedWallace, Robert L. – Music Educators Journal, 1985
A computer software program is presented. The program, written for the Commodore 64 with a VIC 1525 printer, can be adapted to work with any computer using the BASIC language. (RM)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Miles, Charles H. – School Business Affairs, 1985
Energy management systems are designed to monitor and control energy consumption. A variety of these systems is described. (MLF)
Descriptors: Climate Control, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Electronic Control
Creighton, Roger L. – Executive Educator, 1986
School systems will soon be using microcomputers to design their school bus routes and aid in the management of transportation programs. Offers guidelines to bring microcomputer bus management to school systems. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Microcomputers
Dembowski, Frederick L. – School Business Affairs, 1988
There are two basic approaches offered in current computerized transportation routing and scheduling programs: the mathematical programming approach and the intuitive optimization approach. Lists questions that an informed buyer should ask of the routing and scheduling company. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Management Information Systems
Salmon, Stephen H. – School Business Affairs, 1991
Computerized pupil transportation systems offer promising benefits to school districts. Outlines ways school administrators can select the right product by following some traditional business approaches. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software Evaluation, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency
Harris, Malcolm – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1993
A computerized system used in an Australian university school of education to allocate faculty teaching loads equitably and flexibly is described. It features reconciliation of workloads based on (1) course design and enrollment and (2) formulas relating to administration, research, and development responsibilities negotiated within the faculty.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, College Faculty, Computer Oriented Programs
Peer reviewedArnett, Kirk P.; Posey, A. P. – College and University, 1986
A computerized multicampus, multi-term, continuous scheduling system implemented by Mississippi State University is described, focusing on its major features, implementation time-frame, and technical components. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Multicampus Colleges
Walcott, Wayne; And Others – Spectrum, 1986
Discusses issues concerning the use of computers in school bus scheduling and routing. Examines the advantages, technical considerations, and costs of changing to a computerized system. Offers a five-point approach toward implementation and includes a table of comparative data for routing and scheduling models for a typical school bus fleet. (IW)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedRobins, Cindy; And Others – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1986
The use of microcomputers for informing principal investigators of due dates for continuation and renewal proposals and for tracking proposals from submission to award or withdrawal/rejection in multiple-project research programs is discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Grantsmanship
Increased Access to the Curriculum at Oberlin College by a New Computer System for Pre-Registration.
Peer reviewedGardner, Douglass S. – College and University, 1985
A private college's computer-managed preregistration system considers the degree of student interest in or need for enrollment in a specific course and helps provide optimal course schedules and course access. The rates of improvement in course registration for students at all levels are noted. (MSE) (>
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Degree Requirements, Enrollment Influences
