Advancement offices in higher education can ensure that they will get the most value from their computer purchases by becoming educated about issues and options, developing a plan and standards, tracking the technology, ignoring brand names, requesting discounts, considering used equipment and prepared software, consulting, using available…

The Distance Education Center (DEC) of the University of Southern Queensland (Australia) has developed a unique materials database system which is used to monitor pre-production, design and development, production and post-production planning, scheduling, and distribution of all types of materials including courses offered only on the Internet. In…

Britain's National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) are work qualifications that measure what an employee or potential employee can do as well as how much he or she knows and understands about a particular job. Used as written proof of usable workplace skills that can be put to profitable use by an employer, NVQs range from basic Level 1, for…