This booklet presents the rationale and processes for ENSIM II, a computer-based long-range enrollment simulation model designed to consider variables not usually addressed in traditional projection techniques. The first ENSIM model was constructed for districts facing extensive residential growth and had as its primary focus the analysis of…

Simulating Alternative Futures in Education (SAFE) is a simulation game dealing with the future of education from 1975 to 2024 and beyond. It is computerized on an APL direct-interaction system and can be played at any location over telephone lines. It takes approximately 1.8 hours of computer time to play, with 5 to 9 hours of preparation, and…

This manual is designed to introduce adults to microcomputers. It is planned for use with a series of five two-hour labs on Apple II or IIe computers, with participants expected to review sections and practice on a microcomputer between sessions. The goals are to have participants (1) understand how programing languages work, (2) understand the…

The Computerized Educational Guidance System (EDGUYD) permits one to narrow post high school educational planning where consideration is given to all 1,448 4-year colleges and universities in the United States. This, to be sure, is a feat no human counselor is capable of without a computer. The Educational Success Index (ESI) is the means used by…

One of 10 publications from a long-range vocational education planning project, this planning model is a boiled-down version of the complete computer based system presented in "Policy Information System Computer Program." It has been reduced to 50 pages of step-by-step procedures and fill-in-the-blank forms for use in teaching an administration…

The purpose of this manual is to help teachers and administrators develop a realistic plan for integrating microcomputers into the curriculum. It is based on the assumptions that (1) computers are a tool appropriate for every child, (2) teachers need additional training to use microcomputers effectively, (3) computer activities should be…

The document presents a master plan for program areas and additional personnel and facilities requirements for Ocean County College (New Jersey) between 1976-1985. An analysis of college philosophy and goals in terms of community needs, projected enrollment growth, college-wide assumptions and constraints, and the self-analysis and projected needs…