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Thompson, Bruce W. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1981
To enable decision makers to become more aware of the levels of confidence that can be placed in the results of particular computerized decision models, methods for establishing confidence levels are discussed. The U.S. General Accounting Office has developed criteria and review procedures for evaluating computerized policy analysis models.…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs
Gray, Peter J. – 1984
This report explores the use of policy analysis as a tool for setting computer use policy in a school district by discussing the steps in the policy formation and implementation processes and outlining how policy analysis methods can contribute to the creation of effective policy. Factors related to the adoption and implementation of innovations…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers

Molinero, Cecilio Mar – Higher Education Review, 1990
Much marketing information can be obtained for admissions policy formation and forecasting from existing data sources, including course perceptions, the nature of the competition, and the admissions policies of the competition. The British university application system would benefit by exploiting computer applications of this concept. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Admission, College Applicants, Competition, Computer Oriented Programs
Arnold, Jody; McKinlay, Bruce – 1980
This guide offers suggestions for preparing notebooks for board members of a state-based career information system and contains a sample notebook. (A personal notebook has three main goals: introduces a new board member to the state system and explains the role of a board member, organizes essential materials that will be received and used by a…
Descriptors: Administration, Career Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Consortia

Atcherson, Esther – CUPA Journal, 1993
To minimize breaches of computer security, colleges and universities should (1) establish and disseminate policies and procedures regarding computer security; (2) inform users about what constitutes a criminal act; (3) take measures to protect all information in the organization, beginning with a campus security review; and (4) schedule regular…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Codes of Ethics, College Administration, College Environment
Wepner, Shelley; Kramer, Steven – 1984
Four essential steps for integrating computer technology into a school districts' reading curriculum--needs assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation--are described in terms of what educators can do at the district and building level to facilitate optimal instructional conditions for students. With regard to needs assessment,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Educational Planning
Hackman, Judith Dozier – 1982
Seven potentially useful maxims from the field of human information processing are proposed that may help institutional researchers prepare and present information for higher education decision-makers. The maxims, which are based on research and theory about how people cognitively process information, are as follows: (1) more may not be better;…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, College Administration, College Planning
Hopkinson, Deborah – Currents, 1991
Advice for the college scholarship administrator in dealing with donors include conveying clear policies, avoiding restrictions, setting minimum endowment levels, educating estate professionals, publicizing scholarships, and having donors meet recipients. Suggestions for handling internal tasks include simplified administration, clear fees policy,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs, Costs

Kaynor, Robert – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1993
In higher education, facilities data are essential for long-term capital and financial planning and for testing assumptions underlying anticipated policy change. Executive information systems should incorporate life-cycle considerations (planning, construction, renovation, and management) and resource linkages (describing interrelationships of…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), College Administration, College Planning, Computer Oriented Programs
Kimmelman, Paul – Updating School Board Policies, 1985
The computer phenomenon has made rapid inroads into school curricula, often without proper board guidance or approval. Accordingly, this pamphlet discusses why and how computer education should be provided in schools and sets forth guidelines for school board policy regarding computers. An umbrella policy is proposed, defining "computer literacy"…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Fried, Mindy; O'Reilly, Elaine – 1985
This manual, which presents the principles and steps involved in the two-year Citizen Involvement for Day Care Quality Project in Massachusetts, serves as a guide for developing a citizen network to address the need for quality day care. The Project was housed by the Office for Children (OFC), the state agency which licenses and monitors all day…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Certification, Citizen Participation, Computer Oriented Programs