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Fickes, Michael – College Planning & Management, 1999
Examines the University of Michigan's (Ann Arbor) success with a six-year energy conservation program (The Energy Star Program) offered by the Environmental Protection Agency. Describes the program's components and areas of savings the university has achieved. (GR)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Energy Conservation, Higher Education, Program Descriptions
Blaski, Nancy J.; And Others – School Business Affairs, 1989
Cost increases and realization of the diverse needs of employees have prompted organizations to review the cost and value of employee benefits. Examines alternatives including "cafeteria plans," managed care programs, and disability income plans. (MLF)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Cost Effectiveness, Employer Employee Relationship, Federal Regulation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Twigg, Carol A. – Change, 2003
Discusses 30 institutions participating in a program exploring how large-enrollment introductory courses can be redesigned using technology to extend access to a new population of students without trading quality for cost savings. (EV)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cost Effectiveness, Course Organization, Higher Education
Dessoff, Alan L. – Currents, 1993
Applying prospect research techniques to donors on the college or university annual fund rolls can be effective without high cost. Simple segmenting can be done by manipulating existing computer files, as illustrated by the experience of a number of institutions. Using commercial analysis services can also be cost effective. (MSE)
Descriptors: Alumni, Case Studies, Consultants, Cost Effectiveness
Michigan State Dept. of Commerce, Lansing. – 1979
Presented are proceedings and supplementary reports of the Midwest School Transportation Fleet Management Seminar, which was held in Lansing, Michigan, November 28-29, 1979. Among the school bus energy management topics discussed are energy feasibility studies, the use of programmed information systems, energy conservation strategies, and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy
McNay, Linda Wise – Currents, 1992
Emory University (Georgia) has advanced its fundraising by leveraging a $2 million challenge from the Coca-Cola Foundation. The school publicized the challenge, made the case for an added incentive to give, and integrated advancement functions to get greater results. Challenge grants can come from industry, foundations, and alumni; and careful…
Descriptors: Alumni, Cost Effectiveness, Donors, Fund Raising
San Francisco Foundation, CA. – 1986
This handbook for child care centers that are expanding their support to parents of children in their programs begins by describing the Parent Services Project (PSP). The next section explains the many services available to parents and the variety of ways these services are provided at the PSP centers. Services include fun family events; parenting…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Child Caregivers, Cost Effectiveness, Day Care Centers
Bergmann, Mark; Paidas, Harry – Currents, 1993
A number of colleges and universities with widely varying sizes and missions have used direct mail techniques to improve fund raising. Methods include use of fund-raising themes, checklists of reasons for donating, gift clubs, and challenge grants. Attention to direct communication, image, and repetition of the message are success factors. (MSE)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Donors
Pietrantoni, Joseph G. – Business Officer, 1999
Electronic methods of transacting and managing business represent the future of college and university services. With proper planning, an all-campus card program offers many benefits and full cost recovery. The extensive Duke University (North Carolina) smart-card program illustrates the flexibility, utility, and cost-effectiveness of the concept.…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Administration, College Planning, Cost Effectiveness
Edsall, Al; Kyros, William – 1977
This paper proposes concepts for the data inputs and informational outputs for the Instructional Support System for Occupational Education (ISSOE), which is a subsystem of the Comprehensive Instructional Management System for Occupational Education (CIMS/OE) currently being developed by the New York State Education Department for the purpose of…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Educational Planning, Information Processing
Jacquin, Jules C. – Business Officer, 1994
Common university budgeting practices are summarized, and the efforts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (New York) to develop an improved analytical method are described. The method, revenue and expense analysis, evaluates the university's financial operating performance by treating each school and program as autonomous financial organizations,…
Descriptors: Accounting, Budgeting, College Administration, College Planning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Dockterman, Gabrielle Savage – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1991
Development of two interactive videodisks in space science for middle-school-age children is described, and suggestions for development of affordable and successful interactive products are offered. The first interactive program is a touchscreen exhibit designed for museum use, and the second is a classroom tool for teaching a planetary sciences…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Media, Interactive Video
Spanbauer, Stanley J. – 1989
The Measurement and Costing Model (MCM) described in this book was developed and tested at Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC), Wisconsin, to enhance the college's quality improvement process and to serve as a guide to other institutions interested in improving their quality. The book presents a description of the model and outlines seven steps…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1979
A 1979 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey focused on reviewing the current state of fiscal planning and cost studies in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries. The survey results indicate that, while some libraries are beginning to use cost analysis techniques to evaluate current programs, to plan for new…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Financial Policy
Muiznieks, Viktors; Dennis, J. Richard – 1979
In computer assisted test construction (CATC) systems, the computer is used to perform the mechanical aspects of testing while the teacher retains control over question content. Advantages of CATC systems include question banks, decreased importance of test item security, computer analysis and response to student test answers, item analysis…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Testing
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