Information systems design is at a crossroads of changes in technology (microcomputing, software engineering, and telecommunications) and the administration of social systems, of which urban and regional planning are a part. Training in information systems design will be beneficial to four distinct groups of people: clerical and technical staff;…

This state-of-the-art review of computing sciences education in the Arab countries, including computer engineering, computer science, and computer-based management information systems, discusses factors contributing to the widening gap in computing expertise between the Arab countries and the developed countries. (EAO)

China will suffer into the future from a shortage of computer professionals. With 75% of her population engaged in agriculture, she has only about 100,000 computer professionals, which is less than can be found within a healthy radius of Stanford University. There are 97 "key universities," but only 10 or 15 stand at the top as the…

Includes "Foreword" (O'Connor, Fidoten); "Organizational and End-User Information Systems (OEIS)" (Regan); "Curriculum Development" (Bronner); "OEIS Model Curriculum" (O'Connor); "OEIS Model Curriculum: A Template for Implementation" (Moses, Rehwaldt); "Status of Model Curricula Development" (Caouette, Lutz); "Training in Industry and Education"…

These proceedings contain 11 papers that focus on how education must change what and how it teaches to keep up with the technological revolution. The presentations address the need for vocational education to produce students with skills in electronics and data communications (including computer-to-computer transmission); office systems and…