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DeSantis, Nick – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
College campuses are hothouses of data, including course schedules, degree requirements, and grades. But much of the information remains spread out across software systems or locked on university servers. Start-up companies want to pry the information loose from campus servers in order to offer personalized services that could transform the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, Grades (Scholastic), Scores
Edgar, Joseph L. – 1983
The evolution of PRIME networking at the University of Arizona is described. A network of super minicomputers dedicated to administrative computing was established that accommodated online, interactive applications and that supported a variety of software packages to aid in the rapid development of systems. The first microcomputer, a PRIME 550,…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Information Networks
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O'Daniel, Dale – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1984
Discusses the management applications of three categories of software: word processing, electronic spreadsheets, and database management systems. Maintains that most administrative tasks can be facilitated with one or more of these systems. Describes the impact of microcomputers on administration at Chipola Junior College. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Administration, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Management Information Systems
Norris, Donald M. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1990
Partnerships are examined using information gathered in interviews with over 20 chief information officers or chief academic computing officers at universities considered leaders in information technology. Issues addressed include why partnerships are formed; four types; how they are formed; the importance of vendor contract; and impact.…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Information Technology
Olsen, Florence – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2000
Describes the increasing trend of incorporating electronic commerce methods to purchasing systems at colleges and universities. Provides examples from the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University (Massachusetts), California State University at Fullerton, and the University of California at Los Angeles. (DB)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1980
The administrative computing operation of Clemson University is discussed. The university's computing history, computer hardware, and computing organization (including the Computer Center, administrative programing services, and information systems development) are described. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Higher Education
Oerly, Diane – 1986
Characteristics of a decision support system (DSS) and factors that influence system design are described, along with a decision support database at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Reasons that the institutional research office is in a unique position to support decision-making are identified. A review of the literature of DSS briefly covers…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases
Hannan, Cecil – 1981
The implementation of an administrative on-line data-base system for the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) is explained in this report. The report begins by describing the SDCCD environment, a multi-campus district under the direction of a chancellor and a cabinet. District headcount in Fall, 1981 consisted of over 100,000 students and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
Bosela, George M. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1984
The planning assumptions on which Oberlin College's computer support staff encouraged incorporation of microcomputer use on campus are outlined and discussed, including computers as a higher education resource, networks, institutional planning considerations, encouraging staff and faculty participation, and computer staff support efforts. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education
Harrington, Joseph, McCormack, David – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1991
Boston University's (Massachusetts) online requisition system allows authorized users in 130 campus departments to originate a variety of transactions, eliminating all manual processing of requisitions. The system is described, its two-year system development cycle is chronicled, and its impact and reception by users are discussed. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Efficiency
Arns, Robert G.; Urban, Patricia A. – 1983
Issues and strategies for developing a campus data communications system are discussed. It is suggested that individual microcomputer (MC) workstations will occasionally have a need for (1) access, via a data communications network, to a more powerful processor; (2) specialized software; (3) sophisticated output devices; (4) central data sets; or…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Data Processing
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1985
The University of Arizona has begun to reorganize campus computing. Six working groups were formed to address six areas of computing: academic computing, library automation, administrative data processing and information systems, writing and graphics, video and audio services, and outreach and public service. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Data Processing
Bloomfield, Stefan D.; Updegrove, Daniel A. – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1981
Previous financial planning and resource allocation models have generally been designed for specific types of institutions in specific countries. A set of design characteristics that help make a model internationally applicable are identified, and an American modeling system implemented at the University of Louvain is described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Finance
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1990
Reorganization of the information systems at Indiana University is chronicled and the role of computing services in linking all parts of the institution in support of both education and administration is discussed. Involvement of planning and policy groups in developing directions and initiatives is also outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Committees, Computer Oriented Programs
Fitt, Paul D. – 1983
Prospective student data, supplied by various national college testing and student search services, can be matched with existing student records in a college admissions database. Instead of relying on one unique record identifier, such as the student's social security number, a technique has been developed that is based on a number of common data…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Admission, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing
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