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Ellsworth, Jill H. – 1991
A nontraditional degree program for adult students at Southwest Texas State University instituted a bulletin board system (BBS) in support of required courses in both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs to provide information, communication, and mentoring. The BBS was especially useful to students in preparing their portfolios of life…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Cognitive Style, College Programs, Computer Uses in Education
Matsen, Marie E. – 1988
Lane Community College's Computer Assisted Advising Tool (CAAT) is used by counselors to assist students in developing a plan for the completion of a degree or certificate. CAAT was designed to facilitate student advisement from matriculation to graduation by comparing degree requirements with the courses completed by students. Three major sources…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education

Kramer, Gary L.; And Others – College and University, 1986
To process graduation information and provide graduating students with a timely diploma and transcript, a new concept involving computer-assisted posting of undergraduate degree information was developed and implemented at Brigham Young. The graduation evaluation process and the computer assistance used to monitor, compile, evaluate, and report…
Descriptors: Academic Records, College Students, Computer Uses in Education, Degree Requirements
Turner, Judith Axler – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
No college or university last year joined the 14 institutions that already require students to buy computers. The reasons include: greater than expected costs of supporting required computers, lack of educational software, and adequency of computer laboratories are sufficient for the needs of most students. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education

Darnell, D. Roe; Rosenthal, Donna McCrohan – Community College Journal, 2001
The five campuses of Cerro Coso Community College (CA) are located in Mojave Desert country, where many potential students live 100 miles or more from the nearest college site. This document describes lessons learned and accomplishments associated with development of its virtual campus, online courses, and online associate degree programs. (PGS)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education

Malaney, Gary D.; Girves, Jean E. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1987
Discusses design of a relational database system for monitoring activities related to graduate education at a research university. Current and projected applications are described: preparing informational reports and projections, monitoring student status, assisting graduation services, preparing departmental files, and researching matters related…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Admission (School), Assistantships, Computer Uses in Education
Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is aggressively pursuing a plan to change the presentation and dissemination of student research by requiring students to submit theses and dissertations in digital form and creating a database on the World Wide Web that provides free, instantaneous access to graduate students' research. Some…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change Strategies, Computer Uses in Education, Degree Requirements