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Peer reviewedO'Sullivan, Elizabethann – Evaluation Review, 1985
Decision Support Systems (DSS) are automated information systems designed to aid administrative decision making. A literature review on the design, implementation, and evaluation of DSS, suggests that evaluators act as liasons between designers and managers, identify and collect data for DSS, and evaluate DSS. (Author/EGS)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems, Evaluation
Peer reviewedChen, Fiona – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1986
A system dynamics model for the pricing of tuition is presented, illustrating how such models enable decision-makers to anticipate cause-and-effect relationships and test alternative courses of action. (Author)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems
Peer reviewedFeldt, James A. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1986
A decision support application based on the Markov analytic model is described, and its use in the formation of policy concerning reduction in force and work force distribution is illustrated through the comparative modeling of two personnel management policies. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems
