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Greene, Mark M. – 1982
Among other services, the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory contracts with local school districts, state departments of education, social service agencies, colleges, universities, and other organizations to provide roughly 90 third-party evaluations per year of projects funded through such sources as Elementary and Secondary Education Act…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Microcomputers, Postsecondary Education
Sloan, Bob; And Others – Media Management Journal, 1983
Presents the concept of a total Media Management System which is cost-effective, time saving, and functional. This system is able to preview and evaluate audiovisual materials, designate materials as having been acquired, and catalog, book, and distribute them. Examples illustrating computer output for several of the tasks discussed are included.…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cataloging, Computer Oriented Programs, Design
Hofstetter, Fred T. – 1981
The criteria used by the University of Delaware in selecting the PLATO computer-based educational system are discussed in this document. Consideration was given to support for instructional strategies, requirements of the student learning station, features for instructors and authors of instructional materials, general operational characteristics,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Criteria
Schneider, Gail Thierbach – 1984
This survey of the administrative applications of microcomputers identifies word processing, database management, spreadsheet functions, and graphics as four areas in which microcomputer use will reduce repetition, improve cost efficiency, minimize paperwork, enhance filing and retrieval systems, and save time. This will allow administrators and…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Mazurek, John M. – 1980
To maximize efficiency and minimize cost, purchasing departments are using computers to issue purchase orders, expedite orders, and control inventory. In order to familiarize prospective users, explanations of some of the terminology, equipment, and other pertinent facts associated with automation are supplied. Six pages, in outline form, explain…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science, Computers
Russell, Robert E.; Block, Roxana L. – 1979
An integrated data base system providing online services to purchasing and accounts payable, which was implemented at the University of Michigan, is described. The system was designed to use online IMS transactions for data entry and inquiry and IMS batch reporting programs. With the implementation of the system, departmental and vendor inquiries…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Databases
Hall, Calvin W. – 1980
Divided into four major sections, this collection of articles addresses the sharing of services in California by school districts or by districts and other agencies. The section on advertising and recruitment makes a case for districts to share in the purchase of employment ads or in the hiring of a recruiter. A reprint of an article about a…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Computer Oriented Programs, Contracts, Cooperative Programs
Leahy, Phillip E. – 1983
The Microcomputer Program Oriented Budgeting System (MICROCOMP POB) is an accounts payable system intended for use in school districts. The system is based on the general principles of encumbrance accounting and the use of multiple account numbers. For each account number, the primary information provided consists of year to date balances for…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Data Processing
Quint, Barbara; And Others – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1986
Eight articles serve as an introduction to the growing presence of technology in libraries. Topics covered include going online with microcomputers, a selection guide to database management software, sensible groundrules for circulating software, selection of software for microcomputer centers, and setting standards for microcomputers in…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Databases
1983
Policies on microcomputers are presented for four colleges. For Clemson University, purchasing computer hardware and software is addressed. Attention is directed to obtaining approval for purchasing hardware and the policy regarding connecting terminals and modems. Eight steps required for obtaining computers are listed, including those relevant…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
James, Richard F. – 1982
The microcomputer has five basic applications in marketing education--a remedial/tutorial application, instructional purposes, simulation, the project data base, and classroom management. Examples of word processing applications of a microcomputer are updating annual training plans and producing letters to advisory committee members, parents, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Distributive Education
Graczyk, Sandra L. – 1987
Based on a doctoral dissertation that involved a study of the nation's 100 most successful school computer systems, this report summarizes the study's purpose, scope, methodology, resultant model, general observations, and future implications. The model is divided into two major sections: (1) strategic planning activities, focusing on computer…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Criteria