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Larson, Jay – 1986
Success in using a computer in education as a problem-solving tool requires a change in the way of thinking or of approaching a problem. An algorithm, i.e., a finite step-by-step solution to a problem, can be designed around the data processing concepts of input, processing, and output to provide a basis for classifying problems. If educators…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computers, Data Processing, Educational Change
Roy, Thomas M. – 1978
The use of the computer to assist in the administration of a teacher education program is described. Given the supply and demand problems in the teachers' job market, there is increasing pressure on teacher education programs to admit and retain only the better students, a task which involves many administrative duties. Performing them manually…
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Data Processing, Flow Charts, Higher Education
Hussain, K. M. – 1973
The components of an information system for institutions in higher education are described. The information produced from such a system will be that which is required not only for record keeping and operations but also for planning and budgeting. Technical details are not included, only an overview of the main components of the system as seen from…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Computer Programs, Conference Reports
Zacher, Candace M. – 1987
This report describes the process of development of training for agricultural research, teaching, and extension professionals in how to use the Fast Agricultural Communications Terminal (FACTS) computer network at Purdue University (Indiana), which is currently being upgraded in order to utilize the latest computer technology. The FACTS system is…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Computer Networks, Data Processing, Electronic Mail
Wenzel, Gustave G.; Corson, Hal – 1974
Miami-Dade Community College has conducted an annual survey of its graduates for nearly a decade. In the past, the processing and tabulation of results were essentially manual operations. This paper describes a recently-developed computerized system which carries out most of the processing of this survey up through the tabulation of results. The…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Data Processing, Databases
Hall, Charles Worth Leo – 1983
Communications between college admissions/records officers and the computer center can be enhanced by examining stereotypic ideas about computer personnel and operations, and increasing computer knowledge and the ability to communicate in this language. Barriers can be overcome either by interfacing with a computer-oriented assistant or through…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Admissions Officers, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs