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Bernbom, Gerald; Cromwell, Dennis – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1993
The conceptual basis for structured data architecture, and its integration with open systems technology at Indiana University, are described. Key strategic goals guiding these efforts are discussed: commitment to improved data access; migration to relational database technology, and deployment of a high-speed, multiprotocol network; and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Administration, Databases, Higher Education
Robinson, Freddie L. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1993
A University of Miami (Florida) project to centralize imaging/document management is described. The system will enable document storage, retrieval, and work-flow management, lower costs, and improve on traditional business practices. Benefits of imaging/document management, the rationale for centralizing, and the three-phase implementation plan…
Descriptors: Centralization, College Administration, Databases, Higher Education
McConahay, Mark; Cote, Roland – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1998
The Indiana University Expanded Grade Context Record system generates a student record that includes the elements of a traditional transcript plus additional information that places grades in a broader context, including class grade distribution data and the percentage of majors in the class. The system was developed in response to concerns about…
Descriptors: College Administration, Databases, Grade Inflation, Higher Education
Garnham, Carla T.; Brodie, Kent – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1990
A pilot project at the Medical College of Wisconsin illustrates how even small computing organizations with limited financial and staff resources can provide remote access to CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read-Only-Memory) databases, and that providing such convenient access to a vast array of useful information can greatly benefit faculty and students.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Higher Education, Information Technology
Golden, Cynthia; Eisenberger, Dorit – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1990
Carnegie Mellon University's decision to standardize its administrative system development efforts on relational database technology and structured query language is discussed and its impact is examined in one of its larger, more widely used applications, the university information system. Advantages, new responsibilities, and challenges of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs
Updegrove, Daniel A.; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1990
An explanation of electronic mail describes what it is, how it works, uses by campus administrators and national and international academic networks, how to get connected, costs, and how to use specific networks. Additional resources such as special interest mailing lists and selected library catalogs and databases are noted. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Databases
Hoover, Ronald G. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1990
Data management challenges at the Pennsylvania State University are discussed, including providing user access to data, developing a classification system for data elements, eliminating the manual process for creating tailored user views, and developing data dictionary user enhancements. Solutions are provided to give insight into problem solving.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Classification, Database Management Systems
Slabaugh, Katie; Newsom, Henry W. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1991
Two Ball State (Indiana) University divisions, Student Affairs and University Computing Services, joined together to create FastFacts, an online system which makes information on hundreds of topics about campus and local resources, programs, and activities available 24 hours a day via more than 2,000 networked computer terminals throughout the…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Programs, Databases
Stewart, Henry M. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1995
The University of Rochester's experience with online analytical processing (OLAP), part of its executive information system, is reported. The server, a multiuser, local area network (LAN)-based database loaded from legacy systems or a data warehouse, can rapidly manipulate and display data, and allows quick creation and changing of analytical…
Descriptors: College Administration, Data Processing, Databases, Decision Making
Rhinehart, Paul T. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1996
When used in managing college student records, electronic data interchange allows electronic student records to be fed directly into a receiving institution's database instead of being sent by mail. Although the process offers many clear advantages, one important question that must be addressed is how students' privacy will be protected under a…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Students, Confidential Records, Databases
Bosworth, Michael – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1995
The University of Massachusetts (UMass) approach to rapid development of an information warehouse to meet needs for executive information, decision support, and general management reporting is described. Logical, management, and technological infrastructure challenges are discussed. The approach taken, which delivers summary data first before…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Administration, Computer Software Development, Data Processing
Fox, Robert B.; Groff, Warren H. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1979
The relationship between data and their use in a planning, management and evaluation system in a higher education institution is discussed. Elements of the institutional planning process are detailed as well as the budgeting process and a method for relating fiscal resources to institutional goals and objectives. (Author/SF)
Descriptors: Budgets, College Administration, College Planning, Computers
Singleton, Michele; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1993
To provide better access to information, the University of Arizona information technology center has designed a data warehouse accessible from the desktop computer. A team approach has proved successful in introducing and demonstrating a prototype to the campus community. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, College Administration, Databases