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Ryland, Jane N. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1991
An interview with Stephen C. Hall and Constance F. Towler of the Harvard University Office for Information Technology (Massachusetts) addresses issues in implementing management techniques to improve and maintain program quality. Topics include motivation, executive-level knowledge and support, specific changes made, and response and assistance…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Higher Education, Information Technology
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1990
Reorganization of the information systems at Indiana University is chronicled and the role of computing services in linking all parts of the institution in support of both education and administration is discussed. Involvement of planning and policy groups in developing directions and initiatives is also outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Committees, Computer Oriented Programs
Drummond, Marshall E,; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1991
At Eastern Washington University, strong executive leadership in a planning process incorporating a microcomputer-based model has begun to enable integration of campus planning and budgeting. The computer model offers departmental planners a sophisticated tool for analyzing alternative strategies over a number of years. (MSE)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Case Studies, College Administration, College Planning
Blythe, Kenneth C.; Morrison, Dennis L. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1992
Pennsylvania State University's award-winning electronic approval system allows administrative documents to be electronically generated, approved, and updated in the university's central database. Campus business can thus be conducted faster, less expensively, more accurately, and with greater security than with traditional paper approval…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Confidentiality, Electronic Control, Higher Education
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1990
At Southern Methodist University (Dallas, Texas), the emphasis in computing and information services has been shifted from dividing resources between administrative and academic computing to combined central support for microcomputing. A universitywide computer planning and policy committee and a college computer coordinator acting as liaison…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Centralization, College Administration
Springfield, John J. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1990
A discussion of Boston College's system allowing students to display and print their campus records at automated teller machines (ATMs) around the institution looks at the system's evolution, current operations, human factors affecting system design and operation, shared responsibility, campus acceptance, future enhancements, and cost…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, College Students, Cost Effectiveness
Pipkin, George P. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1996
A strategy at the University of Virginia to use electronic forms to reduce the size of its data entry operation has led to development of a prototype of an electronic forms system based on World Wide Web technology. The elements of the system, its structure, and its implementation to date are described. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration, Efficiency
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
Corts, Paul R.; Prince, John R., Jr. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1980
In a small college, application of management by objectives concepts for planning and management have been used in three areas: personnel, programs, and budget. Interrelationships of these areas are discussed. Procedures are explained and results are illustrated so that these concepts can be used in other circumstances. (MSE)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Case Studies, Church Related Colleges, College Administration
Bosworth, Michael – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1993
The University of Massachusetts has adopted user data groups (groups of information users whose function is to address data issues rather than applications or operations) to help develop an institutional culture supportive of more advanced information technology. The university is treated as a corporation and its five campuses as divisions. (MSE)
Descriptors: Business Administration, Case Studies, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs
Harel, Elazar; Partipilo, Greg – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1996
The University of California at Los Angeles has implemented an innovative computing system based on radical postaudit and distributed security concepts. Rather than automate standard manual processes, the university decided to eliminate all preapproval processes and decentralize access controls. Results include significant cost savings, faster…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, College Administration, Decentralization
Rezmierski, Virginia E. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1992
With use of information technology in colleges, dilemmas concerning ethics and values arise, and policies are needed to guide administrative decision making. The University of Michigan has developed a "proper use" policy to encourage values definition and clarification and a "think about it" implementation campaign to extend…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Case Studies, College Administration, Conflict Resolution
Nelson, Keith R.; Davenport, Richard W. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1996
An institutionwide strategic planning effort at Central Michigan University, in response to a need for rapid and significant changes in its information technology infrastructure, is outlined. The effort resulted in a matrix governance structure for information technology that acknowledges the value of both distributed support and a strong central…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Centralization, Change Strategies, College Administration
Koehler, David W. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1992
The information division at Cornell University (New York) information resources division has determined that its traditional program development method is inadequate to meet the demographic, fiscal, and technological demands of the 1990s. It is changing its systems analysis and design procedures to deliver applications better, faster, and with…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Computer Uses in Education
Bates, John E.; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1992
At McGill University (Canada), rather than implement a costly, high-tech contingency and disaster recovery plan for information services, planners focused on risk assessment and avoidance for central and departmental information systems. Actions included better backups, less dependence on key individuals, and an institutional awareness campaign.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Centralization, College Planning
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