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| CAUSE/EFFECT | 6 |
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| Balkan, Lore | 1 |
| Blustain, Harvey | 1 |
| Goldstein, Philip | 1 |
| Jackson, Tad | 1 |
| Lozier, Gregory | 1 |
| Rezmierski, Virginia E. | 1 |
| Stewart, Henry M. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 4 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
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| Administrators | 6 |
| Practitioners | 6 |
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CAUSE/EFFECT, 1993
Guidelines are offered for colleges to use in making decisions about self-operation or contracting of campus services. Six primary factors and 10 phases in the decision process are outlined. A matrix incorporating those factors and phases, and specifically designed for decision-making concerning campus computing services is also presented. (MSE)
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Contracts
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
Balkan, Lore; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1992
To increase the value of administrative information for universitywide decision making, the office of institutional research at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has undertaken a project to standardize data elements and codes across all administrative systems and institutionalize an ongoing standardization process. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Data Processing, Decision Making
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
Jackson, Tad; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1995
In the University of Massachusetts' multicampus system, an integrated suite of technologies called PRO*CAST provides administrators, planners, and policymakers with access to timely, accurate information to support decision making and monitor progress toward established goals. The system is structured as an information warehouse with executive…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Administration, College Planning, Decision Making
Blustain, Harvey; Goldstein, Philip; Lozier, Gregory – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1998
Argues that complex forces (new delivery technologies, changing demographics, emergence of corporate universities, global economy) have created a new, competitive landscape for higher education that forces institutions to think methodically about how to respond. A framework for college planning, incorporating three critical components, is…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning
