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McClure, Polley Ann; Williams, James G. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1992
In 1988, Indiana University's separate academic and administrative computing units were not responding to changing user demands. In merging and reorganizing the systems, the university tackled problems shared by many institutions and gathered information that can encourage and forewarn others in similar efforts. The project's history, process, and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education
Donald, A. Wayne; Naff, Michael – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1993
The process used to engineer and manage major organizational change at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is described. Issues include defining change, gaining support, organizing to facilitate change, staff development, establishing project strategies, and measuring success. The role of the institution's information…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Higher Education, Information Technology
McClure, Polly Ann; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1993
At Indiana University, budget problems and the information explosion led to a project, financed by a computer company, integrating information technology (IT) into administrative functions. The administrative workstation project increased IT knowledge and use by key administrators, resulting in greater productivity and creativity, improved…
Descriptors: College Administration, Creativity, Employee Attitudes, Higher Education
Bernbom, Gerald; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1992
Through integration of administrative information systems across diverse technology platforms and opening access to institutional data, Indiana University has begun to expand the concept of academic information systems. The university's experience has resulted in conclusions and guidelines for other institutions to use in AIS planning and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change Strategies, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs
Chan, Susy S. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1995
In July 1993, DePaul University integrated its information technology and service functions under a new division of University Planning and Information Technology, consolidating formerly fragmented services to achieve a unified direction for information technology closely aligned with university goals. This case study discusses the framework,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Centralization, Change Strategies, College Administration
Luker, Mark; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1995
Recently the University of Wisconsin-Madison merged three existing but disparate technology-related units into a single division reporting to a chief information officer. The new division faced many challenges, beginning with the need to restructure the old units into a cohesive new organization. The restructuring process, based on structural…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Cybernetics, Higher Education
Laudato, Nicholas C.; DeSantis, Dennis J. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1995
The approach used by the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) in designing a campus-wide information architecture and a framework for reengineering the business process included building consensus on a general philosophy for information systems, using pattern-based abstraction techniques, applying data modeling and application prototyping, and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, College Administration, Higher Education
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
Gilliland, Martha W.; Tynan, Amelia – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1997
Because the environment in which organizations operate is changing unpredictably, traditional leadership approaches work poorly. Effective leadership focuses on finding solutions for the future and enabling their implementation. At the University of Arizona's Center for Computing and Information Technology and Faculty Development Program, this…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Faculty, College Planning
Stewart, Craig A.; Grover, Douglas; Vernon, R. David – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1998
In 1994, the information technology organization at Indiana University, Bloomington, undertook a major computing technology conversion that affected 40,000 people. The project is described, and factors contributing to its success are discussed, including system architecture, marketing and customer communications, and migration of information…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1992
A description of the recent development of Florida State University's administrative information services looks at the role of faculty input, the strategic plan, underlying administrative principles and considerations, networking and telecommunications, integration of instructional and research computing, and centralization of computing service…
Descriptors: Centralization, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Faculty