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Mann, Richard L. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1979
Problems of the college or university that center around the people who use the institution's computers are examined. It is suggested that effective use of computers in higher education depends on how well the users and providers understand the constraints and problems of each information system. (Author/SF)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computers, Data Processing, Higher Education

Wise, Fred H. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1979
Administrative computing in higher education and its implications for the management of colleges and universities are explored. The evolution of administrative computing is traced from the use of minicomputers to the implementation of a management information system. (Author/SF)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Computers, Data Processing

Gwynn, John W. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1979
The impact of technical advances in computer hardware is examined. Size, cost, ease of use, expandability, and availability are discussed to help assess the impact of these advances on information systems. It is suggested that technology is making administrative computing economical and feasible. (Author/SF)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Science, Computers, Cost Effectiveness

Rickman, Jon Todd – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1979
The methods and considerations in determining computer needs of both academic and administrative computer users in higher education institutions are discussed. It is suggested that computer power in the future may require local distributed interactive computing networks and/or remote job entry to a large off-campus computer. (SF)
Descriptors: Centralization, College Administration, Computer Science, Computers