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Burrill, Dwight; And Others – 1994
In 1991, Howard Community College (HCC), in Maryland, implemented an institutional effectiveness plan that attempted to apply lessons from the previous 10 years of college planning. This paper focuses on the problems and issues encountered during implementation of the plan and is designed to provide general recommendations for others establishing…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Outcomes Assessment, College Planning, Community Colleges
Nidiffer, Leone R. – 1985
The Office of Institutional Research's role in planning and operating an off-campus center for California State University (CSU), Hayward, is described. Although the center would promote enrollment of nontraditional students, the planning and operating decisions are applicable to other higher education activities. Needs assessment for the center…
Descriptors: College Planning, Educational Demand, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education
Cherin, Ellen; Armijo, Frank – 1980
Sample procedures, data formats; questionnaires, and explanations are presented that institutions can use to adapt and implement the planning process described in "A Handbook for Institutional and Academic Program Planning: From Idea to Implementation" (Kieft, Armijo, and Bucklew, 1978). Materials are designed for use by two-year and four-year…
Descriptors: College Planning, Curriculum Development, Educational Planning, Evaluation Methods
Lundy, Harold W. – 1985
The way that planning tools can be used to evaluate the economic consequences of implementing new academic programs at Grambling State University (GSU) is considered. The focus is projecting cost behavior for planning and decision making. The following planning tools are examined: cost-volume-revenue analysis, cost behavior analysis and least…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Planning, College Programs, Cost Estimates
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Calhoun, Harriott D. – 1993
Providing a theoretical background behind the institutional effectiveness efforts at Jefferson State Community College (JSCC), in Birmingham, Alabama, this document describes an institutional effectiveness model devised by James O. Nichols and its application at JSCC. The Nichols Institutional Effectiveness (NIE) paradigm is a practical guide to…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, College Planning, Community Colleges, Institutional Mission
Lundy, Harold W.; Davis, Bobby – 1983
The development and implementation of a planning and institutional research subsystem by Grambling State University (GSU) are described. Three components of the subsystem are as follows: the Grambling Institutional Data System (GRIDS), simulation and forecasting models, and the management reporting system. The way that GSU has improved the…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, College Planning, Databases
Angel, Dan, Ed.; DeVault, Mike, Ed. – 1991
As community, technical, and junior colleges approach the 21st century, faculty shortages, an increasingly diverse student body, dwindling financial resources, and accountability mandates will require careful, action-oriented college planning. This two-part book presents 10 articles on the dynamics of planning and specific planning models, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Faculty, College Planning, Community Colleges