An automated list of bidders can be organized to provide an effective means of soliciting qualified suppliers to school districts. The system in Frederick County, Maryland, is described. (MLF)

Outlines eight steps through which college reading, study skills, and writing centers can develop computerized concordance-index systems to facilitate and enhance their programs. Includes sample forms used at Washington State University; tells how the Washington State concordance-index has provided data related to accountability concerns and…

A task force sought to determine the information needs of the Tulsa Public Schools (Oklahoma) by studying goals of the school district, identifying all processes necessary for operation of the school system, and conducting interviews with 48 key members. A detailed information systems matrix was constructed to show the interrelationships between…

Noting advantages of providing Individual Computerized Benefits Statements (ICBS) to communicate benefits programs to employees (a technique used extensively in industry), the author outlines procedural considerations to be taken into account before undertaking the project. (Editor/JT)

Electronic data processing provides a fast and accurate system for handling large volumes of routine data. If properly employed, computers can perform myriad functions for purchasing operations, including purchase order writing; equipment inventory control; vendor inventory; and equipment acquisition, transfer, and retirement. The advantages of…

This manual is intended to accompany a software system for the Apple II microcomputer that is designed to aid local districts in completing vocational education enrollment claims and Vocational Education Data System (VEDS) reports. Part I, Introduction, gives a brief overview of the Microcomputer Vocational Education Reporting System (MICRO-VERS),…

This manual is intended to accompany a software system for the TRS-80 Model III computer that is designed to aid local districts in completing vocational education enrollment claims and Vocational Education Data System (VEDS) reports. Part I, Introduction, gives a brief overview of the Microcomputer Vocational Education Reporting System…

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE USE OF A PROTOTYPE DEVICE FOR CLASS SCHEDULING WAS MADE. THE BEEKLEY INSITE DEVICE THAT WAS STUDIED USES THE "PEEK-A-BOO" PRINCIPLE OF MATCHING COMPUTER TAPES. A TEST GROUP OF 149 GRADUATE STUDENTS WAS USED. THEIR DESIRED SCHEDULES WERE MATCHED AUTOMATICALLY AGAINST A PROPOSED MASTER SCHEDULE TO EVALUATE THE…

The Student Enrollment System (SES) is an attempt to build a basic computerized system for collecting, storing, and reporting authorized data on all students attending Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools. This authorized data would include: the student's personal attributes--name, sex, address; current school information--school code, grade,…

The practicum utilized four inservice training sessions to teach data entry clerks, staffing specialists, special educators, and gifted teachers to enter student data into the school system's data base management system on a more timely basis and with greater accuracy. The practicum also developed data input forms which could be used regardless of…

Recommends the use of computer graphics for making smart and quick decisions and reducing costs. Discusses the advantage of having user-friendly graphics, the importance of using a proper format, the basic steps for generating computer graphics, and the need to be aware of possible abuse or misuse of graphics. (EL)

The 1980 CAUSE conference focused on how the management information systems area can add to the efficiency and effectiveness of the higher education institution. After acknowledgements and brief notes on general session topics, the papers are presented in six groups: (1) issues in higher education (futures planning, strategic decision-making, and…

This document contains a composite of learning activities for use in a secondary-level course in business computer applications. The collection is unique in that the individual learning activities constituting it have each been tailored to one or more of the diverse learning styles possessed by individual students. The activities are grouped into…