This manual expresses the South Carolina State Department of Education's understanding of the new, computerized school administration system called OSIRIS and the policy regarding its use with the Student Accountability System (SAS). The SAS is a method used to obtain a cumulative headcount of students served in certain programs specified in the…

A survey of 59 dental schools found most supportive of development of instructional technology but also found faculty perceived as unenthusiastic about or unrewarded for innovation. Testing and recordkeeping were the most common computer applications; individualized instruction and paper-and-pencil simulation are used in most schools. Support…

This narrative depicts how one university utilized doctoral interns to aid in the transition of a student management system from manual to computerized student records. Findings included the statement that the benefits gained from a computerized student records system outweigh the pain of the conversion process for all personnel using the student…

The University System of Georgia, which consists of 4 universities, 15 senior colleges, and 15 junior colleges, developed a student reporting system that would enable it to prepare seven federal and two internal reports. The Student Information Reporting System is described. (MLW)