In the fall of 2005, the author's institution, Wytheville Community College, underwent a Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) re-accreditation process that required teaching faculty to develop a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) addressing genuine student-learning needs. As they thought about their options, they were drawn to the area…

This work presents a review of the development and application of computers. It traces the highlights of emergent computing technologies shaping our world. Recent trends in hardware and software deployment are chronicled as well as their impact on various segments of the society. The expectations for the future are also discussed along with…

Small liberal arts colleges play a vital role in American education, and the wise use of computers at these institutions is likely to help them to preserve their important position in academia. These institutions should cooperate and take advantage of the expanded alternatives and capabilities created by advances in computer technology.…

Claims a useful computer practice system should contain standardized tools for assessment, progress monitoring, and outcome evaluation and the capacity to accommodate tools and formats tailored to varying client, setting, and practitioner needs. Contends practitioners need to become informed and proactive partners in shaping the evolving course of…

When computers first became available, scholars in the humanities made little use of them. Language applications were introduced by non-linguists. By contrast, numerical applications were pursued widely in the physical sciences, engineering, and business. Only recently have computer languages and hardware been developed for managing human…

Provides selected examples to illustrate the impact of computers in science. Indicates that the most important single factor that has affected and will continue to affect the use of computers in science is the steady advance of technology, especially in the areas of logic and memory. (JN)

Discusses CAI as part of the general software distributed with a recently announced portable computer. A brief history of software for small computers is presented, architecture and functional capabilities of the computer are covered, and software support for CAI is described. (RAO)

Describes the "Turnkey Library," a computerized library system that saves time and money and frees the library staff from clerical tasks so that they can provide more information services to their clients. (MD)

Highlights a National Academy of Engineering symposium ("The Long-Term Impact of Technology on Employment and Unemployment"). The symposium is the start of a study of radical effects of the computer revolution on jobs and on economic, social, and cultural systems. Includes comments from participants; several key questions discussed. (JN)

Discusses the technical and economic developments in hardware and software that affect the language arts teacher. (AEA)

Explains how computer technology may be used in the future to facilitate production of high school yearbooks. (JL)

The author proposes seven presuppositions that seem to underlie the use of computers in career counseling. He urges counselors to make sure that the data in the programs are accurate, that the instructions for processing that data are reasonable, and that clients know that what is true on the average may not necessarily be true for them. (CT)

Discusses organization design as context for office automation; mature computer-based systems as one application of organization design variables; and emerging office automation systems (organizational information management, personal information management) as another application of these variables. Management information systems models and…

Presents a general introduction to microprocessors and microcomputers. Guidelines for purchasing software and hardware are intended to familiarize potential buyers with the current equipment on the market and the terminology in use. (SA)

How much will a social agency benefit from introducing a computer data system? That depends on the agency's ability to use the information derived and on the staff's wisdom in applying the capabilities of the computer system to the problems at hand. (Author)