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Download full textBeatty, George, Jr.; And Others – 1974
The paper describes a simple, yet effective method of computing a comparative index of instructional costs. The Instructional Cost Index identifies direct cost differentials among instructional programs. Cost differentials are described in terms of differences among numerical values of variables that reflect fundamental academic and resource…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Cost Indexes, Higher Education, Instructional Programs
Peer reviewedBeatty, George, Jr. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1977
Efforts of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst illustrate the use of cost information in decision-making. The Instructional Cost Index can be used to determine the unit costs of instruction and, combined with information from an induced course load matrix system, can provide data on the costs of programs. (LBH)
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Indexes
Peer reviewedBeatty, George, Jr.; And Others – Planning for Higher Education, 1974
As more colleges and universities coordinate institutional research as a support system for long-range planning, new analytical tools become necessary. A system developed in Massachusetts to project the effect of statewide policy alternatives may have wide applicability to other institutions and to multi-institutional planning groups. (Author)
Descriptors: College Planning, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Indexes, Faculty
Beatty, George, Jr.; And Others – 1974
As more colleges and universities coordinate institutional research as a support system for long-range planning, new analytical tools are necessary. A system developed to project the effects of statewide policy alternatives may have wide applicability to other institutions and multi-institutional planning groups. The Instructional Cost Index…
Descriptors: Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Indexes
