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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 reviewedBloomfield, Stefan D. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1977
A comprehensive faculty flow model developed to forecast a "committed resources index" analyzes the future flexibility of a university. The model's construction, implementation, and assessment are described. (Editor/LBH)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Cost Indexes, Faculty Mobility, Flow Charts
Peer reviewedSheehan, Bernard S.; Gulko, Warren W. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1976
A review of the elementary ideas that are fundamental to most higher education resource models and necessary for understanding model-supported cost analyses. Analytic constructs providing information for policy decisions include the elementary model, the fundamental cost model, and the instructional cost index. (JT)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, College Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates
Peer reviewedHopkins, David S. P.; Massy, William F. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1977
Computer models have greatly assisted budget planners in privately financed institutions to identify and analyze major financial problems. The implementation of such a model at Stanford University is described that considers student aid expenses, indirect cost recovery, endowments, price elasticity of enrollment, and student/faculty ratios.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, College Planning, Computers
