Encourages business teachers to examine the advantages of implementing a data processing program from the perspectives of career counseling, course objectives, and career education. (TA)

Describe's an interdisciplinary approach in developing a plan to include computer programming and data processing in the course of instruction. (JS)

Describes the Electronic Office Project that aimed to determine how technology can improve office productivity and how schools can best teach this technology. (JOW).

Business educators are aware of the keyboarding skills needed by data entry employees but are not aware of the skills needed by those who work with printed output; these skills should be covered in data processing programs and courses. (TA)

A regional vocational-technical education center in Sanford, Maine has been able to afford its own computer system by planning a dual program that meets instructional and administrative needs. (EA)

The need for high school instruction in electronic data processing and computers and the need for preservice and inservice education of high school teachers to teach data processing are examined, with suggestions for business educators on initiating better data processing training programs for themselves and for their students. (MF)

Discusses the new automated office and its six major technologies (data processing, word processing, graphics, image, voice, and networking), the information processing cycle (input, processing, output, distribution/communication, and storage and retrieval), ergonomics, and ways to expand office education classes (versus class instruction). (CT)