The revised date processing department at the O'Fallon Area School in St. Louis emphasizes training for entry placement in such jobs as forms equipment, tape librarian, EAM operator, control clerk, keypunch operator, junior operator, and computer operator. Three new courses (data concepts, data entry devices, and advanced data concepts) are…

The rationale for including automated data processing (ADP) in secondary schools is given. ADP instruction: prepares students for data processing employment and for advanced ADP study, aids all students preparing for business careers, aids students in choosing a career, provides consumer information, and adds realism to other classroom…

Data processing should be taught at the high school level so students may develop a general understanding and appreciation for the capabilities and the limitations of these automated data processing systems. Card machines, wiring, logic, flowcharting, and Cobol programing are to be taught, with behavioral objectives for each section listed. (SC)

The author discusses the question of whether data processing should be included in the high school business education curriculum and offers suggestions to assist in the decision-making process for this issue. (EA)

To help business teachers who would like to improve or expand their offerings in data processing, Minnesota developed curriculum guidelines for a potential three-semester data processing program at the high school level. This article discusses Minnesota's approach for identifying course content, basic assumptions for curriculum guidelines, and…

Because of technological advancement, business education must add data processing and computer concepts to traditional areas of instruction. (CH)

Evaluates the way a course has developed in the four years since its inception. (MU)

In 1987-88, the Florida State Board of Community Colleges and the Division of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education jointly conducted a review of instructional programs in computer science and data processing in order to determine needs for state policy changes and funding priorities. The process involved a review of printed resources on…

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)

This curriculum guide recommends the essential content for high school programs in business education in South Carolina. It contains course outlines which are based on competencies needed in the labor market and/or for personal business management. The guide contains 20 course descriptions which are arranged in alphabetical order. Each course is…

The National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 was initiated in the spring of 1972. A national probability sample of l8,000 students from 1,070 schools completed a Student Questionnaire dealing with factors related to personal and family background, educational and work experiences, plans, aspirations, attitudes, and opinions.…