This Rate Training Manual and Nonresident Career Course (RTM/NRCC) is intended to serve as an aid for Navy personnel who are seeking to acquire the management and operational skills required of candidates for advancement to the rate of Data Processing Technician First Class or Data Processing Technician Chief. Designed for individual study, the…

In 1971 a survey was conducted by the Dearborn Schools to determine the curricular changes necessary to improve the electronic data processing (EDP) courses in the high schools and community colleges. Input was obtained from a 9 point questionnaire sent to 275 local data processing facilities and a 12 point questionnaire sent to 394 former EDP…

A DATA PROCESSING TRAINING PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON HAD 10 DATA PROCESSING CENTERS IN OPERATION AND EIGHT MORE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF PLANNING IN 1963. THESE CENTERS WERE FULL-TIME DAY PREPARATORY 2-YEAR POST-HIGH SCHOOL TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAMS, OPERATED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION. EACH SCHOOL HAD A COMPLETE DATA PROCESSING…

This guide identifies technicians, states specific job requirements, and describes special problems in defining, initiating, and operating post-high school programs in data processing technology. The following are discussed: (1) the program (employment opportunities, the technician, work performed by data processing personnel, the faculty, student…

A study was conducted to determine the performance levels of competencies for job entry as a data processing programer. Specifically, the study sought to answer: (1) What tasks are performed by entry level programers? (2) How frequently are these tasks performed? (3) What level of performance is necessary for these tasks? (4) How important are…

Reports on what a supervisor should be aware of when considering technicians for employment. (RB)

This directory provides comprehensive information pertinent to data processing education. The annotated listings describe manufacturers, trade associations, publications, training aids, and schools. Each entry includes price and availability information, correspondence information, and a short description. Over 2500 computer terms are presented in…

A study was conducted to assess the relationship between data processing competencies taught in Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education District Data Processing programs and on-the-job demands, as a basis for curriculum review and revision. A sample of program graduates, their employers, and instructors were asked to rate 75…

The use of strings in BASIC programs is discussed as making the programs more versatile, easier to adapt, and more user-oriented. (MP)

DESIGNED FOR USE IN PLANNING PREPARATORY PROGRAMS, THIS CURRICULUM CAN ALSO BE USEFUL IN PLANNING EXTENSION COURSES FOR EMPLOYED PERSONS. MATERIALS WERE ADAPTED FROM A GUIDE PREPARED BY ORANGE COAST COLLEGE, CALIFORNIA, UNDER A CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT WITH THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION, AND REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF SPECIALISTS IN DATA…

The author suggests that the best guidance programs are those which allow the professional counselor the largest amount of time for counseling. The use of computers in the field of guidance assists the counselors in information storage and retrieval and provides for individualized instruction. However, the use of computers will require specific…

Training programs for data processing personnel are plagued by the rapid turnover of the technology involved. An attempt was made to provide a self-paced training plan for a large, data processing staff. Factor analyses of questionnaires about the skills and tasks involved divided the population into specialization groups. Within the…

Developed by a technical education specialist, this curriculum guide is designed to assist school administrators, supervisors, and teachers in planning and developing new programs or evaluating existing ones in scientific data processing technology, primarily on the post-high school level. Contents include: (1) a suggested curriculum plan, (2)…

Discusses issues faced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) when designing large computer based training systems (CBTs), and offers a conceptual model for interpreting CBT issues. (MER)

The third in a series on Navy Computer Managed Instruction (CMI), this report describes how the automated scoring of teletypewriting tests affects training in a system for automated performance testing (APT) which was implemented in the teletypewriter (TTY) portion of the Radioman "A" School in San Diego. The system includes a computer-generated…