This is the second in a series of manuals prepared by the Museum Computer Network explaining the use of General Retrieval and Information Processor for Humanities Oriented Studies (GRIPHOS). The user with little or no background in electronic data processing is introduced to the use of the various computer programs of the GRIPHOS system and the…

The study describes a curriculum developed to train teachers to teach data processing at the high school, technical/vocational institute, or community college level, and to develop courses for undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of business administration, education, psychology, sociology, and science. A 20-page introduction deals…

The primary reason for the Federal Highway Administration Cooperative Education Program is to work with colleges and universities in developing preprofessional personnel by assigning work projects which complement academic study. Primary responsibility for the program rests with the Office of Personnel and Training, with on-the-job supervision…

This paper deals with systems concepts, particularly those related to management information systems (MIS) as exemplified by the Center for the Study of Evaluation (CSE) Formative Evaluation Kit. The concept of MIS is in numerous ways more flexible than might be imagined from a cursory reading of the business-management literature. An MIS does not…

Engineering procedures used in the design and construction of a high-speed, multichannel magnetic tape duplicator are described. The completed duplicator, a common mandrel duplicator, in which a single drive motor turns a common capstan shaft at high speeds and moves both master and copy tapes simultaneously, performs satisfactorily yet suggests…

The utility of computer based on-line retrieval of material from the ERIC document files was tested by members of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Media and Technology at Stanford University and by the Region IX office of the U.S. Office of Education in San Francisco. The DIALOG retrieval system developed by the Information Sciences Group of…

The aim of the CYCLOPS Project research is the development of techniques for allowing computers to perform visual scene analysis, pre-processing of visual imagery, and perceptual learning. Work on scene analysis and learning has previously been described. The present report deals with research on pre-processing and with further work on scene…

In the State of Illinois, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction is placing considerable emphasis on the concept of individualized instruction. With this concept in mind this monograph offers a series of teacher-written articles on individualized instruction in business education. The topics covered are: An Overview, by Willie…

A description of computer procedures applied to an emerging university's book purchasing program is presented. The analysis includes a description of the system applied, the software employed, the precataloging routines involved, and both a preliminary cost analysis and current costs. Internal flow charting is included for both the in-library…

Computer networking technology is adequately developed now to support research and experimentation to expand computing resource sharing. Whether progress will be made depends upon organizational initiative among multiple institutions to pool personnel and capital so as to effectively address the major issues in management approach, support, and…

This course outline has been prepared to provide a practical foundation on which data problem solving can be based, and to discipline the student in the art of logical decision-making through lecture and practical case studies for applying the data processing concepts needed to become a programer. Skills and/or knowledge of processing data…

An instrument has been designed and used to quantify the degree of student dissatisfaction with computer-assisted instruction (CAI) experiences. The instrument, entitled PERPI-LPI, was derived from the service test Perceptions Etudiantes de la Relation Professeur-Etudiants (Student Observations on the Teacher-Student Relationship). It measures the…

The small college computer center's problems--sources and types of service, programing support and faculty development, administrative and academic interfaces, computer science and computer center interfaces, computer center policies, orientation and organization and services of users and groups--are generally individual, and any given problem…

Computers can be valuable tools of humanization if educators use them to relate the curriculum to the students' lives and to make schools more desirable places in which to learn. Despite the facts that much of the content of both the country's generally accepted national goals and students' interests and problems is affective in nature, most…

This report begins with an educational administrator's view of an information system (i.e., data processing applications) and his strategy for system improvement. The document then moves to a broadly defined view of a district's information system in terms of information system dimensions and the problems normally addressed by a system improvement…