Pilot for computerizing financial information may also be used for personnel, students, facilities, curriculum and instruction. The project uses the Generalized Education Management System software (GEMS) developed by Oregon Total Information System (OTIS) and modified by AGT Data Systems Ltd. of Toronto. (DE)

The purpose of the study was not to determine what should or should not be pursued in the introductory class, but rather to determine if patterns of sequencing individual topics have developed and the emphasis given to those topics. (Author)

Students in data processing will see its contributions to our technological society in much sharper relief than those who get no closer to a computer than their next change-of-address card. (Author)

Presented in this article are two opposing views concerning the role of data processing in the high schools. (JS)

Discusses the format and use of a new data matrix, suitable for standard use, for computer storage and processing of biological taxonomic data. Includes codes for dichotomous, multistate, and quantitative characters, as well as codes for documentation and data reliability. (AL)

Describes New York's experience with computerized job matching and demonstrates its value in several case studies. (BH)

Administrators are relying increasingly on computer technology. (Editor)

By cooperating with a nearby data center, an adequate number of keypunch machines were available for offering instruction in both day and evening classes. (CH)

Outlines an introductory computer literacy course that focuses on the business data processing cluster. The course provides a general understanding of data processing history, applications, equipment, systems, people, and procedures. (SK)

Proposes a microprocessor-based architecture that makes large use of parallelism both in processing and in retrieval operations. The proposed system consists of three functional blocks: the query processor, simple query executers, and the answer composer. Twenty-one references are listed. (FM)