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Litecky, Charles R.; Lamkin, Tim – 1984
This curriculum guide for an advanced course in data processing is for use as a companion publication to a textbook or textbooks; references to appropriate textbooks are given in most units. Student completion of assignments in Volume I, available separately (see ED 220 604), is a prerequisite. Topics covered in the 18 units are introduction,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business, Computer Science, Computer Software
Download full textHoward, H. Philip; Rothstein, Debra E. – 1981
In 1980 1,455,000 persons worked in computer occupations. Two in five were systems analysts or programmers; one in five was a keypunch operator; one in 20 was a computer service technician; and more than one in three were computer and peripheral equipment operators. Employment was concentrated in major urban centers in four major industry…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computers, Data Processing Occupations, Educational Needs
Data Processing Technician 1&C. Rate Training Manual and Nonresident Career Course. Revised Edition.
Naval Education and Training Command, Pensacola, FL. – 1975
This training manual is intended as an individual study aid for Navy personnel who wish to prepare for advancement to the rate of Data Processing Technician First Class or Chief Data Processing Technician. Theoretical knowledge and operational skills are presented along with assignments designed to lead students through the manual. The manual…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Computer Programs, Computer Science Education, Computer Storage Devices
Zaleski, Henry F. – 1972
Summarized in this report are the efforts, accomplishments, and recommendations of personnel involved in a pilot program designed to teach educable mentally retarded (EMR) students key punch operation. Participating in the study initially were 18 high school students from Platt and Maloney High Schools. Instruction was given to each group by a…
Descriptors: Career Development, Data Processing Occupations, Demonstration Programs, Educational Programs
Essex, Duane W.; Liu, Cheng C. – 1974
The study describes an exploratory effort to develop procedures and techniques to assess work-relevant affect. A stimulus word list, consisting of 211 words in 10 work and one miscellaneous categories, was tested on 10 female secretaries and 10 male auto mechanics to determine from their single-word responses the hierarchical structure of work…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Association Measures, Association (Psychology), Attitude Measures
Bergquist, William H.; And Others – 1974
These position reports describe the findings of task forces which focused on the need to translate work-related experience into degree or certificate credit at postsecondary institutions. The eight occupational fields examined included Accounting, Agribusiness, Data Processing, Day Care, Electronics Technology, Management, Police Science and…
Descriptors: Accounting, Administration, Agribusiness, Certification
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. Div. of Vocational-Technical and Adult Education Services. – 1986
This guide is the product of a project to reassess and update the data entry curriculum used in business and office occupations programs throughout the State of Washington. It is intended to assist teachers and administrators responsible for making decisions affecting first-year keyboarding programs, implementing secondary school keyboarding…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business Skills, Courseware, Curriculum Development
Educational Priorities Panel, New York, NY. – 1982
This report presents the results of a study conducted by the Educational Priorities Panel (EPP) to determine what educational and support services New York City vocational education students receive, and to examine the characteristics of vocational education programs in city high schools. The two fields chosen for in-depth examination were data…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Cosmetology, Curriculum, Data Processing Occupations
Tennessee State Dept. of Education, Nashville. Div. of Vocational-Technical Education. – 1980
This data processing curriculum contains 23 units of instruction for an articulated program in the occupations of data processing. It consists of an introductory mini-series on data-processing concepts, as well as data entry operator, computer operator, programmer, and systems analyst units. Introductory materials include program goals and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer Science, Curriculum Guides, Data Processing
Allen, Kenneth R.; Caron, Susan – 1980
Developed through synthesis and review of existing task analysis literature, this guide lists tasks expected to be performed by workers in four business and office occupations and presents information for incorporating these tasks into secondary and postsecondary competency based educational programs. Task listings are presented for the following…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Education, Business Skills, Clerical Occupations
GREDE, JOHN F.; AND OTHERS – 1968
THIS DOCUMENT IS A LISTING IN TABULAR FORM OF THE VARIOUS OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS, BOTH IN OPERATION AND PLANNED, AVAILABLE IN ILLINOIS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE JUNIOR COLLEGES. THE PROGRAMS ARE ARRANGED IN FIVE LARGE GROUPINGS--(1) INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, (2) BUSINESS, SECRETARIAL, AND DATA PROCESSING, (3) HEALTH OCCUPATIONS, (4) PUBLIC…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Business Education, Community Colleges, Data Processing Occupations
Summers, J. K.; Sullivan, J. E. – 1970
This document explains recent developments in computer science and information systems of interest to the educational manager. A brief history of computers is included, together with an examination of modern computers' capabilities. Various features of card, tape, and disk information storage systems are presented. The importance of time-sharing…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science, Computer Storage Devices, Computers
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center on Education and Training for Employment. – 1995
This document, which is designed for educators throughout Ohio who are involved in planning and/or delivering tech prep programs within the business/computer technologies cluster, discusses and presents tech prep competency profiles (TCPs) for 12 business/computer technology occupations. The first part of the document contains the following:…
Descriptors: Accounting, Behavioral Objectives, Business Education, Competence
Bell, Sara L.; Mayhew, Carol O. – 1980
The Vocational Education Amendments of 1976 mandate that sex bias and sex stereotyping be eliminated from all vocational education programs. In business and office occupations programs, the problems have been centered around increasing the number of male students in the program, encouraging women to move into management positions and other upper…
Descriptors: Business Education, Case Studies, Competency Based Education, Data Processing Occupations
West Virginia State Vocational Curriculum Lab., Cedar Lakes. – 1981
This curriculum for data processing is organized into four learning modules. Each module is comprised of four to seven competencies. A student competency sheet provided for each competency is organized into this format: module and competency number and name, performance guide, learning activities, and an evaluation. Where appropriate, student…
Descriptors: Business Education, Check Lists, Competency Based Education, Computer Storage Devices
