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Kedney, R. – 1984
The management of course registration by Wirral Education Authority in England is discussed, along with the relationship of course size and student retention. After providing background information on the control of course size, standards set by Wirral are specified. Data on initial registrations and attendance levels as measured three or four…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Class Size, College Attendance, Databases
Baker, Michael E. – 1982
Planning issues and computing technology changes are reviewed and decision support systems are examined as a means of providing an appropriate information system for the university institutional research office. Examples of formative attempts to provide such systems at Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU) and other institutions are considered. The…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, College Planning, Computer Oriented Programs
Download full textGilbert, Russell; Delaino, G. Thomas – 1982
This user's manual explains the Articulation Research System (ARS), which was created by Santa Fe Community College, and its database. As introductory material notes, the ARS was designed to: (1) follow former community college students through their bachelor's degree programs in the Florida State University System (SUS); (2) compare student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Finlayson, Jean, Ed. – Coombe Lodge Report, 1979
Four papers discuss the use of management information systems (MIS) in institutions for further education (that is, adult education) in England. A brief introduction notes the problems of initiating MIS during a time of declining financial support. The first paper presents arguments for the use of MIS at the technical college level, suggests areas…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Programs, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Lunney, Gerald H.; Watters, Eric D. – 1980
The policy implications of the State Level Information Base (SLIB) project of the National Center for Higher Education Management was examined by the Council of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities. The original purpose of the SLIB project was to develop a comprehensive and coordinated set of data elements that could serve each state's…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Databases
Watters, Eric D.; Lunney, Gerald H. – 1980
A description is presented of the first two years of a review that assessed the State Level Information Base (SLIB) project of the National Center for Higher Education Management. The Council of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities undertook this investigation to determine the relevance of an externally developed data system for…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Databases
Lunney, Gerald H.; Watters, Eric D. – 1980
Suggestions for developing a data brokerage capability for state associations are offered, based on an investigation by the Council of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities of the data system developed by the National Center for Higher Education Management. Since this data system (the State Level Information Base (SLIB)) was externally…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Databases
Naval Training Equipment Center, Orlando, FL. Training Analysis and Evaluation Group. – 1974
The Design of Training Systems (DOTS) project was initiated by the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop tools for the effective management of military training organizations. Phase 2 involved the design and development of three computer-based mathematical models, described in detail in this report. The models described are the System…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Data Processing
Management and Information System for Occupational Education, Winchester, MA. – 1974
The document describes the process and presents the results of a field test of the Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE) Census Data System (CDS) Fall Reports. The data system was designed to collect and store basic census data (mandated State and Federal) for all occupational programs in Massachusetts and to meet all of…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Data Collection, Databases, Demonstration Programs
Azusa Pacific Coll., Azusa, CA. – 1974
This volume represents a nontechnical description of the process of developing the Student Centered Management Information System (SCMIS) for Azusa Pacific College. The SCMIS utilized student-generated input to provide information pertaining to new students, student social interests, and student academic activities. It also reports on survey…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Databases, Higher Education
Bosworth, Michael – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1995
The University of Massachusetts (UMass) approach to rapid development of an information warehouse to meet needs for executive information, decision support, and general management reporting is described. Logical, management, and technological infrastructure challenges are discussed. The approach taken, which delivers summary data first before…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Administration, Computer Software Development, Data Processing
Brown, Kenneth C. – Administrator's Update, 1983
The use of microcomputers by college administrators to increase productivity is discussed. Microcomputers can help increase productivity in the following administrative office tasks: decision support, communication, personal assistance, and task management. One of the most promising developments to emerge from the decision sciences over the past…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Administration, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs
Wright, P.; Valbonesi, P. – 1985
This report comprises a detailed evaluation of two minicomputer-based school information management systems for use at the senior high school level: (1) Prompt Automated Scheduling System (PASS) by Mid-American Corporation and locally developed software, which runs on an IBM minicomputer, and (2) Student Administration System (SAS) by SIERRA…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software, Data Processing, Databases
White, William F.; And Others – 1984
A computerized information system was developed from specifications of 40 data elements to provide a database for decision making about problems relating to new admissions standards on a multi-campus, open admissions university. For over 400 entering freshman, multivariate analysis of the data elements and other standard predictors was used to…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Admission, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases
Richart, Victoria B. – 1983
A management information system model was designed to provide data for planning, directing, and evaluating programs for the National Origin Minority Education (NOME) office of the New Hampshire Department of Education. NOME is federally funded to provide training to local school district and community members regarding the educational needs of…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
