Describes the following aspects of the State University of New York-Brockport's preventive maintenance computerization project: (1) software selection, (2) project implementation; and (3) problems and benefits of the system. (MCG)

The development of the Drexel Disk is described. The goal of this disk is to train novice users of a personal computer and to provide them with all the information they need to be able to use the machine and the facilities at Drexel. (MLW)

The simplicity of system design and productivity techniques used in development of an on-line management information system at Boston College is explained. The simplicity of system design means that all terminal transactions in the system are limited in function, small in size, uncomplicated, and easy to implement. (Author/MLW)

A major factor in the amazing success of the microcomputer is its inherent ability to free the user from dependence on a large central computing facility with its attendant frustrations. Almost from the beginning, however, there has been pressure to integrate the micro with a more powerful host facility. There are both technical and political…

It is recognized that growing management information systems will require increased user involvement in acquiring, maintaining, and manipulating essential institutional data. A technique called Service/Requirements Analysis has been developed for incorporating user input into system design and development. (MSE)

Describes the computer assisted system in use at Washington State University. It controls and reports funds requested by students, offered to students, and disbursed to students, writes financial aid checks, prepares fiscal year-end statements and performs loan collection processes according to federal government regulations, and provides internal…

Describes the characteristics and application of a methodology for developing a strategic, long-range organizational information plan that will permit coordination of information subsystems within a university's computerized information system. The University of Minnesota's application of such a methodology provides illustrative examples. (PGD)

Describes the development and installation of the Computer Automated Software for the Total Library Environment System (CASTLE), which uses a microcomputer to automate operations of small academic library in six main areas: circulation, online catalog, inventory and file maintenance, audiovisual equipment, accounting, and information and…

Describes aims, objectives content, and instructional strategies of a course in systems modelling and control at Imperial College, England. Major problem areas include multivariable control system design, estimation and filtering, and the design and use of adaptive "self-tuning" regulators. (Author/JN)

A computerized student record system will incorporate several characteristics including: reduction of data redundancy, data storage by student, historical data cumulation, effective and efficient maintenance of records, flexibility, etc. (MLW)

In January of 1979, the Contracts and Grants Office at Utah State University implemented a computerized system to keep track of pending research proposals, as well as active grants. The automation process used is described from its conception, design, and implementation to future enhancements. (Author/MLW)

This chapter reports the responses from eight colleges and universities in the United Kingdom to an international questionnaire as part of a study to investigate the initiation and development of computer facilities in education. Data are presented under the headings: general development and scale of work, purposes of the project or unit, training…

This chapter reports the responses from 36 colleges and universities in the U.S.A. to an international questionnaire as part of a study to investigate the initiation and development of computer facilities in education. Data are presented under the headings: general development and scale of work, purposes of the project or unit, training of…

This chapter reports the responses from 11 colleges and universities in the Netherlands to an international questionnaire as part of a study to investigate the initiation and development of computer facilities in education. Data are presented under the headings: general development and scale of work, purposes of the project or unit, training of…

This chapter reports the responses from four universities in Canada to an international questionnaire as part of a study to investigate the initiation and development of computer facilities in education. Data are presented under the headings: general development and scale of work, purposes of the project or unit, training of non-specialists and…