After establishing the need for a course in data processing management in the business administration curriculum, the author outlines a specific course and describes it in sufficient detail to assist faculty members in the development of a comparable course. (Author/IRT)

Describes a business electronic data processing (EDP) course at a university in West Germany. Includes major subjects taught and strategies used to maximize learning opportunities. Factors considered in developing the course are outlined. (JN)

This data element dictionary is divided into five categories: course, facilities, finance, staff, and student. The data categories and definitions suggested represent common usage except in identified instances. The dictionary does not contain a complete list of data elements that should be included in an institutional data system. Unique…

Describes the phases of a data processing project used to help computer science students become better writers. (FL)

A proposed interdisciplinary course linking the areas of English and data processing is described in this paper. Expertise in both fields is perceived as a function of the processes of defining, recreating metaphors and models, locating assumptions within messages, and becoming aware of meaning. Potential enrollees include both students in the…

Presents results of a survey of faculty members in doctoral-level educational administration programs that examined the use of computers in administrative training programs. The present status and future directions of technological training of school administrators are discussed, and a sample curriculum for a course in technology and computing is…

Discussion of the competence of school administrators in the use of technology focuses on the results of a survey of data processing specialists in 165 school districts that was conducted to determine the importance of various educational computer applications. It is recommended that educational applications of computers be included in preservice…