This report by the Computer Utilization Group which was set up in 1960 by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) consists of two parts: 1) a brief statement of conclusions, recommendations and suggestions for research by the data bank panel and a list of the panel members and 2) the background report prepared by Klaus…

Condensed from "American School & University," Volume 41 (October 1968), 33, 52.

The four papers included in this document are: (1) "Preparing Management for MIS" presented at the GUIDE-32 Meeting, May, 1971; (2) "Training Management for MIS" presented on March 17, 1970, to the Central New York Chapter of the Association for Systems Management; (3) "How to Unlock the Computer's Profit Potential" presented at the 1969 Spring…

Fifteen papers on computer centers and data processing management presented at the Association for Educational Data Systems (AEDS) 1976 convention are included in this document. The first two papers review the recent controversy for proposed licensing of data processors, and they are followed by a description of the Institute for Certification of…

THIS REPORT, WHICH PLACES THE USE OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING IN EDUCATION IN BOTH FACTUAL AND SPECULATIVE PERSPECTIVE IS INTENDED FOR THE UNINITIATED EDUCATOR, THE INTERESTED LAYMAN, AND THE SPECIALIST IN INFORMATION PROCESSING TO HELP HIM UNDERSTAND CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS SO THAT HE CAN ASSIST EDUCATORS WITH THE DATA PROCESSING ASPECTS…

The Association of Information Dissemination Centers (ASIDIC) formed the Cooperative Data Management Committee to address the problems of information center operators and data base suppliers. The number of operating centers in the U.S. is limited and their future expansion in numbers and in type of services, will depend on the education of users.…

The papers given at the May 17-19 forum on Management of Information Analysis Centers held at the National Bureau of Standards in Gaithersburg, Md. are presented in four sessions separated by topic. Besides the welcoming remarks and the keynote address session 1 contains three general papers on information analysis centers and automatic data…

Personal computers and the many telecommunications options will have an important role in the facilitation of improved professional practice of adult educators. Three items are needed to set up for telecommunications: the personal computer, the modem, and a communications (software) package. Potential uses of personal computers by adult educators…

Continuing technological advances in computers and communications make possible the integration of data systems and the exchange of data among them on an expanding scale. However, the full effect of these advances cannot be realized unless the need for uniform understanding of the common information (data elements) and their expression in data…

Recent technological advances in computers and communications make possible the integration of data systems and the exchange of data among them on an expanding scale. However, the full effect of these advances cannot be realized unless the need for uniform understanding of the common information (data elements) and its expression in data systems…

A project management procedure used in conjunction with the IBM Program Control System (PCS) is described. Information is given on how the combination is used by the Florida Department of Education to control the cost of data processing projects and to ensure their completion on schedule. The first section of the paper describes the project…

This paper deals with systems concepts, particularly those related to management information systems (MIS) as exemplified by the Center for the Study of Evaluation (CSE) Formative Evaluation Kit. The concept of MIS is in numerous ways more flexible than might be imagined from a cursory reading of the business-management literature. An MIS does not…

This report begins with an educational administrator's view of an information system (i.e., data processing applications) and his strategy for system improvement. The document then moves to a broadly defined view of a district's information system in terms of information system dimensions and the problems normally addressed by a system improvement…

Collected here are 55 papers presented at the 1975 College and University Systems Exchange (CAUSE) national conference. Papers are organized to reflect the activities at the conference: 10 papers are grouped in the section for management presentations, 10 papers are included in technical presentations, and 12 papers are included in mixed…