This report includes a brief profile of the seminar and a series of comments by the participants. The profile reviews some of the major points that came up during the seminar: a summary of what is known or almost known about Management Information Systems (MIS); some of the core concepts which provide the basis for MIS research, development, and…

This booklet uses the example of Micro-U--a hypothetical example intended as a training tool-- to illustrate the application of WICHE's basic Management Information Systems (MIS) concepts. Micro-U embodies a microcosm of higher education management problems related to the instructional functions MIS is designed to address. This initial version of…

This document illustrates one approach to the preparation of an instructional program budget and how it might be used to enhance the allocation of scarce resources in higher education. The ideas presented here are intended only as an introduction and will provide the reader with a brief overview of program budgeting as the term is currently used…

This document discusses the process of implementation of the Resource Requirements Prediction Model (RRPM) for institutional planning and budgeting purposes and the incorporation of indirect cost analysis capabilities in order to produce historical full cost results. Description of the model as a specific tool for specific purposes is presented in…

Planning, Programming, and Budgeting Systems (PPBS) are increasingly mentioned as effective means for improving the management of educational resources in institutions of higher education. PPBS has several advantages over conventional accounting systems, which still would be needed for day to day operations. First, it relates cost to output;…