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Anderson, Jeffrey; And Others – 1987
Because increased need for child protective services exceeded the Texas Department of Human Services' capacity for timely response, a 2-year Case Decision Project was implemented with the aim of applying automation to parts of the case investigation process. The project produced a Case Investigation Decision Support System with two sections: a…
Descriptors: Automation, Child Abuse, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
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Cole, Eliot – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1983
Discusses organization design as context for office automation; mature computer-based systems as one application of organization design variables; and emerging office automation systems (organizational information management, personal information management) as another application of these variables. Management information systems models and…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Information Science
QUADE, E.S. – 1967
THREE METHODS OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS ARE DISCUSSED--USE OF COMPUTERS, MATHEMATICS, AND EXPERTISE. THE USE OF EXPERTISE IS EMPHASIZED. THE DISCUSSION ON EXPERTISE JUDGMENT IS BASED ON PAPERS BY O. HELMER, WHICH ILLUSTRATE THE DELPHI METHOD OR CYBERNETIC ARBITRATION. ALTHOUGH COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS (PARTICULARLY GAME THEORY) ARE BECOMING…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Cybernetics
Gold, Bennett Alan – 1970
In order to devise an aid for the teaching of formal languages and automata theory, a system was developed which allows a student to design, test, and change automata in an interactive manner. This process permits the user to observe the step-by-step operation of a defined automaton and to correct or alter its operation. Thus, the need for lengthy…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education, Digital Computers
Kitching, Christopher – 1991
This report is based on a questionnaire sent to 32 selected National Archives and on interviews with archivists from eight countries. Geared to the needs of developing countries, the report covers: (1) the impact of computerization on finding aids; (2) advantages and problems of computerization, including enhanced archival control, integration of…
Descriptors: Archives, Automation, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs
Hansen, Duncan N.; And Others – 1971
A review of the literature on automated psychological testing shows that most research and development in this area is based on a one-test, one-psychologist model. In this model, the functions of test administration, scoring, and interpretation are thought out in terms of specific tests presented on an individualized basis. However, more complete…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Educational Testing
Oklahoma Univ., Oklahoma City. Medical Center. – 1968
At a conference concerned with the role of computers in medical education, papers were given on the use of computers in continuing medical education, in clinical medical education, and in undergraduate medical education. Other subjects discussed were: medical technology and social change, criterion models of medical practice, faculty selection,…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs