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Peer reviewedBeatty, George, Jr. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1977
Efforts of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst illustrate the use of cost information in decision-making. The Instructional Cost Index can be used to determine the unit costs of instruction and, combined with information from an induced course load matrix system, can provide data on the costs of programs. (LBH)
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Indexes
Simpson, William A. – 1984
A procedure for developing a costing model is described. Limitations of a cost analysis are also reviewed, with attention to the problems of handling joint products, obtaining accurate faculty effort data, measuring educational outputs, and calculating marginal costs. A researcher charged with developing a costing model is faced with the task of…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Instruction, Cost Estimates, Decision Making
PDF pending restorationChambers, Jay G.; Parrish, Thomas B. – 1984
The Resource Cost Model (RCM) is a resource management system that combines the technical advantages of sophisticated computer simulation software with the practical benefits of group decision making to provide detailed information about educational program costs. The first section of this document introduces the conceptual framework underlying…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Cost Estimates
