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Broadbent, William – 1988
This document is an inventory of skills identified as necessary by professionals and technicians in the computer industry who supervise computer programming. It is intended as a mechanism whereby educators can compare that which they teach against what industry feels is relevant. Introductory material discusses the process of the occupational…
Descriptors: Data Processing Occupations, Job Analysis, Job Skills, Occupational Information
Bromley, Bud – 1980
A study was conducted to develop a performance-based instructional program in electronic data processing (DP) and to identify the DP tasks within various occupational titles. In order to meet these objectives, task lists from various sources were sorted and merged into a final detailed list of tasks and subtasks, under the guidance of an advisory…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computers, Curriculum Development, Data Processing
Download full textOhio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1991
Developed through a modified DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) process involving business, industry, labor, and community agency representatives in Ohio, this document is a comprehensive and verified employer competency profile for business information systems occupations. The list contains units (with and without subunits), competencies, and…
Descriptors: Business Education, Competence, Competency Based Education, Computer Software
Goldstein, Harold; Fraser, Bryna Shore – 1986
This book investigates how workers use computers and how they learn the needed skills, based on a study of 140 occupations in which computers are currently used. Its main finding is that relatively few workers need a lot of computer-related training. Chapter 1, the introduction, discusses the rapid growth and spread of computers across a wide…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Data Processing Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Allen, Kenneth R.; Caron, Susan – 1980
Developed through synthesis and review of existing task analysis literature, this guide lists tasks expected to be performed by workers in four business and office occupations and presents information for incorporating these tasks into secondary and postsecondary competency based educational programs. Task listings are presented for the following…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Education, Business Skills, Clerical Occupations
Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1991
Under the Idaho state system for curriculum development in vocational education, Technical Committees made up solely of industry personnel are responsible for drawing up task lists for each program. This curriculum guide contains a series of 27 modules that comprise the Idaho Program Standards for Business Systems Specialist. It begins with a…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Bookkeeping, Business Correspondence, Clerical Occupations
