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Pratt, Michael; Coy, David – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 1996
The Teaching Allocation and Management Model (TAMM) designed to help university department administrators assign faculty to courses is described, noting its strengths and limitations. The model has been used in business departments, but is seen as adaptable to any discipline. Formulas for budgeting are included in the model. (MSE)
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Faculty, Departments, Employment Practices
Shaw, K. E.; Frankland, A. D. – Educational Administration, 1978
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Organization

Forsyth, Ben R.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1975
Describes and illustrates the use of a model used at the University of Vermont College of Medicine to examine both financial implications and effect on faculty effort of any planned programmatic changes, e.g. effect of specific enrollment increase on basic sciences and clinical training departments. (JT)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Planning, Higher Education, Medical Education
Bates, Gary W. – 1984
A questionnaire was mailed to 341 colleges and universities granting graduate degrees in reading to obtain information about the function and operation of their reading clinics. The concerns addressed include the function of the clinic, the type of clients served, the type of staff employed, the kinds of services offered, and the kind of funding…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Higher Education, Operating Expenses, Program Descriptions
Scott, Robert A. – Business Officer, 1995
In a broad institutional planning exercise, Ramapo College (New Jersey) used charts to analyze the state of the college and brought in a theater and set designer to help assess the institutional context for its work. The technique has been used to explore organizational patterns in staff utilization, curriculum design and organization, space…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Curriculum, College Planning, Curriculum Design

Russell, John C.; Kaplowe, Joseph; Heinrich, Jeffrey – Academic Medicine, 1999
Describes a New Britain General Hospital (Connecticut) program that uses mid-level practitioners, including physician assistants (PAs), to augment diminished staffs of residents in surgical residencies. Topics discussed include program structure, efforts to reduce the potential for PA/resident conflict, protection of residency program integrity,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Graduate Medical Education, Higher Education, Physicians Assistants
Maxwell, Marsha – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1999
Describes a Bryant College (Rhode Island) program to expedite computer connections for students at the beginning of the school semester. Includes a discussion of the techniques used to communicate with students before and upon arrival on campus, make software available, install hardware, remotely activate student room ports, and provide support…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Campus Planning, College Administration, Computer Networks

Barton, Lyle; Cartwright, G. Phillip – Change, 1997
Partnerships between businesses and higher education institutions can help meet the training and information-technology needs of businesses and simultaneously increase the expertise and technology base of the institutions. Challenges include obtaining venture capital, personnel, cultural differences, and legal issues. A Kent State University…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Higher Education, Information Technology, Investment
Eleey, Michael – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1993
The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School introduced a "distributed" organization for managing computing support services. The hybrid structure combined elements of centralized computing and departmental computing by placing computing personnel in the departments, under central management. The program covers a wide range of support…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Decentralization
Tomei, Mario J. – 1978
The development of a staff flexibility index at Glassboro State College is presented. It was an outgrowth of retrenchment problems for tenured faculty. Institutional flexibility was defined as the continuing ability of the institution to implement new or modify existing programs, employing a rationale that sees the ability to employ new faculty or…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Declining Enrollment, Faculty College Relationship

Borna, Shaheen; Arndt, Terry – Higher Education Management, 1993
A portfolio model, using student evaluations and faculty publishing records, designed for classifying faculty at Ball State University (Indiana) is described, policy alternatives arising from the new method are examined, and a more general portfolio model using a variety of measures of teaching effectiveness and research activities is suggested.…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Administration, College Faculty, Faculty Evaluation
Carman, Bernard R. – Currents, 1994
The functions of public relations offices are described for four small colleges and one small private school: Spelman College (Georgia); North Harris County College (Texas); Scripps College (California); Lafayette College (Pennsylvania); and Maumee Valley Country Day School (Ohio). Focus is on creative and effective use of a small staff and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Actis, Bev – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1993
Planning for a computer use "help desk" at Kenyon College (Ohio) was constrained by very limited resources. However, careful and thorough planning resulted in a low-budget, homegrown, but highly effective facility. Staffing, training, staff communication, and marketing the service were essential elements in its success. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency
Detweiler, Richard A. – Trusteeship, 1996
The strategic planning process developed at Hartwick College (New York) begun in 1992 is described, and the college's resulting commitment to information technology is discussed. Issues arising during the process included choice of operating system(s), winning over skeptics, software selection, development of technical support, establishment of a…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning
Case Study: How a Commitment to Technology Advanced Our Strategic Plan. AGB Occasional Paper No. 32.
Detweiler, Richard A. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1997
Hartwick College (New York) developed a strategic vision for its future and invested significantly in information technology to transform that vision into reality. Guided by its president and trustees, Hartwick, a small, independent liberal arts college, formed a strategic plan in phases. At a formal board retreat in 1993, with faculty, students,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration