The correct strategy for any contemplated requirements study is precisely whatever management needs at the time to make a good intuitive choice among alternate courses of action--no more and no less. (19 references) (Author)

The methodology, assumptions, and values viewed here are emergent factors that can provide the framework for a thriving new discipline. That the limits of the rational-man theory are beginning to be recognized is evidenced by considerable methodological flexibility and increased interests in personal, self-actualizing aspects of organizations.…

An invitation to participate in this panel discussion was sent to official representatives of organizations which had an expressed interest in information networks. Since some of the represented international bodies had started preliminary planning for network communication, the discussion was centered around systems design concepts. However, as…

Describes a systems-model, useful for identifying teacher behaviors related to educational objectives of courses they are teaching. Considers use of the model teacher-training programs and in teacher supervision, using biology teaching as an example. (AL)

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE DETERMINATION OF TRAINING OBJECTIVES IS PRESENTED. SEVEN CATEGORIES ARE LISTED--(1) GENERAL RATIONALES, (2) SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, (3) JOB ANALYSIS, (4) ALLOCATION OF TRAINING, (5) TASK DESCRIPTION, (6) DETERMINATION OF KNOWLEDGES AND SKILLS, AND (7) DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTIVES. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AS AD 448 363…

A systems study or analysis is indispensible when a library faces these problems: (1) increased demands of library users; (2) increases in book funds; (3) increase in interinstitutional cooperation; and (4) inability of professional staff to realize the professional potential for creative endeavor. (42 references) (Author/TW)

This article attempted to define the systems approach and discussed how it might be applied in education. (Author/RK)

A basic description of the Planning, Programming and Budgeting System (PPBS) and how it can be utilized by the practicing librarian is presented. PPBS is described as a system of relating planning to budgeting that seeks to get your dollars worth for you by analyzing what you are doing in the light of what you should be doing and plan to do in the…

Systems analysis can and should be used in any situation where there is a need to measure performance and a reasonable possibility of being able to develop more efficient routines. Increasingly, systems analysis is being used by librarians in other areas of library activity, such as budgeting and management. (29 references) (Author)

In adult education, there are seven essential activities if evaluation is to have maximum use: understanding, specifying, describing, comparing, judging, valuing, and influencing. It is also necessary to understand the objectives being evaluated--their level (agency, program, project or course, and/or instructional) and kind (output objectives or…

This speech analyzes the critical ingredients of an objectives-based management system for (1) goal determination--decisions regarding the direction of the educational enterprise; (2) progress monitoring--the formative evaluation of the system's enroute success in attaining its goals; and (3) output appraisal--the summative evaluation of the…

Discusses the evolution of mainframe and personal computers, and presents a case study of a network developed at the University of Iowa called the Iowa Computer-Aided Engineering Network (ICAEN) that combines Macintosh personal computers with Apollo workstations. Functional objectives are stressed as the best measure of system performance. (LRW)

The creation of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis to be located in Austria and the launching of a project which will list detailed objectives of all technical and vocational curricula (mathematics objectives have been completed) are announced. Other articles written in English discuss student evaluation; pre-school, upper…

Systems analysis, in this context, is not the process which is the necessary prelude to library automation; it is something more basic. It involves seeking out the fundamentals of a situation and applying scientific methods to their study, to find an optimal solution to the problems facing the manager. (20 references) (Author/TW)

The goals of organization development in higher education are to improve the quality of work life for faculty and staff and to improve the effectiveness of the institution in facilitating student development and learning. (Author)