This manual for the Automated Instructional Management System - Version III includes source statement flowcharts for the system input control program and 12 system input subprograms, the operational input control program and 7 subprograms, and the output report generator and 19 subprograms. For related documents, see SE 016 059 through SE 016 064.…

This second program logic manual for the Automated Instructional Management System - Version III contains source statement listings for 23 programs of the system. For related materials, see SE 016 059 through SE 016 064. (DT)

This is a 1200 foot, nine-track, 800 bpi tape (tape no. 228) containing the AIMS III System Source Statements. The tape does not have a tape label and the records are unblocked with a physical record length of 80 bytes; they are entirely in EBCDIC character format. This tape can be accessed using any of the pertinent IBM utility programs (tape to…

The institute, "Innovations in School Librarianship," was conducted by The Florida State University in cooperation with the Florida Department of Education. Participants in the workshop were persons employed as school district level media personnel in Florida public school systems. The purpose was to increase their competence in…

The purpose of the institute was to illustrate the capabilities of the computer as a management tool. For this reason, LARC sought to attract participants who were high enough on the administrative ladder to be both interested and able to benefit from such a presentation. Twenty-six people attended the institute and by far the largest percentage…

The functional design of the information system proposed for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is detailed in this report. The design specifies input data, processing, file formats, and report formats. The implemented system will provide information in four general areas: personnel, program/budget, educational results, and community…

This document describes a system of computerized advance registration at Colorado State University. The main objective is to generate a schedule that will satisfy student requests and needs, given constraints of faculty, time, and space. The system consists of a series of computer programs and a set of well-documented manual procedures in the…

This article represents the findings of a field study designed to examine the management information system of an urban school district to determine the role it plays in bringing about educational change in accordance with society's needs. The authors conclude that if the management information system is going to work as an instrument for change,…

Describes the emphasis of decision support systems as being on the decision making process itself, rather than the flow of information; reviews the uses of microcomputers in libraries in recent years; and compares five decision modeling software packages. An appendix lists the name, manufacturer's address, price, and hardware requirements of each…

In the spring of 1986 Indiana State University converted to the Series Z software of Information Associates, an IBM mainframe, and Information Builders' FOCUS fourth-generation language. The beginning of the planning stage to product selection, training, and implementation is described. (Author/MLW)

Major University of Nebraska computing and information technology objectives include: the study of alternative means of transmitting voice, video, and data; developments of instructional and administrative uses of satellite and closed-circuit television and audio communications; continue work toward a student information system, etc. (MLW)

A system developed for more efficient evaluation of graduate medical students' progress uses numerical scoring and a microcomputer database management system as an alternative to manual methods to produce accurate, objective, and meaningful summaries of resident evaluations. (Author/MSE)

The philosophy, structure, and operation of a Dutch system for institutional self-evaluation in higher education (AMOS) are described. The system is centrally designed to assist in national resource allocation for higher education, but the feedback is intended primarily for institutions and faculties to use in increasing efficiency and…

Describes a survey of public two-year colleges with collective bargaining to determine the sources of information used by administrative negotiators to prepare for bargaining, the extent to which computers were being used by bargaining teams, and the existence of statewide organizations of community college negotiators. (DMM)

Syracuse University has developed a planning process, established an organizational structure, and adopted a managerial philosophy to permit the optimum use of available resources, while at the same time achieving its goal of creating a computing environment that strengthens instructional and research programs and provides administrative support…