THE PRELIMINARY WORK OF THE NEBRASKA VOCATIONAL-OCCUPATIONAL RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT WAS DESCRIBED. THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF THE UNIT WAS THE COORDINATION OF EFFORTS WHICH PRODUCE DATA, INFORMATION, AND THE PRODUCTS OF RESEARCH, TO FACILITATE DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES RELATING TO VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT STATE AND LOCAL…

THROUGH A REVIEW OF LITERATURE, STUDIES OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND VISITS TO JUNIOR COLLEGES IN WASHINGTON AND CALIFORNIA, GUIDELINES WERE DEVELOPED FOR DATA PROCESSING PROGRAMS IN THE LOS ANGELES JUNIOR COLLEGES. ACCORDING TO ONE STUDY, IN BUSINESS APPLICATIONS, 70 PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES HAD A.A. DEGREES OR LESS. IN SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS,…

This report provides technical information on an on-line admissions system developed by Montgomery College. Part I, Systems Development, describes the background, objectives and responsibilities, system design, and reports generated by the system. Part II, Operating Instructions, describes input forms and controls, admission system functions, file…

The article discusses the problems in choosing the content of introductory business data processing courses and the changes needed in most college course content and teaching methods to be responsive to business needs, according to a survey of data processing professionals. ( MF)

Advocates that in order to serve their community's needs, administrators must encourage instructors to increase their knowledge of technologies such as microcomputers by participating in workshops offered by computer training companies so that students who find microcomputers in equipment they handle on the job will have basic knowledge of them.…

Examines the development of statistical power as a methodological concern in the communication discipline and the effects of this concern on recent empirical research conducted by communication scientists. (MH)

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)

Today more than half of the women in America raising children on their own get no financial support from the fathers. The article considers the following aspects of states' roles in dealing with that problem: (1) states' powers and alternatives for action; (2) difficulties faced by states in applying those powers; and (3) suggestions for…

Describes the concept of an integrated environment which allows managers to evaluate and measure the performance of computer based information systems. Both system efficiency evaluation and user interaction evaluation are addressed, and MADAM, a system currently operational at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, is briefly described.…

To utilize automated technology for student aid processing, it is necessary to work with multi-institutional offices (student aid, admissions, registration, and business) and to develop automated interfaces with external processing systems at state and federal agencies and perhaps at need-analysis organizations and lenders. (MLW)

An overview of the options and opportunities postsecondary institutions should consider when developing plans for student aid automation is provided. The role of automation in the financial aid office, interfaces with institutional and external systems, alternative approaches to automation, and the need for an institutional strategy for automation…

The way in which Brandeis University moved its administrative data processing capability to an interactive online database environment is described. Brandeis installed a sophisticated program generator that provides a complete tool for system development and lifecycle management. (Author/MLW)

Analyzes computer terminal memory performance in terms of overflow probability and average queueing delay, and presents new method to derive a closed expression for data arrivals with Erlangly distributed interarrival times and an approach to derive steady state probability expressions of the terminal memory content process. Twenty references are…

Describes the phases of a data processing project used to help computer science students become better writers. (FL)

This report summarizes the problems schools are encountering as they try to use data to gauge the effectiveness of standards-based education, accountability efforts, and school reform. It provides an overview of the education market, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of available software, and describes systems used by 19 states. The article…