A cost-effectiveness model is presented for academic administrators to use in making evaluation and planning decisions related directly to the instructional activities of academic departments. The advantages seen in the model are that it is simple and flexible, concentrates on balancing income generated by the department to expenses incurred, and…

Approaches to help achieve a professional college store operation in the 1980s are outlined for the benefit of the college store staff member, supervisor, or manager, as well as administrators responsible for the review of the college store. The following areas are addressed: objectives of the service, organization, equipment and layout, the…

This teacher's manual is designed to complement the student manual Guidelines for Keeping Cornell Farm Account Book. The first part of the teacher manual contains lists of concepts that should be taught within each of the fifteen units of instruction. The remainder of the teacher's manual provides the fifteen units of instruction included in the…

The planning, operation, and evluation are described for the initial courses offered by Nova University of the Air (NovAir), a program designed to bring courses for credit and non-credit to students via cable television, open broadcast, instructional television, radio, newspaper, and independent study. The two courses, Human Sexuality and…

A supplement to a previous volume (CE 009 649), this document contains handouts, case problems, schedules, and seminar information keyed to specific units of instruction. The contents by year and unit areas are as follow: year I, unit 1--time management (two-page handout concerning four problems to avoid; year I, unit 2--warranty register (a…

The third volume of the revised "Higher Education Finance Manual," this guide describes the principles included in presenting financial information in a format showing where money comes from (sources) and where it goes (uses). Potential analytical applications and limitations of the source/use concept are described, and the application…

The Office of Management and Budget Circular A-21 on cost principles for educational institutions, which was published in the Federal Register on March 6, 1979, is reproduced in its entirety, and a brief introduction by Max A. Binkley is presented. The circular established principles for determining costs applicable to federal grants, contracts,…

Descriptions of new developments in the areas of facilities, applications, user services, support staff, research, evaluation, and courseware production since the Second Summative Report (1977) are provided, as well as a summative overview of PLATO applications at the University of Delaware. Through the purchase of its own PLATO system, this…

This publication presents performance flow charts and other accompanying forms that are elements of an economical computerized continuing inventory system. The system described here is intended to serve school systems as an adequate fixed asset system and to provide a computerized inventory model that offers support for costs of future educational…

Methods of evaluating unit operating costs and the development of the services and departments of French universities are examined. After an initial phase devoted to working out a common methodology, it was decided that the latter should be put directly to the test and that devices would have to be found to bridge the gaps in existing data, as,…

This publication is intended to help school administrators, teachers, students, school board members, and lay citizens gain a basic understanding of Illinois school finance. It contains a summary of fiscal year 1975 appropriations and financially related legislation, a cursory explanation of how schools obtain state revenue, a discussion of…

Investment trends and the total return concept discussed at the NACUBO Regional Investment Workshop are described. A survey was made by the NACUBO Committee on Investment of 1,059 institutions, 189 of which responded. The most important finding was that 26 institutions reported the adoption of total return investing. Other findings were that about…

The object of this practicum was to help the small North Smithfield (Rhode Island) School System convert its budgetary procedures from a traditional Function/Object Budget to a Planning, Programing, Budgeting System (PPBS) format. The practicum effort incorporated an inservice training component for key staff members, plus a cooperative effort…

This manual is concerned with the tasks and training needs of front office personnel in hotels. After discussion of selection and qualifications of such personnel, the perfect receptionist is described in terms of personality, appearance, and deportment. Then follows a detailed listing of tasks--basic tasks, such as reception, bookkeeping, cash,…

This publication is an administrative guide for Missouri school administrators and local adult basic education supervisors. First, general information is given as to legislative authority, standards for approval, procedures for implementation, expenditures and reimbursement, teacher qualifications, program administration, student eligibility and…