This report explores the pros and cons of the PPBS management tool. It gives specific examples from school systems and describes steps in each element of PPBS, stressing (1) planning to involve everyone in formulation of instructional and noninstructional goals, (2) programing to give every school program an accomplishment that can be measured…

The problem of managing computer facilities at educational institutions is examined. User categories are defined, and the interrelations between user requirements and the goals/objectives of the facility are discussed. Enumerations of the factors that influence computer facility operations is also accomplished. In addition, management information…

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…

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.…

While business administration educators are increasingly using computers for instruction, incorporating administrative computing into course content and classroom activity, requiring computer literacy of students, adding courses in high-technology management, and creating departments of management information systems, no general theory of…

The use of a database management system to assist in tracking the progress of master's degree candidates in a nursing administration program is outlined, including a summary of database concepts, a description of the system, and a discussion of its application in other clinical and academic nursing settings. (MSE)

The ways that planned change processes were used by two universities--Old Dominion and the University of Pittsburgh--in successfully carrying out projects to implement changes in their administrative systems software, hardware, and operating environments are described. (Author/MLW)

The implementation of an executive network in 1983 by the Maricopa Community Colleges is described. The system was to be used to transmit electronic mail, manage calendars, schedule meetings, take advantage of word processing, retrieve data, and represent data graphically in color. (Author/MLW)