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Branson, Robert K.; And Others – 1975
The document is the second of a five-part series focusing in minute detail on the processes involved in the formulation of an instructional systems development (ISD) program for military interservice training that will adequately train individuals to do a particular job. Phase II, Design, is concerned with designing instructional materials based…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Programs, Educational Testing
Creager, John A. – 1972
As the first of two papers delineating the design of Massachusetts' Management and Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE), these specific dimensions of MISOE structure and function are considered: (1) the distinction between economic and noneconomic analysis, (2) distinctions among census, sample, and other data, (3) the distinction…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Design Preferences, Economic Research, Educational Planning
Ideda, Masumi – 1972
Computer routines designed to produce various management and accounting reports required by the Southwest Regional Laboratory's (SWRL) Financial System are described. Input data requirements and output report formats are presented together with a discussion of the Financial Master File updating capabilities of the system. This document should be…
Descriptors: Accounting, Computer Programs, Data Processing, Design
Cunningham, Jay L.; And Others – 1969
This report presents the results of the initial phase of the File Organization Project, a study which focuses upon the on-line maintenance and search of the library's catalog holdings record. The focus of the project is to develop a facility for research and experimentation with the many issues of on-line file organizations and search. The first…
Descriptors: Automation, Catalogs, Citations (References), Computer Programs
Rogers, Donald D.; Weinstein, Claire – 1974
A description is provided of the format used to estimate the costs associated with the development and operation of a computer-managed instructional system. Total costs are conceptualized as a function of the number of hours devoted to each stage of the project and the cost per hour. The data management systems which were developed required…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates
Kean, Michael H. – 1973
The major objective of this study was to examine and describe how a large urban school system (the School District of Philadelphia) responds to crisis generated by student unrest. The purpose was to test the notion that crisis, under certain management conditions, may result in positive change or development. The procedure consisted of two parts.…
Descriptors: Activism, Case Studies, Crisis Management, Decision Making
Wiio, Osmo A. – 1973
A more unified approach to communication theory can evolve through systems modeling of information theory, communication modes, and mass media operations. Such systematic analysis proposes, as is the case care here, that information models be based upon combinations of energy changes and exchanges and changes in receiver systems. The mass media is…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communications, Cybernetics
Braham, Mark – 1972
In this presentation the outlines of a general systems model for education which may be of value in the areas of curriculum development, course design and teaching are offered. It is based on what is called the "Principle of Natural Organization" which is defined as follows: every form tends to articulate its elements into functional structures;…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Course Organization, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Gubasta, Joseph L. – 1976
This paper outlines several considerations relating to the preparation of information systems for educational managers. College and university managers must have clearly stated needs for planning and management information and the potential uses to which such information could be put. Information systems should be created to satisfy operational…
Descriptors: Administration, Decision Making, Higher Education, Information Needs
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Lunin, Lois F., Ed.; Schipma, Peter B., Ed. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1988
A series of six articles discusses the technology of optical data disks, current and possible future applications of this technology, their potential impact on information retrieval systems, and the potential problems as they apply to information science. (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices, Electronic Publishing, Health Materials
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Lunin, Lois F. (Ed.); Ball, Marion J. (Ed.) – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1988
Various aspects of the Integrated Academic Information Management System (IAIMS) initiative sponsored by the National Library of Medicine are explored in 10 articles. An overview of the program, the technologies involved, examples of implementation, approaches to integrated information systems, and the future of the program are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness, Grants
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Chapman, Janet L. – Special Libraries, 1986
Special librarians are in unique position to become directly involved in the design, development, and management of automated in-house databases. Software packages called application generators enable the librarian/information scientist to develop database applications without programmer intervention and with very little or no knowledge of…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Corporate Libraries, Database Management Systems, Databases
Green, Kenneth C. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2004
Colleges, like corporations, spend millions each year on information technology products and services to support academic programs and administrative services. A good deal of these dollars were not part of institutional budgets not long ago. In this context, textbook economics suggest that colleges and universities should be "more productive"…
Descriptors: Metric System, Value Judgment, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques
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Cunningham, Alisa F.; Milam, John – National Center for Education Statistics, 2005
This report examines the feasibility of implementing a student unit record system to replace the student-related components that currently are based on aggregate institution-level data collected as part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The feasibility study was initiated by the National Center for Education Statistics…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Student Records, Evaluation Methods, Technology Integration
Barton, Paul E. – 1994
This paper explores the development of a set of indicators devoted exclusively to the school to work transition. The indicators described are directed at monitoring a geographical area as a whole, whether it is the nation, state, or a local community. Developing a set of indicators is linked to making judgments about the impact we expect new…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Educational Change, Educational Indicators
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