Responses from 51 Fortune 500 training and development executives identified 28 information technology skills strongly recommended for business graduates. A similar 1995 survey identified only 11 skills. The largest increase occurred in Internet/Web telecommunications and discipline-specific information systems. (Contains 31 references.) (SK)

Discusses the present information age and considers ways in which government information can be better managed. Government information systems in the areas of economic statistics, educational statistics, and health statistics are examined; paperwork reduction efforts are described; and improving information resources management is discussed with…

According to some participating school administrators, the process of conforming to the standardized dropout reporting system required by a national pilot project to track dropouts has been time-consuming and expensive. California experienced difficulty with adding junior high statistics. Florida exerted negligible effort, using an already…

Management of information technology at Dallas County Community College District is centralized. Information technology organization and planning, integrated data network, computer services, end user services, and educational technology are discussed. (MLW)

Examines the Child Language Data Exchange System (CHILDES), its organizational form, and its three major tools: (1) the CHILDES database of transcripts, (2) the CHAT system for transcribing and coding data, and (3) the CLAN programs for analyzing CHAT files. (GLR)

Presents a model that distinguishes between data as directly observable facts, information as structured collections of data, and knowledge as methods of using information. The discussion covers the likely benefits of the use of the model for a semantic information retrieval system using the concept of semantic categories. (28 references)…

Uses examples from military strategic communications to demonstrate that organizational structures and the distribution of power within organizational structures adapt to changes in information handling capability. It is concluded that delegation and decentralization can be viewed as indicative of inadequate information handling and that improved…

Describes the curriculum, philosophic perspectives, and student products related to teaching Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and landscape planning by examining a college course in the GIS and landscape instructional area taught at the University of Michigan. (JRH)

Discusses limitations in the development of health care information systems; explains component methodology for complex software development, including component interface semantics; and describes Arachne, a development environment available via the Internet consisting of a set of tools that enables applications to be constructed through…

Describes Oregon Online, the gopher developed for Oregon to provide efficient public access and distribution of government information to citizens via Internet as well as by dial-up access. System development and planning, including the use of ASCII (American Standard Code Information Interchange) format rather than HTML (hypertext mark-up…

Survey data were gathered from 208 students, 17% in information systems and 83% in business administration. In general, the two groups agreed in their perceptions regarding computer ethics. (JOW)

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation facilitates self-directed learning for career development by providing career advisement via electronic mail and maintaining a database of job descriptions, college programs, and information about other learning providers. Using personal computers helps employees become more self-directed in their careers and…

Integrated computer-assisted career counseling and guidance systems use computers to assess self-knowledge and identify likely careers and counseling to discuss and analyze results. In Australia, a number of U.S.-developed and Australian-adapted computerized tools and integrated systems are in wide use. (JOW)

Recommendations of system developers, policymakers, researchers, evaluators, and practitioners for improving the design and use of computer-assisted career guidance systems include improved staff training, integration within the context of service delivery, and attention to client diversity. (JOW)

Reviews several noncyclical, nonrepetitive hypotheses that try to predict broad spectrum maturational stages of overall information technology growth. Based on the areas of convergence among the hypotheses, several predictions are offered, and it is suggested that we are at a major transition point entering the third stage of computerized…