A study was conducted to assess the relationship between data processing competencies taught in Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education District Data Processing programs and on-the-job demands, as a basis for curriculum review and revision. A sample of program graduates, their employers, and instructors were asked to rate 75…

This document describes the procedures used by one group of Wisconsin high school students to compile data researched on all hurricanes in the Atlantic from 1886 through 1993. The students used data received on Internet to create a hypercard stack that would plot hurricanes. Students from Minnehaha Academy in Minnesota used the net to download…

Presents an inexpensive search system which would be very easy to adapt to a library's data processing requirements and would give a smaller library the opportunity to go on-line. (Author/PF)

The responsibility of individuals working with computers both the mini and the maxi, must not only be envisioned but must also be accepted as one of the greatest challenges ever to face mankind. (Author)

A data processing instructional program should provide students with career awareness, exploration, and orientation. This can be accomplished by establishing three objectives: (1) familiarization with automation terminology; (2) understanding the influence of the cultural and social impact of computers and automation; and (3) the kinds of job…

Success in using a computer in education as a problem-solving tool requires a change in the way of thinking or of approaching a problem. An algorithm, i.e., a finite step-by-step solution to a problem, can be designed around the data processing concepts of input, processing, and output to provide a basis for classifying problems. If educators…

An introduction to Fortran programming specifically for social science statistical and routine data processing is provided. The first two sections of the manual describe the components of computer hardware and software. Topics include input, output, and mass storage devices; central memory; central processing unit; internal storage of data; and…

The article describes a vocational habilitation program to train mentally disabled persons as electronic data processing (EDP) personnel. An economic rationale for employing disabled individuals is supported with market survey data, and the capabilities of disabled persons are shown in the preliminary results of a pilot EDP training program.…

The "Break-A-Way" technique is described in a successful case history as a way to help the employee interpret computer-produced statistics and to create in him a sense of confidence. (SC)

The strategy for PASP proposed here is characterized by the: (1) ad hoc nature of some of its parts; (2) use of a linear string grammar, (3) definition of probability rules, (4) translation of those rules into a priori rules for the string grammar, (5) context sensitivity, and (6) flexibility of the system. (Author/KM)

The paper examines ways in which the concept of work identification may provide a useful means of delineating the boundaries of occupational groups. Two kinds of identification are discussed: identification with employing organizations and identification with occupation.