This article examines the difference made in computing when one school switched from a terminal with a telephone link to a computer, to a complete microprocessor system. (MK)

Users at five diverse institutions describe EDUNET, a network established to facilitate computer-based resources among institutions of higher learning and research. (MP)

Describes a data processing (DP) curriculum for secondary and postsecondary schools with a mini-unit series especially designed for the business education teacher. The miniseries units cover basic DP concepts and functions, historical development, common features of DP systems, programing concepts, documentation, DP applications, and careers in…

Issues in the conflict between clinical practice and basic research in pharmacy are reviewed: professional associations' role, curriculum needs and traditions, internal strains and diversity in the profession, computer use, scholarly work of faculty, using the medical profession as a model, and misperceptions of what clinical and basic sciences…

A course in basic information retrieval principles and use of online document retrieval systems is a curriculum requirement for undergraduate computer science students at Stockton State College in New Jersey. Contents of the course include both theory-oriented lectures and online search sessions using DIALOG. Eleven references are listed. (SW)

A method for motivating programing techniques in a computer science class which uses alphametics, mathematical puzzles where words or phrases represent numerals or arithmetic operations, is given. (MK)

A new high school shifts an electrical demand charge load by using an icemaker during nonoperating hours to provide chilled water for producing cool air. A review resulted in a computer being placed in the design to control the electrical demand charge load in addition to spreading the load. (Author/MLF)

Management information systems fail because they are based on the assumption that more facts are needed and they overtax computer systems. The alternative proposed here is much smaller (in data banks and dollars) than conventional systems and is designed to aid decision making rather than to build banks of facts. (Author/IRT)

Biographical, tempermental, and aptitude data were collected for two semesters from students enrolled in an introductory computer class. Only college grade point average and general intelligence contributed significantly to the model. (Author/IRT)

Ways of using calculators to presents the concept and methodology of concurrent processing are discussed. Several problems that could be used to compare sequential versus concurrent processing are presented. (MK)

Recent advances in computer technology, combined with research findings on electrophysiological (EEG) correlates of brain function, suggest that large-scale use of various computer scored EEG measures in evaluation of children with learning problems may become feasible. The nature of the EEG and of the averaged evoked potential is described.…

Texas provides computer service to public school districts through 20 Regional Education Service Centers. (Author/MLF)

Utah is one of the few states in the nation to provide statewide educational computer services from a centralized data processing installation. (Author)

Discusses the Vocabulary Switching System (VSS), an experimental, automated switching system, which specifically addresses the problems of heterogeneous database vocabularies and indexes and the difficulty these pose for users who wish to combine more than one database in a single online search. (CWM)

An elementary computer programing language designed to help the student resolve very basic and specific conceptual difficulties is described. The introduction and implementation of this language in an actual didactic situation is included. (Author/MK)