With the aid of a federal grant for energy conservation, the Warren Consolidated School System (Michigan) will purchase a Margaux 6400 Building Management system to manage energy usage in 35 district buildings. Reasons for selecting the system and system capabilities are briefly discussed. (Author/JN)

Describes kinds of results achieved by computer programs in artificial intelligence. Topics discussed include heuristic searches, artificial intelligence/psychology, planning program, backward chaining, learning (focusing on Winograd's blocks to explore learning strategies), concept learning, constraint propagation, language understanding…

Offers procedures for setting up an employee attendance monitoring system utilizing a computer. The main purpose of employee attendance profiles is to help workers improve their attendance records. (Author/MLF)

The main types of computerized management information systems found in community health nursing are described. The state of the art and several case studies are presented. Ways such systems will operate in the future are explored. Finally, suggestions for better utilization of computer systems are discussed. (CT)

An approach is presented which uses the sociotechnical systems concept and a generic planning model as a guiding perspective in the implementation of computer-aided design and manufacturing technologies. (CT)

Reviews selected facets of office automation, including office systems, the technical base, software, services, system growth, and effects on office personnel. (JN)

An applications problem, which illustrates an important technique in mathematical applications, is presented and discussed. (MK)

Some insights are provided into techniques for removing the mystery of how calculators evaluate functions. (Author/MK)

The development of a software package to be used in developing basic reading comprehension skills is described. The package uses a cassette to present a short story, with multiple-choice questions on a screen. (MK)

The purpose of this article is to present the facts regarding one school's decision to improve its educational environment by attempting to understand and utilize the computer. Described are the following uses: attendance, master schedule building, grade reporting, tuition payments, test correcting, student placement, and student surveys. (KC)

School counselors in British Columbia are urged to show evidence of their credibility and the positive results of counseling programs. There is a need for research to document success of preventative and career programs in particular if counselors are to maintain separate identity from teaching professions. (JAC)

Discusses the increasing compatibility and capabilities of the video and computer technologies, outlines factors that will influence the benefits of the union of the two technologies for education and entertainment, and notes the lack of a theoretical base for their appropriate application. A five-item bibliography and 19 references are provided.…

Describes a Delphi study exploring future trends in the production of instructional media in terms of the basic nature of the process and the technologies involved, and summarizes the findings. A table displaying the 116 survey items with response means and standard deviations for Rounds Two and Three is appended. (MER)

Computer-assisted advisement provides solutions to the most fundamental of advising problems by giving reduced time in evaluating students for graduation, improved accuracy, ease in obtaining information, frequency in providing information, reduction of cost, and versatility. (MSE)

Rationale is presented for an approach to computer literacy in which computer-related objectives are integrated into the curricula in language arts, math, science, and social studies. A set of objectives for developing instructional sequences using computers is given. Four references are listed. (Author/MER)