Energy conservation programs at Louisiana State University reduced energy use 23 percent. The programs involved computer controlled power management systems, adjustment of building temperatures and lighting levels to prescribed standards, consolidation of night classes, centralization of chilled water systems, and manual monitoring of heating and…

This familiar card game has interested mathematicians, economists, and psychologists as a model of decision-making in the real world. It is now serving as a vehicle for investigations in computer science. (Author/MA)

Describes the electronic circuits used in computer technology for the processes of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. (MLH)

Describes a project involving a traveling van, equipped with several small computers, which visits high schools giving demonstrations, allowing students to access the computers, and providing teachers with backup material. An evaluation of the first year's activities is presented and plans for the future are given. (VT)

A one-year introductory data processing course for high school juniors and seniors at McHenry West High School (Illinois) teachers unit-record equipment as a foundation for more advanced study. The cardpunch machine, sorter, reproducer, interpreter, and accounting machine are used. Other activities are games with punched cards, visits to observe…

Studies that relate computerization to either centralization or decentralization of organizational decision making are reviewed. Four issues are addressed that relate to conceptual or methodological problems. (Author/MLF)

Describes one attempt to determine the information needs of the administrative users of an information system and to gauge the extent to which that system is meeting the needs expressed. (Author)

Describes a flexible computer management system that grades tests and keeps records in a competency-based teacher education program. (IRT)

A literature review and the results of a study of 40 preservice elementary education teachers suggest that an individualized, self-pacing program is a more effective approach to providing future teachers with computer literacy than simply requiring them to take a computer course. (KH)

Presents four teaching activities (suitable for high school students) which focus on: use of LOGO paddles; a database of student interests (to use in career-oriented units/projects); probability related to two or more students having the same birthday; and reading of print statements on the monitor. (JN)

Discussion of the history and development of artificial intelligence (AI) highlights a bibliography of introductory books on various aspects of AI, including AI programing; problem solving; automated reasoning; game playing; natural language; expert systems; machine learning; robotics and vision; critics of AI; and representative software. (LRW)

The broad range of computer literacy among students causes problems in the development of a computer-based curriculum. This article discusses the procedures used by the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University to implement an integrated approach to curriculum design for computer education. (JOW)

This paper examines the evaluation of a project developing computer applications with unemployed people in community settings. The analysis concentrates on (1) the organizational factors found to influence the impact of information technology on community centers and (2) the response of participants to computer information. (JOW)

Describes the evolution of a text processing course into an integrated and elaborate communications curriculum. Summarizes the experiences and observations associated with the efforts of an advanced educational technology center's assessment of the role of the computer in the workplace. (ML)

Computer lessons have become an integral part of many 1985 mathematics textbooks. Various issues related to the emphasis of computer lessons in these books are discussed. A comparative analysis (in chart format) of 10 textbooks is included. Type of lessons, supplementary computer material, and correlated software are among the areas considered.…