Closing the Gap Between Technology and Application.
Emery, James C.
Closing the Gap Between Technology and Application. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (230 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- About the Book and Editor -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Distributed Computing on Campus: An Introduction -- Conference Issues -- Points of General Consensus -- Points of Disagreement -- Conclusion -- 2. Closing the Gap Between Technology and Application -- Technology and Development Directions -- Technology and Systems Trends -- Minicomputers -- Technology Summary -- Evolution of Distributed Processing -- Summary -- OFFICE AUTOMATION IN THE UNIVERSITY -- 3. Technical Issues -- Introduction -- What We Have (and Have Not) Found Out -- What Looks (Truly) Promising -- What Looks (Falsely) Promising -- References -- 4. Administrative Issues -- Introduction -- The Role of ATP -- The CMU ATP Center -- Current Issues and Future Growth -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. Reaction and Overview -- Elements of Office Automation -- University Office Environments -- Strategy Issues in University Office Automation -- What Data Processing Professionals Can Do about University Office Automation -- DISTRIBUTED ACADEMIC COMPUTING -- 6. Technica! Issues -- Distributed Computing -- Academic Computing -- Hardware -- Software -- Systems -- 7. Administrative issues -- An Administrator's Perspective -- The University of Iowa Context -- Where Do We Go from Here? -- 8. Reaction and Overview -- Introduction -- Distributed versus Networked Systems -- Advantages -- Disadvantages -- Institutional Change -- References -- DISTRIBUTED ADMINISTRATIVE COMPUTING -- 9. Technical Issues -- Introduction -- Technical issues -- Summary -- 10. Administrative Issues -- Introduction -- Planning -- Organizational Changes -- Funding -- Implementation of Plans -- 11. Reaction and Overview -- Introduction -- How and When New Technology Should be Employed -- What is Practical in a Specific Environment? -- System Integration versus Specialization. Planning Administrative Systems -- The Future -- INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS -- 12. Technical Issues -- Today's Situation -- Learning about Computers -- Problem Solving in Courses -- The Computer as a Direct Aid in Learning -- Current Hardware and Languages -- The Next Few Years for Instructional Systems -- The Future -- 13. Administrative Issues -- Introduction -- Barriers and Forces -- Technology and Organizational Structure -- Some Practical Suggestions -- Technology and Social Networks -- References -- 14. Reaction and Overview -- Introduction -- Underscores and Additions -- Reaction -- In the Meantime -- INFORMATION RESOURCES -- 15. Technical Issues -- Introduction -- Review of History and Present Applications -- The Technical Issues -- The Future -- 16. Administrative Issues -- The Library Environment -- Organizational Considerations -- Future Perspectives -- Conclusion -- References -- 17. Reaction arid Overview -- Perspectives -- Obstacles -- Trends -- 18. The Technology Transfer Process in Colleges and Universities -- Introduction -- Dimensions of the Problem -- Distributed Computing for Administration -- Distributed Computing for Instruction -- Conclusion.
This book presents analyses, from three points of view, of the use of computing technology in higher education. It considers application areas including office automation, distributed academic computing, distributed administrative computing, instructional systems, and information resources.
9780429706394
Education-Data processing.
Electronic books.
LB2846 .C567 2018
378/.0028/5
Closing the Gap Between Technology and Application. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (230 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- About the Book and Editor -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Distributed Computing on Campus: An Introduction -- Conference Issues -- Points of General Consensus -- Points of Disagreement -- Conclusion -- 2. Closing the Gap Between Technology and Application -- Technology and Development Directions -- Technology and Systems Trends -- Minicomputers -- Technology Summary -- Evolution of Distributed Processing -- Summary -- OFFICE AUTOMATION IN THE UNIVERSITY -- 3. Technical Issues -- Introduction -- What We Have (and Have Not) Found Out -- What Looks (Truly) Promising -- What Looks (Falsely) Promising -- References -- 4. Administrative Issues -- Introduction -- The Role of ATP -- The CMU ATP Center -- Current Issues and Future Growth -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. Reaction and Overview -- Elements of Office Automation -- University Office Environments -- Strategy Issues in University Office Automation -- What Data Processing Professionals Can Do about University Office Automation -- DISTRIBUTED ACADEMIC COMPUTING -- 6. Technica! Issues -- Distributed Computing -- Academic Computing -- Hardware -- Software -- Systems -- 7. Administrative issues -- An Administrator's Perspective -- The University of Iowa Context -- Where Do We Go from Here? -- 8. Reaction and Overview -- Introduction -- Distributed versus Networked Systems -- Advantages -- Disadvantages -- Institutional Change -- References -- DISTRIBUTED ADMINISTRATIVE COMPUTING -- 9. Technical Issues -- Introduction -- Technical issues -- Summary -- 10. Administrative Issues -- Introduction -- Planning -- Organizational Changes -- Funding -- Implementation of Plans -- 11. Reaction and Overview -- Introduction -- How and When New Technology Should be Employed -- What is Practical in a Specific Environment? -- System Integration versus Specialization. Planning Administrative Systems -- The Future -- INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS -- 12. Technical Issues -- Today's Situation -- Learning about Computers -- Problem Solving in Courses -- The Computer as a Direct Aid in Learning -- Current Hardware and Languages -- The Next Few Years for Instructional Systems -- The Future -- 13. Administrative Issues -- Introduction -- Barriers and Forces -- Technology and Organizational Structure -- Some Practical Suggestions -- Technology and Social Networks -- References -- 14. Reaction and Overview -- Introduction -- Underscores and Additions -- Reaction -- In the Meantime -- INFORMATION RESOURCES -- 15. Technical Issues -- Introduction -- Review of History and Present Applications -- The Technical Issues -- The Future -- 16. Administrative Issues -- The Library Environment -- Organizational Considerations -- Future Perspectives -- Conclusion -- References -- 17. Reaction arid Overview -- Perspectives -- Obstacles -- Trends -- 18. The Technology Transfer Process in Colleges and Universities -- Introduction -- Dimensions of the Problem -- Distributed Computing for Administration -- Distributed Computing for Instruction -- Conclusion.
This book presents analyses, from three points of view, of the use of computing technology in higher education. It considers application areas including office automation, distributed academic computing, distributed administrative computing, instructional systems, and information resources.
9780429706394
Education-Data processing.
Electronic books.
LB2846 .C567 2018
378/.0028/5