Higher education planning and management systems
Subtitle: a brief explanation
By: [by Robert A. Huff and Charles W. Manning
Publisher: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems at WICHE
Published: 1972
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 17
Subjects: Universities and colleges; Administration; Mathematical models; Educational planning
Description: The theme of this document is that programmatic decision making can be carried out effectively only if appropriate kinds of information are made available. If an institution knows its objectives, it can define a course of action for the years ahead. Through use of a cost simulation model, it can forecast the resource implications of that plan. Student flow information will indicate which programs exhibit holding power and are most relevant to the needs and interests of the student population. Output measures can provide information related to the benefits or the value added to students and can be useful in identifying needed midcourse corrections. Planning and management systems can improve the management of resources allocated to higher education.
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A training document prepared by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems at WICHE.