CPR

For many years anthropologists have studied the differences between science and magic through the efforts of Bronislaw Malinowski who observed that primitive tribes practice both.(1) Science is used in those situations where the people have a great deal ...

When faced with the topic of what the thrust of research might be in the next decade it becomes very quickly evident that it is easier to pick one research effort, design it, gather and process the data and report on it than it is to look into the ...

The manager of computer-based systems in most organizations today is involved in a bewildering and rapidly changing set of technical and managerial problems. The sources of these problems may be traced to two developments in the external environment of ...

The Author comments on each paper separately and then point's to a surprisingly common theme found in two such apparently diverse efforts.

Bob Reinstedt's paper is delightfully written for oral presentation and contains his usual humor and apt ...

During the decade of the 1960's many organizations used aptitude tests to screen computer programmer applicants.(1) The results of these tests were claimed to be valid and reliable indicators of programmer potential. As such, they were often the sole ...

The materials for this paper are based on the CAREERS FOR YOUTH SURVEY, GEORGIA, 1971-76, which was prepared under contract with the Georgia State Department of Education and published in October 1972.(1) The data were obtained by mailed questionnaires,(...

This is a prescriptive paper detailing the considerations behind the author's approach in attempting to influence the management of Southern Services, Inc, to establish certain computer operator personnel practices. “The Operator” as referred to in the ...

We certainly need to talk about problems associated with the role of the operator in large scale, complex computer environments. The specialized role of operator has emerged as other roles have become similarly specialized in response to the increasing ...

The aptitudes and abilities required for the position of programmer, within the computer industry, have yet to be fully studied and their inter-relationships known. Although the industry is relatively new, a substantial amount of research in the areas ...

The field of computing has grown considerably in recent years and the tasks performed on computers encompass more and more variety in scientific, industrial and business applications. The programming task itself must be defined in very broad terms if ...

DPMA established a Certification and Testing Advisory Committee with representatives from ACM, DPMA, and ASM. The importance of this effort to DPMA and to ACM was apparent from the active participation of their presidents in the meetings held in the ...