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Wireless Networking at Salt Lake Community College: August 16, 2002

This brief study documents the deployment of wireless networking at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). SLCC President Lynn Cundiff assumed office in 2000 to find none of the College's dormi…
Wireless Networking at Carnegie Mellon University: August 16, 2002

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a well-known pioneer in many uses of IT in higher education. In 1994, CMU was conducting about $20 million of research into mobile and wearable computing and c…
Key Considerations for Successful Outsourcing of IT Functions in Higher Education: June 25, 2002

Many higher education institutions are considering outsourcing some IT operational services. This Research Bulletin provides an overview of why institutions outsource, the most common functions o…
IT Outsourcing in Higher Education: August 19, 2002

Abstract This study provides an analysis of IT outsourcing as it applies to colleges and universities. Based on an analysis of responses from nearly 300 colleges and universities and from a …
Surveys Support IT Decision Making in Higher Education: May 28, 2002

This Research Bulletin discusses the strategic use of surveys and the techniques of data gathering, display, and analysis to provide information that institutions can use in effective decision ma…
Application Service Providers: An Alternative Model for IT Services Delivery: May 14, 2002

Application service providers (ASPs) offer an alternative way for organizations to make IT resources available to users by hosting and managing software applications and the related hardware, net…
Public Accountability and Higher Education: Soul Mates or Strange Bedfellows?: April 30, 2002

Colleges and universities, as well as IT organizations, are being asked to be accountable for funds and for results. This Research Bulletin explores several types of accountability and how they a…
The Move to Wireless Networking in Higher Education: April 2, 2002

This Research Bulletin examines the state of wireless network implementation in higher education. Adoption levels and plans for wireless networking are examined, as are the pace and nature of the…
The Cost of IT Staff Turnover: A Quantitative Approach: February 19, 2002

Hiring and retaining IT workers is a chronic challenge. When knowledge workers leave and must be replaced, institutions incur significant costs. Often, replacement costs far outstrip the addition…
Information Technology and Accreditation in the United States: February 5, 2002

Over the past few years accreditation standards have been modified to take into account the increasing use of information technology in higher education (e.g., distance education, distributed lea…

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