ROI

EDUCAUSE Library Items for ROI

The Answer Is Still Technology - Strategic Technology

January 1, 2001

The author asks how effective are colleges and universities in their use of technology, particularly information technology, and are their investments in technology meeting their strategic goals? …

Promises to Keep: Information Technology in the New Higher Education Marketplace

January 1, 2001

As we enter a new era as an information-rich society, universities are simultaneously viewed as the solution and the problem. New players with different objectives are entering the marketplace, and…

From Managing Expenditures to Managing Costs - Strategic Management for Information Technology

January 1, 2001

Excerpt from the book Dollars, Distance, and Online Education: The New Economics of College Teaching and Learning . Excerpt from the book Dollars,…

Building a Personalized Education Portal

January 1, 2000

The article describes LSU's approach to building enterprise systems solutions that spanned the academic, research, and administrative requirements of the university. PAWS (Personal Access Web …

Course Readiness Criteria: Identifying Targets of Opportunity for Large-Scale Redesign

January 1, 2000

Several readiness criteria can help a campus identify which courses are successful candidates for large-scale redesign using technology. Several …

Institutional Readiness Criteria

January 1, 2000

Before an institution can successfully implement large-scale course redesign using technology, several readiness criteria must be in place. This article discusses these pre-conditions and provides…

Restructuring the Information Technology Organization To Improve User Services and Return on Investment: Do Compromises Work?

January 1, 1995

In the last several years, Central Michigan University reached a level of technological growth, excitement, and frustration that forced significant changes in both the information technology infras…

HEIRAlliance Executive Strategies Report #4: What Presidents Need to Know About the Payoff on the Information Technology Investment

January 1, 1994

This four-page report suggests approaches to the complex process of calculating cost/benefits of information technologies on campus -- particularly difficult for a resource as complex, pervasive,…

Strategies for Recovering the Costs of the Campus Data Network

January 1, 1993

Some institutions of higher education are attempting to manage and finance the growth of their data networks by charging end users and/or departments directly for services. This stands in contrast …