Documents relating to administrative use of computers at PCL.
Includes: report by Gordon & Gotch Computer Centre Limited - proposal to convert existing student registration system to run at Gordon & Gotch; catalogue of programs currently in use at PCL; computers in administration at UK universities and colleges; correspondence; administrative computerisation review; analysis of computer use; a report on the responsibilities and workload of computer centre staff; computer consultant's report on present system; report on student records system; information on setting up students, postal enrolment, computerised mailing lists, student identity cards, maintenance of information; minutes of meeting of Registry Computer Liaison Group, 14 Feb 1974; future developments in computerisation of registry procedures; computerisation of student records and enrolment; short course on computerisation of students; presentation of examination results by computer.
Documents relating to the computer committee.
Includes: report - towards a computing policy for PCL; meeting agendas and minutes for 14 Nov 1979 - 13 Mar 1981; reporting procedures - items relevant to PCL computer activities; requests for technical equipment over £600; NCC software product scheme; microsystem centres; BBC computer literacy project; towards a better information system; correspondence; report from computer policy committee; major computing facility enhancements revised; procedure for ordering and payments; items of computer equipment which the technical equipment officer proposes to allocate to PCL from the1980-1981 budget.
Documents relating to the computer committee.
Includes: a report on computing, Aug 1979; computing equipment paper; computing policy statement; computer installation; correspondence; accommodation of computing facilities; minutes of meeting of technical sub-committee 17 Dec 1979; DEC KL10 network diagram Aug 1979; Benson Plotter technical specification; PCL computer services reorganisation; proposed method of charging schools for stationery used by them on ICL 1902s.
Documents relating to the running costs of computer equipment.
Includes: correspondence relating to maintenance of computer terminals; operational running costs; air conditioning plant; service cover; costs of computer terminals; use of computers in management education.
Documents relating to the computer facilities group
Includes: policy making for computer development in PCL; correspondence regarding automating routine library operations, word processor machine request, computes in deisgn work, maintenance of Cemotronics terminal, rationalisation of computer facilities, requests for technical items over £200.
Photostat copy giving name of student and full breakdown of marks for pieces of coursework and examinations. Also with correspondence confirming awards.
Includes:
Preface: by Mary Commons, August 1984.
The Polytechnic: History of the Polytechnic, The Polytechnic Today, Polytechnic Policies, Funding, The Students' Union, Management Structure, Committees
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