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KU's research called distinctive
The University of Kansas is different from many other universities because of the extensive research and community and state service programs here, says James Hitt, associate director of institutional planning.
Hitt said KU, as a newly appointed member of the major research universities in the US, should take on the Education Management Systems (NCHEMS), would help develop guidelines so research universities could compare individual programs, costs and charac-
KU's appointment on the task force was announced Monday by the national director of the KU research institute.
NCHES develops standard information- gathering and reporting processes about colleges and universities called Information Exchange Procedures (IEP).
Hitt said IEP listed various types of information about universities including costs, financial aid, enrollment, personnel, programs and characteristics of students.
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The Board of Regents has asked all colleges and universities under its control to
Hitt said IEP included complete information for most schools, but that gaps existed in information on larger universities with complex research programs.
The task force, Hitt said, is to study areas that need more complete information and to help determine the need for additional training.
"It will add new dimensions to IEP to look at research areas," Hitt said.
making because KU could observe similar schools' programs and keep pace with them.
One of the greatest problems in managing a university, Hitt said, is deciding how money should be distributed among various programs. He said IEP would aid decision-
"It will help us know how to best allocate our limited resources to get the best overall
Because all information will be in a common form after it is compiled, Hitt said, comparisons with other schools will be simple.
The new reporting procedures, Dykes said, will permit more accurate comparisons of programs and funding among the universities.
Chancellor Archie R. Dykes said an example of how the comparisons were useful was in the area of faculty salary levels. He said KU compared itself to Midwestern members of the Association of American Universities.
institutional planning, would be KU's representative to the task force.
Dykes said James Appleberry, director of
Hitt said KU was invited to join the task force, which was formed last year, after the University of Cincinnati dropped out of the program.
Among the other universities on the task force are Purdue University, Duke University, the University of Illinois, the University of California at Los Angeles, the Stanford University, the University of Colorado and the University of Washington.
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Students assume corporate roles
"THE TASTE IS IN THE SAUCE"
The chance to run a large corporation is the dream of many business majors at the University of Kansas, and two business courses are giving 72 students this chance.
Students in Business 488 and 990, taught by Charles Saunier, professor of business, are playing a strategy simulation game using actual business cases.
The students are divided into teams of two or three persons and placed in the position of managing a corporation. Each team attempts to outwit its competitors.
The object of the strategy game is to see whether the students can develop a successful strategy and run the corporation successfully. The best way to good planning and penalizes bad planning.
Students react favorably to the game and think playing it will be to their advantage when trying to win.
Each team is given $50,000 to manage its corporation. The money can be used for market research, advertising, the hiring of new staff, or renting attorneys or starting an additional corporation.
The students receive computer printouts during the semester that evaluate the corporation and give information on competing corporations.
Steve Horne, Lawrence graduate student, said, "I think the game is a very good tool. It gives the student a chance to see how things work together."
Bob Levy, Lawrence graduate student,
said yesterday, "Basically the student is
told, 'Here's your corporation. You run it
and see what you can do.'"
Curt Scoville, Colony graduate student who worked in management for several
Saunders, who has taught at KU for 20 years, said the students had to work together as a team and they had to be organized. He said the game gave students a chance to work together, but they wouldn't be able to see in any position other than manager of the corporation.
years before returning to KU, said, "The game is a laboratory of the business school. In the business school you don't have any experience in getting involved in business conditions. So you study the theories in the classes and this is the opportunity to see if you can apply the theories to your work."
Levy said, "This is the only time in the master's program that we have the chance to see how our team works."
been doing in the classroom with what we hope to be doing outside the classroom;
Strategy games have been played in the business school at KU for 15 years. The game being used now is from Dartmouth and is played on a computer. A game from Harvard University was used.
Horne, who has played both versions of the strategy game, said the Dartmouth game is less involved and takes less time to play.
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You may be losing your Benefits on May 31st and NOT KNOW IT!
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normer Legislative Director and current Vice President of membership for National Association of Concerned Veterans (NACV) will conduct a
VETS FORUM
DEALING WITH CURRENT ISSUES (Legislative, Employment, VCIP, and other issues of your choice). All interested persons (VETS or otherwise) are welcome to attend.
DATE: May 6
TIME: 12:00 p.m. at Johnson County Community College in General Education
Building (GEB) Room #217
DATE: May 6
TIME: 7:00 p.m. at Kansas University Big Eight Room, Kansas Union
DATE: May 8
DATE: May 8
TIME: 10:00 a.m. at Kansas State University Student Union Little Theater
any questions call: Ted Clon, Legislative Liaison Campus Veterans, 844-478
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