Role of computers in educational planning
Satish Mishra,PGT CS,KV Tirumalagiri

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PLANNING : Act or Process of making plans.
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PLAN :Predetermined strategy ,detailed scheme for achieving a target /objective .
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Educational Planning : Process of decision making for achieving targets with optimum use of resources .
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For decision making we need voluminous amount of data and need to process it .
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Computers are best suited for data processing task , making decision making process easier .

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Centralized (e.g. 5 Years plan by planning commission )
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Decentralized ( Guidelines from central ,planning at institution
Level)
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Micro (Smallest viable unit for planning ,Block or Village)
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Macro (Above micro level)
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Strategic (Planning for the total org. over a longer period of time)
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Operational (short to medium term , focus on immediate and pressing problems…. Estimated expenditure prepared for approval from higher ups )
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Budget
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Institutional (Most imp, lowest level, more realistic )
Educational Planning
:Types

Process of educational planning
Understanding objectives
Problem definition
Data collection
Data Analysis
Set of alternative solution
Evaluation of solutions
Feasible
Implement
Collect new data
Identify sub problem

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Huge data can be stored
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Fast data processing creation of information
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Helps in decision making
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Reduction in number of manpower requirement and time
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Secrecy of data can be maintained
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Past data and current information can help in better long term projections for strategic planning
Advantages of use of computers in educational planning

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Computer based information processing system to record
,store ,process and retrieve data for decision making .
MIS (MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEM)

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Operating elements
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Decision support system(programmed,nonprogrammed,semi-programmed)
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Management activity
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Organizational Function

DSS(HMG)
MIS(MMG)
TPS(JMG)
OAS(Clerical)
Levels of information handling

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Application of MIS in education is not very popular in
India
Role of MIS in educational planning

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Two or more computers linked together for the purpose of
Information sharing
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LAN,MAN,WAN

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Payroll and financial accounting
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Student attendance
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Student admission details
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Inventory management
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Staff data recordkeeping
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Library management system
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Result analysis
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Fee collection
Use of computers in educational admn

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Used for examinations involving large number of candidates .
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Can monitor amount of time each examinee took to answer a particular question
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Immediate results
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Grade card preparation
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On demand exam

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OMR to database
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MS –EXCEL
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ICR (Intelligent character reader ) software's to convert handwritten mark list submitted by evaluator to excel .
Test scoring procedures

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Question banks are large database of suitable questions coded by subject area ,instructional level, instructional objectives ,difficulty level.
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By using computer based question bank manual process of question paper setting can be avoided ,which is usually time consuming and tedious process .

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OLS : system of education that does not follow traditional method which is very restricted in nature .
for e.g. admission restriction ,age restriction ,attendance restriction ,subject combination restriction etc.
* Extension of traditional system of education
Computers in open learning system

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Virtual mode : computers for complete cycle from registration to certification.
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Dual mode : Computers complement one or more operations .for example student shall opt for one or more computer based submission of assignment/exams or paper based.
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Mixed mode : both options exist .computer assisted methods not compulsory
Computers in open learning system

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Student centric approach
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Students have a choice to pace their study according to their own will ,time and pace.
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Webcasts lectures
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Digitized archives
Computers in open learning system

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Cost
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Lack of student motivation
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Slow internet
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Human resistance to accept change
Computers in open learning system-
Problems

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Web based courses offer a new way of delivering content to the intended audience .
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Interactivity makes a difference between courses that
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present information and those who actually train learners

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1. Accessibility
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2. Clarity
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3. focused
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4. Consistent interface design
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5. Ease of usability
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6.No broken links
Web based courses –
Design considerations

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Synchronous – Chat, video conferencing
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Asynchronous – E-mail, Bulletin boards
Web based courses – forms of interaction