This Manual describes, in detail, the basic elements of an information system designed to support the management of manpower resources in institutions of postsecondary education. Chapter 2 provides a general overview of a system of manpower resource information. Chapter 3 contains a description of a recommended classification scheme for manpower resources and definitions of the categories within that scheme. It is useful in specifying and describing the manpower resources in each of these categories. Chapter 4 describes a framework for organizing and displaying information about the allocation of manpower resources to, and the actual utilization of resources by, institutional programs. Chapter 5 describes, in a general way, procedures for organizing information that indicates relationships between resource categories and activities. A Glossary of Terms, some additional classifications and subdivisions of personnel, the NCHEMS Program Classification Structure, and other related material are contained in the Appendices.
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