Learning and computers: a pragmatic approach to acquiring an awareness of computerized information processing systems

Abstract

The managerial grid has been used extensively in efforts to improve organizational management since the late 1950's. The underlying structure of grid theory has been of particular interest to the writer, an adult educator, during these past five years of accelerating awareness of and the need for increased knowledge of computer technology. Instrumented team learning from grid theory has provided a flexible and practical model for courses in management science in university and government settings; courses in systems theory, computer technology and information processing systems. It seemed appropriate that this successful learning model could be most useful in teaching students seeking an understanding of computerized information processing systems and of the computer as an indispensable tool of management.