04192nam a22005655i 4500 978-3-031-43930-8 DE-He213 20251030110904.0 cr nn 008mamaa 231228s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031439308 978-3-031-43930-8 10.1007/978-3-031-43930-8 doi QA76.17 U bicssc TBX bicssc COM080000 bisacsh U thema TBX thema Freeman, Peter A. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 68725 Vision and Actualization in Academia [electronic resource] : Georgia Tech’s College of Computing / by Peter A. Freeman. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XIV, 179 p. 1 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda History of Computing, 2190-684X 1. Prologue -- 2. Early Days of Computing at Georgia Tech (1947–1978) -- 3. Adding the Keystone (1978–1987) -- 4. Productive Turmoil (1987–1990) -- 5. Laying the Foundation for a College (1990–1996) -- 6. Building on the Foundation (1996–2002) -- 7. Strategic Expansion (2002–2010) -- 8. Growth by Innovating the Future (2010–2022) -- 9. (TBD) Conclusion. Although difficult, change in academic structures is necessary today, especially in fast-changing fields today such as biology, computing, management, the social sciences, and others. This includes changes within existing organizations as well as creation of new structures and reorganizations or eliminations of older ones. This narrative attempts first to document the historical rise of an organization, Georgia Tech’s College of Computing, that has touched and successfully changed the lives of thousands of people. Second, it aims to identify and explicate some of what has led to this widely acknowledged success. The book provides a chronological narrative that highlights major changes taken under each successive leader. These changes have built on one another, knowingly or otherwise, to create a growing organization that rivals in size and prominence longer established parts of the university. The case study, while of an academic organizationfocused on computing, provides general lessons applicable almost anywhere. Topics and features: Discusses the nature and uses of visions, both general and specific Shows how visions can be used to drive specific actions and resource allocations Illustrates the choice and use of enduring organizational principles Outlines a simple strategic-planning method and its application Indicates results of this overall approach This book will be of interest to anyone interested in organizational change, especially in academia, and to those interested in Georgia Tech. It will also appeal to policymakers in education, government, and industry; as well as anyone interested in the historical growth of the computing milieu broadly. Peter A. Freeman was Founding Dean and Professor in the College of Computing at Georgia Tech from 1990 to 2002. Today he is an Emeritus Dean and Professor. Computers History. 67654 Education. 59242 Technical education. 65871 History of Computing. 67656 Education Science. 68726 Engineering and Technology Education. 65875 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031439292 Printed edition: 9783031439315 Printed edition: 9783031439322 History of Computing, 2190-684X 68727 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43930-8 ZDB-2-SCS ZDB-2-SXCS 56953 56953