Driver education program status report : software system.
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Summary
This report documents the development and implementation of a software system designed to automate the processing of Virginia’s annual Driver Education status report. The project was motivated by the need to replace a manual data processing method that required over one man-month of effort and was prone to errors. By April 1980, the Virginia Highway and Transportation Research Council, sponsored by the Virginia Department of Transportation Safety, developed this system to provide timely, error-free reports and generate specific data files required for the Annual Highway Safety Plan and Driver Performance Report. The system operates on the Central Computing Center’s IBM 370/145 and consists of three primary COBOL programs: C801 (Questionnaire Edit), C802 (Frequency Tabulation), and C803 (Exception Reporting). The process begins with the distribution of questionnaires to public and private schools in May, with returns due by mid-June. Program C801 edits the keyed data, checking for invalid responses, missing questionnaires, and duplicate entries, while also standardizing school codes for parochial schools. Once the data is error-free, Program C802 generates frequency tabulation reports summarizing responses for public and private schools separately, including statewide totals and federal reporting metrics. Program C803 produces an "exception report" listing public schools that do or do not perform ten specific activities, such as using simulation equipment or offering summer programs. Additionally, C803 creates output files containing data necessary for broader state safety planning. The implementation of this software system significantly reduced the administrative burden of the reporting process. The manual effort required to produce the reports decreased from over one man-month to approximately three man-days. The system ensures data accuracy by automatically flagging discrepancies and providing structured outputs, including microfiche-compatible magnetic tape files. The report concludes by recommending that this automated system replace the existing manual procedures, with the software to be run annually using data gathered by May 1 and distributed by August 1. This transition allows the Driver Education Statistical Services Group to maintain efficient and reliable oversight of driver education programs across Virginia.
Key finding
The automated software system reduced the manual effort for processing driver education status reports from over one man-month to approximately three man-days while eliminating susceptibility to data entry errors.
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