Glossary
- Assessment
- The means by which students' progress in a course is evaluated. This can include assessment methods like assignments, exams, presentations, tutorial participation, forum participation.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- A document exchange software from Adobe Systems which allows users to view and print documents. With Acrobat Writer you can convert documents in various formats into a PDF file. Anybody with Acrobat Reader can read this file format.
- Blackboard
- A teaching and learning system used to deliver online resources and learning activities via Learning at Griffith.
- Browser
- The software that enables you to access and navigate the World Wide Web. The preferred University supported browser is Internet Explorer.
- Call number
- An alphanumeric code which identifies the shelf location of an item in the library. Griffith University libraries use the Library of Congress Classification System.
- Catalogue
- A comprehensive list of all of the materials in a given collection. Online catalogues are usually searchable by author, title, subject or keyword.
- Copyright
- The exclusive legal rights granted by a government to an author or creator to preserve the intellectual property of their creation. Copyright laws specify under what conditions copying of original copyrighted material can be done.
- Course
- A unit of study within a program. Each course is assigned a credit point value which contributes to the overall degree award.
- Course Convenor
- The academic staff member responsible for the management, conduct, teaching and assessment of a course.
- Course outline
- Is an official and public document that provides students with information about what they can expect from the course and what is expected of them as they undertake the course
- Download
- The act of copying a file to your own computer or a storage device such as a floppy disc or CD.
- Email refers to electronic mail, which is a means of sending messages via the internet. Email can also allow you to send files as attachments to email messages. Each enrolled Griffith student is able to access and use a web-based email system.
- Enrolment status
- A student has an active enrolment status when they have accepted a letter of offer of admission to a program, and completed the enrolment procedures and other requirements specified by the University.
- Griffith Graduate
- In addition to acquiring knowledge and skills in a subject discipline, Griffith students will be encouraged to acquire generic skills which prepare students for the workplace and lifelong learning.
- Home Campus
- The campus linked to a program where the majority of courses are taught.
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- A company or organization which provides a service, connecting your computer to the internet. Griffith University provides an internet service to students called Griffith at Home.
- Learning at Griffith
- The Griffith University Student Portal on the Griffith website. Using the Blackboard Learning Management System, Learning at Griffith provides an integrated online teaching and learning environment. Students studying courses in web supplemented, web dependent or fully online modes will be frequent users of Learning at Griffith.
- Netiquette
- Operating within an online environment requires adherence to a set of protocols and rules of conduct.
- Orientation
- Is the first taste new students have of the activities and events that are part of life on campus. Sessions available during Orientation.
- Portable Document Format, is a file type that can be displayed on any computer that has the Acrobat Reader Plugin installed. See also Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Plagiarism
- Implies academic dishonesty by not acknowledging the sources consulted and ideas used in writing a piece of work. This is considered to be a form of academic misconduct.
- Postgraduate
- Refers to a program of study described as Higher Doctorate, Doctorate by research, Doctorate by coursework, Masters by research, Masters by coursework, Graduate Diploma, and Graduate Certificate; or other award program of the University designated as postgraduate.
- Program
- The course of study leading to an award of the University eg. Bachelor of Business degree.
- Program Convenor
- The Program Convenor is the Academic staff member (as designated by the Faculty Board) that is responsible for the program.
- Referencing Style
- Referencing or citing a source is done using a reference style, which is a standardized method of acknowledging information sources. Common referencing styles include APA and Harvard.
- Undergraduate
- Refers to a program of study, described as Bachelors Pass Degree, Bachelors Honours Degree Bachelors Graduate Entry, Diploma, Associate Diploma, and Advanced Certificate or other award program of the University designated as undergraduate.
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