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Definitions Dictionary

Definitions are defined terms contained in policy and procedure. Definitions are clear and concise with distinct meanings that are easy to interpret and understand. Definitions that relate only to a particular policy or procedure are located within that policy or procedure.

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A

Academic Appeal Academic Career Academic Freedom Academic Integrity Academic Merit Academic Misconduct Academic Program Academic Program Portfolio Academic Progress Academic Transcript Academic Year Accountable Officer Acquisition Active Bystander Administrative Course Administrative Grade Admission Adverse Event (Animal) AEC Major Amendment AEC Minor Amendment Animal Animal Carer Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) Animal Wellbeing Anti-requisite Appeal Applicant Approval Authority Approved Course Articulating Academic Programs Articulating Courses Articulation Articulation Arrangement Articulation Schedule Assess Assessment Assessment Item Assessment Scheme Asset Capitalisation Threshold Asset Class Asset(s) Assignment Assignment Due Date Assumed Knowledge Australian Permanent Resident Authorised Delegate Authorised Representative Authorising Officer Authority to Act Award Award Course Award Program

B

Blended Delivery Model Block Credit Block Exemption Borrowing(s) Brand Toolkit Breach in Research Bullying Bursary

C

Calendar Day Capstone Unit Cash Float Cash Float Custodian(s) Census Date Certified Copy Chancellor Chartfield Coding Cheating Chief Data Officer Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Claims Made Policy Class Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Closed Examination Close Relative Collusion Commonwealth Assisted Student Commonwealth Contributions Commonwealth Government Department Responsible for Higher Education Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN) Commonwealth Supported Place Commonwealth Supported Student Complainant Complaint Compliance Register Conceded Pass Grade Conflict of Interest Contract Cheating Contract Delegate Contract Management System Contract Manager Contract Owner Core Core Course Co-requisite Core Unit Cornerstone Unit Corporate Credit Cardholder(s) Corporate Credit Card(s) Corrupt Conduct Corruption Costing Cotutelle Council Counterpart Course Course Coordinator Course Credit Course Learning Outcomes Course Load Course Specification Course Team Course Transfer Coursework Coursework Course Coursework Curriculum Model Coursework Program Creative Commons Licensing Credit Credit Card Administrator Credit Card Provider Credit Point Credit Transfer Arrangement Criterion Referenced Assessment Cross-Credited Elective Cross-institutional Study Cultural Competence Curriculum Design Custodian

D

Data Security Decision Deferment Deferred Assessment Delegated Purchasing Officer Delegate (noun) Delegate (verb) Delegation Delegation of Authority Delegations of Authority Deployment Plan Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) Digital Learning Objects Direct Costs Director (Integrity and Professional Conduct) Disciplinary Action Discipline Study Unit Discrimination Divisional Finance Officer Domestic and Family Violence Domestic Student Donor Donor Funded Scholarship, Bursary or Prize Double Degree Drafter Dual Award

E

Early Career Academic Early Engagement Assessment Editorial Amendment EFTSL Elective Electronic Signature Electronic Signing Platform Employee Employee Authorised to Purchase Enabling Course Enabling Program English Language Proficiency Enrolment Enrolment Requirement Enterprise Agreement Examination Supervisor Exchange Program Exclusion Exegesis Exemption Expenditure Expulsion Extended Major External Course External Lawyer External Unit

F

Failure to Cite Failure to Comply with Formal Examination or Assessment Instructions Failure to Implement the Code Fee-paying Place Field of Education Final Grade Financial Delegate Formal Complaint Formal Examination Formal Examination Period Formal Learning Formative Assessment Fraedom Fraud Fraud Investigation Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) Full Economic Cost Full-Time Study

G

General Misconduct Gift and/or Benefit Goods and/or Services Goods and Services Tax (GST) Government Department responsible for Foreign Affairs Government Department responsible for Immigration Grade (noun) Grade Point Grade Point Average (GPA) Graduand Graduate Graduate Attributes Grievance Guardian or Suitable Nominated Relative

H

Harassment Head of School/College Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Student Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Supervisor Higher Doctorate Higher Education Information Management System (HEIMS) Higher Education Loan Programme Higher Education Provider (HEP) Honorary Doctorate

I

Impairment Indemnity Indirect Costs Indirect Costs (General) Indirect Costs (Research) Informal Complaint Informal Learning Information Information Asset Information Asset Custodian Information Classification Information Creator Information Custodian Information Security Information Steward Information System Custodian Information Systems Information User Informed Consent Insurance Insurance Broker Insurer Intangible Assets Intellectual Property Interest Interest Bearing Funds Internal Document Internal Information Internal Unit International Fees International Student Inventory Investigating Officer Investment(s)

J

Joint Degree

K

Key Performance Indicators Key Result Indicators

L

Learning Outcomes Learning Support Plan Leave of Absence Level Level P-A.1 (Purchasing Card only) Purchasing Training Liability(ies)

M

Major Major Academic Misconduct Major Amendment Makerspaces Maladministration Manager(s) Margin Mark Media Mediation Mediator Metadata Minor Minor Academic Misconduct Minor Amendment Misrepresentation and Falsification Moderator Monies

N

Nested Qualifications Net Realisable Value Nominal Gift and/or Benefit Non-Award Course Non-Award Enrolment Non-Award Program Non-formal Learning Non-Pecuniary Interest Notice

O

Official Sponsor On-campus Course Online Course Open Access Open Examination Operating Margin Operational Plan Other Enrolment Requirements Overseas Student

P

Part-Time Study Pathway Program Pecuniary Interest Performance Indicators Personal Information Petty Cash Petty Cash Custodian Petty Cash Float Plagiarism Point Equivalence Policy Policy and Procedure Definition Dictionary Policy and Procedure Development and Review Schedule Policy Instrument Policy Sponsor Portable and Attractive Item (PAI) Portable and Attractive Items Register (PAIR) Precautionary Principle Premium Pre-requisite Prescribed Special Payment(s) Pricing Primary Hurdle Primary Materials Private Treaty Prize Procedural Fairness Procedure Procurement Procurement Officer Professional Studies Professional Studies Program Program Learning Outcomes Property, Plant and Equipment Assets Public Information Public Interest Disclosure Public Officer Purchasing

Q

Qualified Witness Queensland Government Department Responsible for Higher Education

R

Reasonable Adjustment Recommended Prior Study Refresh Program Registered Post Registered Student Regulatory Compliance Instrument Regulatory Compliance Obligation Relevant Course Materials Reportable Gift and/or Benefit Reporting Period Research Research Active Research Activities Research Conduct Complaint Research Data Research Data Management Research Data Management Plan Researcher Research Funding Agreements Research Investigation Research Misconduct Research Output Research Project Unit Research Purposes Research Training Research Training Scheme (RTS) Respondent Responsible Officer Restricted Examination Restricted Information Retention and Disposal Schedule Returning Officer Revenue Review of Decision Risk Risk Appetite Risk Tolerances

S

Safer Communities SafeZone Scholarship Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Scientific Purposes Secondary Hurdle Secondary Hurdle (Proficiency) Secondary Hurdle (Supervised) Security Infrastructure Self-plagiarism Semester Sentinel Indicator Sexual Harassment Sexual Misconduct Sexual Offence Show Cause Single Sign On (SSO) Smoking Special Circumstances Special Consideration Specialisation Special Payment(s) Specified Credit Speech Standing Offer Arrangement (SOA) Strategic Asset Management Framework (SAMF) Strategic Plan Student Student Contribution Amount Student Grievance Student Guild Advocacy Officer Student Learning Entitlement (SLE) Student Learning Journey Student Selection Unit Student Support Person Study Component Study Component Learning Outcomes Study Period