Deakin University terms explained

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Term Definition
 D2L  Desire2Learn (D2L) is a new Learning Management System and will offer students new features and a better learning experience.
 DBS  Deakin Business School
 DD  Divisional Director
 DDA  Disability Discrimination Act
 DDW  Deakin Data Warehouse
 Deakin Card  Identification card for Deakin University staff and students which must be shown when requested by a security officer on campus, in examinations, when borrowing books or equipment and accessing facilities. If loaded with funds, Deakin Card can be used as a stored-value card to pay for a variety of services around campus including printing, photocopying, and goods from food outlets, bookshops and vending machines
 Deakin Central  A one stop shop located on the Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds, Melbourne Campus at Burwood and Warrnambool Campus that can assist with all student administration enquiries, including: graduations; course information; results; exam periods; admissions; enrolments and fees. Deakin Central also provides the following services: production, replacement and value-loading of Deakin Cards; official academic transcripts and archive transcripts; payment of fees; information regarding IT services; purchase of parking tickets; authorisation of travel concession forms.
 Dean A Dean is an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college who are responsible for the active leadership and integration of the activities of the Faculty’s schools and centres, and for encouraging and promoting a sense of unity, cooperation and common purpose amongst the Faculty’s staff.  Deans are directly involved in the strategic planning activities of the University and are responsible for determining the allocation of resources within the faculty, in consultation with the Heads of each School, Assistant Deans and other senior members of the Faculty.
 DEEWR  Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
 deferral  The approved postponement of study for a specified period prior to the first enrolment in a course
 degree with distinction Undergraduate students commencing post 1 Jan 2002 may be eligible for a degree with distinction if they achieve or exceed an average grade of 70 per cent across their degree and complete a minimum of eight credit points or one third of the credit points required for award of the degree, whichever is greater at Deakin; and are not part of an honours program
 DE&T  Department of Employment and Training (Victoria)
 DFAT  Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
 DFMS  Deakin Financial Management System
 DG  Deakin Gateway - the introductory page of the Deakin web site
 DI  Deakin International
 DIAC  Department of Immigration and Citizenship
 DIRI  Deakin India Research Initiative
 .doc  The file extension of a document created and saved using Microsoft Word
 DOMS  Digital Object Management System; Deakin University's digital repository - a managed collection of digital materials
 DOS  Director of Studies
 DP  DeakinPrime
 DRC  Disability Services
 Dress (Academic)  Academic Dress - Gown worn by graduands and academics at graduation ceremonies and other formal occasions.
 DRS  disability resources survey
 DSA  Division of Student Administration
 DSL  Division of Student Life
 DSO  Deakin Studies Online; Deakin University's online teaching and learning environment - provides web-based course material and assessment tasks to enhance both on and off-campus learning
 DU  Deakin University
 DUELI  Deakin University English Language Institute - DUELI offers a wide range of English language courses, from beginner to advanced level, in preparation for study at Deakin
 DUIRS  Deakin University International Research Scholarships
 DUISP  Deakin University International Scholarship Program
 DUITE  Deakin University IT Experts
 DUPS  Deakin University Printer Scheme
 DUSA4U  Deakin University Student Association
 DUWS  Deakin University Workstation Scheme
 DVC (A)  Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
 DVC (I&D)  Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International and Development)
 DVC (R)  Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
 DVD  DVD is short for digital versatile disc or digital video disc, a type of optical disk technology similar to the CD-ROM. DVDs are commonly used as a medium for digital representation of movies and other multimedia presentations that combine sound with graphics.
 DWM  designated web manager

 

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22nd July 2011