• Casual Academic Staff Handbook
• Welcome
• Introduction
• Background
• Emergency information
• Useful contacts
• Frequently asked questions
• Glossary of terms and acronyms
• Helpful resources
• Checklist
• Induction and orientation
• Useful information
• Getting paid
• Facilities and equipment
• Teaching and learning
• Principles of teaching and learning
• Support for students
• Teaching and learning online
• Assessment

Casual Academic Staff Handbook

Glossary of terms and acronyms

Arts/Ed

Faculty of Arts and Education

B & L

Faculty of Business and Law

CAS

Casual academic staff

Callista

Student enrolment database and records management system

Census Date

The census date for a unit is the date on which enrolments in a unit are finalised

Credit Point

One credit point represents one-quarter of a full-time student's normal workload during a trimester.

Deakin Central

One stop shop on each campus for all student administration enquiries

DLT

Deakin Learning Toolkit

DRC

Disability Resource Centre

DUSA4U

Deakin University Student Association

DSO

Deakin Studies Online. DSO is made up of a suite teaching and learning technologies

DVC(A)

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic)

FAPDC

Faculty Academic Progress and Discipline Committee

HMNBS

Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences

HOS

Head of School

HRSD

Human Resources Services Division

IKE

Institute of Koorie Education

ITL

Institute of Teaching and Learning

ITL Support Service

Institute of Teaching and Learning Support Service

ITSD

Information Technology Services Division

MIBT

Melbourne Institute of Business and Technology

NTEU

National Tertiary Education Union

PDCAS

Professional Development for Casual Academic Staff

PTL

Principles of Teaching and Learning

RACAR

Recruitment Authority Casual Academic and Research Staff (form)

S & T

Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment

SDO

Staff Development Online

SETU

Student Evaluation of Teaching and Units

Staff Connect

allows staff the ability to view, update and enter a variety of HR information on-line

Student Connect

web based administration portal which allows access to student enrolment details

STAR

Student Timetable Allocation and Registration

The Guide

Deakin University’s legislation, policies, procedures, plans, guidelines and rules

Turnitin

a program that checks whether there is any unoriginal material in submitted assessments

Unit Chair

the person appointed by a faculty board to oversee (chair) the assessment panel for each unit of study

VC

Vice Chancellor

The Complete Deakin Glossary is available at http://www.deakin.edu.au/glossary/