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: Net speak & jargon : Open Univeristy
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Open
University lingo... or... "TM...what?" |
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Even the
good old Open University has its own code language... funny how once you
get into the swing of it all you don't need to ask... but... didn't you
feel a prize muppet having to ask in the first place? Well... there are
some common ones below, or you could visit the OU's very own Open
University Glossary.
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Lingo
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Ermm...
that means... what?
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ACS |
Academic
Computing Services (old name for LTS) |
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AL |
Associate
Lecturer (another name for a tutor) |
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CLUI |
Command-line
User Interface (text-based FirstClass) |
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CMA |
Computer
Marked Assignment |
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CMC |
Computer
Mediated Conferencing (FirstClass type stuff) |
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CT |
Course
Team |
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DSA |
Disabled
Students' Allowances |
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ECA |
End
of Course Assignment (replaces an exam) |
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eTMA |
Electronic
Tutor Marked Assignment (web TMA submission) |
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FAQ |
Frequently
Asked Question(s) |
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FC |
FirstClass
(computer conferencing software) |
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LTS |
Learning
and Teaching Services (student helpdesk peeps) |
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NDN |
Non-delivery
Notice (FirstClass mail message) |
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OCAS |
Overall
Continuous Assessment Score (TMA marks overall) |
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OES |
Overall
Examinable Score (exam result or ECA mark!) |
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OU |
Open
University |
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OUSBA |
Open
University Student Budget Account (to help you pay fees by installments |
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OUSA |
Open
University Students Association |
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PARC |
Pan-Regional
Conferences |
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PI |
Personal
Identifier (it'll be a letter and then some numbers) |
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PPO |
Personal
Post Office (storage system for FirstClass Personal) |
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PT3 |
TMA
Form (hand this in with "paper" assignments) |
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RISC |
Regional
Integrated Student Conferences |
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RO |
Regional
Office (contact 'em to chat about OU stuff) |
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TG |
Tutor
Group |
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TMA |
Tutor
Marked Assignment (aaaaaargh!) |
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VET |
The
Anti-virus software that used to be supplied by the OU |
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If
anyone knows of any important ones that are missing, then please submit
them using the e-mail form. Click here
for the form.
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Last
update
29 January, 2004
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