| Acronyms |
Description |
| AAIR |
The Australasian Association for International Research |
| AARNET |
Australian Academic and Research Network |
| AAUT |
Australian Awards for University Teaching |
| ABS |
Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| AEPIC |
Aboriginal Education Policy Implementation Committee |
| AFP |
Australian Fee Paying |
| AFPPG |
Australian Fee Paying Postgraduate |
| AIUS |
Australian Institute of University Studies |
| AMPAC |
Asset Management Planning Advisory Committee |
| AOU |
Academic Organisational Unit |
| ARC |
Australia Research Council |
| ASCED |
Australian Standard Classification of Education |
| ATEM |
Association for Tertiary Education Management |
| ATN |
Australian Technology Network |
| ATO |
Australian Taxation Office |
| ATSI |
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander |
| AUQA |
Australian Universities Quality Agency |
| AUTC |
Australian University Teaching Committee |
| AVCC |
The Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (Now UA) |
| BEAD |
(Faculty of ) Built Environment, Art and Design |
| BOTPLS |
Bridging for Overseas-Trained Professionals Loan Scheme |
| BSC |
Balanced Scorecard |
| CALD |
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse |
| CAS |
Centre for Aboriginal Studies |
| CASS |
Curtin Annual Student Satisfaction survey |
| CAWBR |
Curtin Academic Workload Board of Review |
| CBS |
Curtin Business School |
| CCHE |
Curtin College of Higher Education (Now CRE) |
| C&CS |
Communication and Cultural Studies |
| CCS |
Curtin Consultancy Services |
| CEQ |
Course Experience Questionnaire |
| CHESSN |
Curtin Higher Education Student Support Number |
| CIC |
Curtin International College |
| CPAG |
Courses Processing Action Group |
| CRE |
Centre for Regional Education (Formerly CCHE) |
| CTP |
Consolidated Teaching Policy (or Plan) |
| CUTE |
Curtin University Test of English |
| CWS |
Commonwealth Subsidised |
| DES |
Department of Education Services (State Government) |
| DEEWR |
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (Formerly DEST) |
| DEST |
Department of Education, Science and Training (Now DEEWR) |
| DIMIA |
Department of Immigration, Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs |
| DOLIE |
Department of Languages and Intercultural Education |
| EAI |
Enterprise Application Integration |
| EDNA |
Education Network of Australia |
| EE&SJ |
Ethics Equity and Social Justice |
| EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EFTSL |
Equivalent Full Time Student Load |
| eLRF |
Electronic Loan Request Form |
| ePODF |
Electronic Payment Options Declaration Form |
| ESOS |
Educational Services for Overseas Students |
| FEE-HELP |
Higher Education Loans Program for Domestic fee-paying students (Formerly PELS) |
| FOE |
Field of Education |
| FOI |
Freedom of Information |
| FOS |
Field of Study |
| FP |
Fee Paying |
| FPOS |
Fee Paying Overseas Student |
| FFP |
Full Fee Paying |
| FTE |
Full Time Equivalent |
| FYCEQ |
First Year Course Experience Questionnaire survey |
| GAS |
Graduate Attributes Survey |
| GCA |
Graduate Careers Australia (Formerly the GCCA) |
| GCCA |
Graduate Careers Council of Australia (Now GCA) |
| GDS |
Graduate Destination Survey |
| GUG |
Good Universities Guide |
| HDR |
Higher Degree by Research |
| HE (or HEd) |
Higher Education |
| HECS |
Higher Education Contribution Scheme |
| HELP |
Higher Education Loans Programme |
| HEIMS |
Higher Education Information Management System |
| HOS or HOD |
Head of School or Head of Department |
| ICT |
Information and Communications Technology |
| IDP |
IDP Education Australia |
| IFP |
International Fee Paying |
| IO |
International Office |
| IPAC |
Information Plan Advisory Committee |
| ITP |
Information Technology Plan |
| JCPML |
John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library |
| KPI |
Key Performance Indicators |
| LEAP |
Learning Effectiveness Alliance Program |
| LIS |
Library and Information Service |
| LRF |
Loan Request Form |
| LSES |
Low Socio-economic Status |
| LSN |
Learning Support Network |
| MCEETYA |
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs |
| MCIG |
Management for Continuous Improvement and Growth |
| OLA |
Open Learning Australia |
| OLDPS |
Open Learning Deferred Payment Scheme |
| ORD |
Office of Research & Development (Same as R&D) |
| OSDVC |
Office of the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor |
| OSP |
Outside Studies Program |
| OUS |
(Office of the) University Secretary |
| PAD |
Personal Achievement Database |
| PAG |
Planning Advisory Committee (or Group) |
| PBF |
Performance Based Funding |
| PELS |
Postgraduate Education Loan Scheme (Now FEE-HELP) |
| PIN |
Personal Identification Number |
| PG |
Postgraduate |
| PMC |
Planning and Management Committee |
| PODF |
Payment Options Declaration Form |
| PREQ |
Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire |
| QACA |
Quality Assurance for Course Administration |
| QLP |
Quality Leadership Profile - 360 degree performance |
| QWL |
Quality of Working Life Survey |
| R&D |
Research and Development |
| R&I |
Rural and Isolated |
| RPL |
Recognised Prior Learning |
| RRTMR |
Research and Research Training Management Report |
| RTS |
Research Training Scheme |
| SEEQ |
Student Evaluation of Educational Quality |
| SELT |
Student Evaluation of Learning and Teaching |
| SLP |
Student Load Planning system |
| SOC |
Start of Classes |
| SOE |
Standard Operating Environment |
| SUE |
Student Unit Experience Questionaire |
| T&L |
Teaching and Learning |
| TER |
Tertiary Entrance Rank |
| TES |
Tertiary Entrance Score |
| TFN |
Tax File Number |
| TISC |
Tertiary Institutions Service Centre |
| TLM |
Total Load Management |
| UA |
Universities Australia |
| UG |
Undergraduate |
| UPO |
University Planning (Office) or (University) Properties (Office) |
| USDR |
University Strategic Development Reserve |
| VC |
Vice-Chancellory or Vice-Chancellor |
| VET |
Vocational Education and Training |
| VTEC |
Vocational Training and Education Centre |
| WASM |
Western Australian (WA) School of Mines |
| WEFTSL |
Weighted EFTSL |
| WebCT |
Web Course Tools |
| WNTA |
Women in Non-traditional Areas (of study) |
