This Is Not an Exhaustive List of Acronyms and Business Language Used at CSU

Common Business Language Glossary /

This is not an exhaustive list of acronyms and business language used at CSU

Acronym / Means
A
ACCC / Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
A/Prof or Aspro / Associate Professor
AGSPS / Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security
AHEIA / Australian Higher Education Industrial Association
AHEGS / Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement
Ally / Diversity program supporting sexuality, sex and gender at CSU
AP / Accounts Payable
AQF / Australian Qualifications Framework
AR / Accounts Receivable
ARC / Audit and Risk Committee (Council) or Australian Research Council
Ascender / Human Resources Information System
ATAR / Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank
AW / Albury-Wodonga
AWC / Academic Workload Committee
AWM / Academic Workload Manager System
B
BA or BX / Bathurst
Banner / Student and Finance Information System
BDMS / Banner Document Management System
BEIMS / Building Engineering and Information Management System
BJBS / Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences
Bridgit / Smart Bridgit Software, share desktop/presentation
C
C&C / Courses and Campuses
CA / Canberra
CAL / Course Availability List
CALD / Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
CAPPE / Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics
CASIMS / Course and Subject Information Management System
CD / Course Director
CDC / Campus Development Committee
CHESSN / Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number
CGS / Commonwealth Grants Scheme
CLT / Curriculum, Learning and Teaching or Course Leadership Team
CNL / University Council
Contact Centre / Point of Contact for Prospective Students
CPSU / Community and Public Sector Union
CRG / Critical Response Group
CRICOS / Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students
CSCS / Charles Sturt Campus Services
CSP / Commonwealth-supported place
CSM / Common Support Model
CSUDIS / Course and Subject Development Information System (Smart Tools)
D
DE / Distance Education
DEEWR / Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
DFM / Division of Facilities Management
DGC / Data Governance Committee
DHR / Division of Human Resources
DIT / Division of Information Technology
DLS / Division of Library Services
DLT / Division of Teaching and Learning
DMC / Division of Marketing and Communication
DSA / Division of Student Administration
DU / Dubbo
DVC / Deputy Vice-Chancellor
E
EAP / Employee Assistance Program
ECC / Employee Consultative Committee
ECR / Early Career Researchers
ED / Executive Dean, Executive Director or Educational Designer
EDRS / Employee Development and Review Scheme
EEO / Equal Employment Opportunity
EFT / Equivalent Full Time
EFTSL / Equivalent Full Time Student Load
ELMO / WHS Online Induction Module and other staff online learning
EM / Employers Mutual - Workers Compensation Insurer
EO / Equal Opportunity
EPC / Emergency Planning Committee
ERA / Excellence for Research in Australia
Establishment / Staff Profile Report
ESL / English as a Second Language
F
FAST / Finance Reporting System
FCC / Faculty Courses Committee
FMCentral / Geographical Information System
FOAE / Faculty of Arts and Education
FOBJBS / Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences
FOI / Freedom of Information
FOS / Faculty of Science
FRC / Finance Review Committee
FSLCLTC / Faculty Smart Learning Course Leadership Team
FTE / Full Time Equivalent
FTSL / Full-Time Student Load
G
GIPA Act / Government Information (Public Access) Act
GLO / Graduate Learning Outcome
Go8 / Group of Eight universities (ANU, UWA, UQ, Usyd, UNSW, Monash, Adelaide, Melbourne)
GPA / Grade Point Average
Gradebook / System to capture student grades
H
HDA / Higher Duties Allowance
HDR / Higher Degree Research
HEIMS / Higher Education Information Management System
HES / Higher Ed Services
HEW / Higher Education Worker
HOC / Head of Campus
HOS / Head of School
HPRM / HPE Records Management System
HRET / Human Resources Executive Team
HRLT / HR Liaison Team
HRP / HR Partnerships
HRSC / HR Service Centre
HSC / Health and Safety Committee or Higher School Certificate
HSR / Health and Safety Representative
I
I3 / Institutional Intelligence and Insight
IASP / Indigenous Academic Success Program
IELTS / International English Language Testing System
IGMS / Identity Group Management System
ILSC / Information Learning Systems Committee
ILWS / Institute for Land, Water and Society
info.csu / Contact Centre for Prospective Students
InPlace / Workplace Learning Management System
Interact / Learning Management System
ISIP / Initiatives and Strategy Implementation Plan
ISIPGC / Initiatives and Strategy Implementation Plan Governance Committee
J
JCAC / Job Classification Advisory Committee
K
KPI / Key Performance Indicator
L
LDW / Leadership Development for Women
LOTE / Language Other than English
M
M&S / Markets and Service
MDMS / Murray Darling Medical School
MOOC / Massive Open Online Course
MOO / Market Orientated Organisation Strategic Project
MSI / Mandatory Subject Information
N
NAP / Non-Attendance Period for Annualised Employees
NESB / Non- English Speaking Background
NSWVCC / NSW Vice-Chancellor's Committee
NTEU / National Tertiary Education Union
NWGIC / National Wine and Grape Industry Centre
O
O Week / Orientation Week for Commencing Students
OA / Orange
OGCA / Office of Governance and Corporate Affairs
OPA / Outside Professional Activities
OVC / Office of the Vice-Chancellor
P
PACT / Public and Contextual Theology (Centre)
PG / Postgraduate
PMQ / Port Macquarie
ProMaster / Expense and Travel Management System
PSG / Planning and Strategy Group
PYE / Part-Year Employment
PVC / Pro-Vice-Chancellor
R
RA / Research Adviser or Research Assistant
Reclass / Job Classification - Reclassification
REQ / Requisition
Research Master / Research Information Management System
S
SAL / Subject Availability List
SAVS / School of Animal and Veterinary Science
SAWS / School of Agriculture and Wine Science
SCCI / School of Communication and Creative Industries
SIP / Service Improvement Project
SL / Senior Lecturer or Smart Learning
SOPS / School of Policing Studies
SPAN / Spatial Analysis Network
SPC / Succession Planning Committee (Council)
SPI / Office of Strategic Planning and Information
ST / Smart Tools (CSUDIS)
Student Central / Point of Contact for Current Students
T
Talisma / Customer Relationship Management System
TEQSA / Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency
TH / Thurgoona (Albury-Wodonga Campus)
TOEFL / Test of English as a Foreign Language
TOR / Terms of Reference
TOL / Transform Online LearningStrategic Project
TOC / Transform On CampusStrategic Project
U
UA / Universities Australia
UAC / Universities Admissions Centre (NSW & ACT)
UCPC / University Course Planning Committee
UG / Undergraduate
United Voice / Formerly the Liquor Hospitality Miscellaneous Union
USHMC / University Safety and Health Management Committee
V
VA / Visiting and Adjunct Appointments
VC / Vice-Chancellor
VCF / Vice-Chancellor's Forum
VCLT / Vide-Chancellor’s Leadership Team
VTAC / Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre
W
Web Kiosk / HR Web Self Service for staff
WHS / Workplace Health & Safety
WPL / Workplace Learning
WRCC / Workplace Relations, Culture and Capability
EMPLOYMENT GRADES/LEVELS
Professional/General Staff
Level 1 to Level 10 / Level 10 is most Senior level
Academic Levels / Level E is most Senior level
A / Associate Lecturer
B / Lecturer
C / Senior Lecture
D / Associate Professor
E / Professor
Senior Executive Levels
SNR 01 to 05 / Level 01 is most Senior level
Delegations

Approval Level / Classification
Band 1 / HEW 3 – 4 (HEW = Higher Education Worker)
Band 2 / HEW 5 – 6
Band 3 / HEW 7 – 8
Band 4 / HEW 9 – 10
Band 5 / Deputy Director/Manager
Band 6 / Secondary Budget Centre Manager
Band 7 / Primary Budget Centre Manager
Band 8 / Senior Executive Committee Member
Band 9 / Vice-Chancellor
Band 10 / Chancellor
Band 11 / Council

Last updated September 2017