Glossary

Acceptances

International Office

International onshore students who have accepted a University place.

Measure

Account

Human Resources

Dimension

Activity

Finance

Code to breakdown expenditure against certain types of activities.

Dimension

Activities (GDS)

PAS

In the GDS graduates are asked if they are working or have gone on to further study. 'Activities' provides a breakdown of the graduates' employment status.

Dimension

Age

All Systems

Age of students / staff as a number.

Dimension

Age by groups

All Systems

Age groupings of people (e.g. 0-14, 15-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-75, 76 and over).

Dimension

Agents

International Office

Organised by country. Agents handle FPOS recruitment.

Dimension

All classifications

Staff Survey

Staff classifications used in the Rodski Staff Attitude Survey have been grouped into ‘academic’, ‘general’ or ‘management’.

Dimension

All lengths of employment

Staff Survey

The Rodski Staff Attitude Survey asks staff to indicate the length of their employment with UniSA in years.

Dimension

All modes of employment

Staff Survey

The Rodski Staff Attitude Survey asks staff to indicate the mode of their employment with UniSA ie. ‘full time’, ‘part time’, ‘casual/other’.

Dimension

AOU code

All Systems

Another word for Schools (Academic Organisational Unit) - see Reference files.

Dimension

Application status

International Office

e.g. awaiting documents, being assessed.

Dimension

Application type

International Office

e.g. postgraduate, undergraduate, exchange.

Dimension

Area code

Finance/Human resources

2 digit code used in Chart of Accounts, defines a subsection of the University.

Dimension

Attendance mode

PAS

A code which identifies the mode of attendance by which the student undertakes a course/program eg. Internal, External or Mixed Mode.

Dimension

Attendance type

PAS

A code which identifies whether a student is classified as being a Full-Time or Part-Time.

Dimension

ATSI status

Superseded - refer to Indigenous/ Non Indigenous

Australian/ International

PAS

Australian - student whose citizenship status is Australian, New Zealand or permanent resident. International - student on a temporary residency permit or has status other than the above.

Dimension

Australians/ Internationals

PAS

Same as 'All Citizenships'.

Dimension

Australian Research Council
(ARC)

Research Services

ARC is responsible for advising the government on research funding, including the outcomes of the various major research grants schemes accessible to university academic staff.

Dimension

Awards and classifications

Human Resources

Employment code by Academic and General.

Dimension

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Basis of admission

Student/PAS

Identifies the main criterion in granting the student admission to the current program.

Dimension

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Campus

All Systems

The campus (City West, City East, Magill, Underdale, Mawson Lakes, Whyalla) - see Reference files.

Dimension

Careers

Student

e.g. Postgraduate, Undergraduate.

Dimension

Categories and Questions

Staff Survey

The Rodski Staff Attitude Survey questionnaire contains a standard set of questions grouped under ‘Best Practice’ categories.

Dimension

Catalog number

Student

4 digit number see Course ID. Generally 1st character is the year level, characters 2 to 4 is a sequence number.

Report Prompt

Citizenship (SEQ)

PAS

Respondents to the SEQ are defined as 'Australian' or 'International' (note the SEQ does not include transnational students).

Dimension

Citizenship status

Student/PAS

A code indicating a student's citizenship and residence status (1,2,3 = Australian  4,5 = International).

Dimension

Cluster

PAS

One of twelve clusters of disciplinary areas in which a given unit of study will fall. Funding clusters are used to determine Commonwealth contribution for a place and the maximum student contribution for a place.

More detail see Field of Education with Funding Cluster.

Dimension

Commence date

Student/PAS

The date the student commenced the program (yyyymm format).

Dimension

Commence year

Student/PAS

The Year the student commenced the program. 

Dimension

Commencing/ Continuing

Student/PAS

Whether the Student is commencing or continuing from a previous years study.

Dimension

Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships (CAS)

A Commonwealth Learning Scholarship (CLS) to assist with the cost of accommodation.

Definition

Commonwealth Assistance Form (CAF)

Formerly HECS or PELS payment option form.

Definition

Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN)

Formerly enrolment confirmation and Liability/audit notice.

Definition

Commonwealth Contribution

Contributions that the Commonwealth makes towards the cost of a student's education through the Commonwealth Grant Scheme.

Definition

Commonwealth Educational Costs Scholarships (CECS)

A CLS to assist with the cost of education.

Definition

PAS

The scheme through which the Commonwealth provides a contribution, set by discipline, towards the cost of an agreed number of Commonwealth supported places

Definition

Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN)

DEEWR unique identifier for all Commonwealth supported or assisted grants.

Definition

Commonwealth Learning Scholarship (CLS)

Commonwealth-funded scholarships for Commonwealth assisted students.

Definition

Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)

Formerly HECS place.

Definition

Commonwealth Supported Student

Formerly HECS student.

Definition

Conversion

International Office

Measure of Acceptances/ Offers x100.

Measure

Corporate budget

Finance

Official University corporate budget maintained by Finance unit. 

Measure

Cost categories

Research

High and Low Cost Funding category based on field of study for Research Programs.

Cost centres

Finance

Unique code given to record cost and expenditure across a project/unit/division or any area that requires financial accountability.

Dimension

Country of Application (COA)

International Office

Country where the student applied for the program.

Dimension

Country of Birth

PAS

Country where the student was born. See Reference file for more information.

Dimension

Country of Citizenship (COC)

International Office

Dimension

Country of home residence

PAS

The country (or Australian postcode) where the student lived just prior to commencing study.

Dimension

Country of semester residence

PAS

The country  (or Australian postcode) where the student lives during their period of study in a program.

Dimension

Course

Students/PAS

Unit of study. A discrete basic component of an academic program, a syllabus item, identified by a course name, subject area and catalog number.

Dimension

Students/PAS

 This relates to the ownership of the course (unit of study). Courses are mapped to the current-year organisation structure by Course Owner (Division/School).

Dimension

Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ)

PAS

A national survey conducted annually of all students who completed the requirements of a higher education program in the previous year. The CEQ survey evaluates graduates’ perceptions of their program experience. The questionnaire asks graduates to respond to 24 questions using a 5-point scale ranging from ‘strongly disagree’ to ‘strongly agree’. A separate series of reports is also produced for Transnational students.

Definition

Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) Program Levels

PAS

Level of program used for CEQ surveys: bachelor, diploma, postgraduate and other.

Dimension

Course ID

Students

Unique 6 digit code assigned to each course within the University's record system.
A course can also be queried by Subject Area Code (4 characters) and Catalog Number (4 digits) e.g. Course ID=012535 Subject / Catalog = COMP1011.

Report Prompt

Credit granted %

PAS

The percentage of credit granted to the student for prior education studies.

Measure

Credits (GCA)

PAS

The GDS asks graduates if they received any credit or advanced standing for the award they just completed. Responses are: no, yes TAFE, yes another, yes for other reasons.

Dimension

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Dates

All Systems

Range of dates to filter on.

Dimension

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
(DEEWR)

Students/PAS

DEEWR: The Commonwealth Government Department responsible for higher education. As a principal funding body for the sector, DEEWR coordinates a significant amount of the public reporting required of universities. http://www.deewr.gov.au/ 

(Under different governments and Ministers since the late 1980s, the Commonwealth Government department responsible for higher education has variously been called

• DETYA: Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs; 

• DEETYA: Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs; and 

• DEET: Department of Employment, Education and Training

• DEST: Department of Education, Science and Training.)

Definition

Disability status

PAS

Whether the student has identified themselves as having a disability.  Also refer to Equity Indicators.

Dimension

Discipline areas

Marketing Development Unit

Classification of subjects in terms of the subject matter being taught and/or researched e.g. Access & Bridging Programs, Accounting & Commerce.

Dimension

Discovery projects

Research Office

Supports a continuum of activities, from smaller single research projects to clusters of larger projects, in order to meet the varied needs of researchers in different disciplines and at different stages of their careers. Where appropriate, Discovery—Projects emphasises the need for collaboration, and the development of capacity-building partnerships to work on a cohesive research program that will make a major contribution to generating knowledge. Discovery—Projects funds research projects and fellowships.

Divisions

Students/PAS

The Division that owns the Program that the student is studying towards e.g. Division of Business and Enterprise.

Dimension

Divisions / Portfolios

Finance

Grouping of the Divisions, Portfolios and Chancellery.

Dimension

Double degree

Students/PAS

Flag: Y or blank.

Dimension

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Equivalent Full-Time Student Load
(EFTSL)

EFTSL refers to a student's study load.  At UniSA 1 EFTSL is equivalent to 36 units of study over a year.

Measure

Equivalent Full-Time Student Unit
(EFTSU)

Superseded - refer to EFTSL.

Employment Industries (GDS)

PAS

Graduate employers in the GDS are classified by type of business according to the Australia and New Zealand Standard Industry Codes.

Dimension

Employment Occupation (GDS)

PAS

Graduate occupations in the GDS are classified according to the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations.

Dimension

Employment States (GDS)

PAS

The GDS collects information on the state (or country) in which the graduate has gained employment.

Dimension

Employment Types (GDS)

PAS

The GDS collects information on the broad-level industry sectors of working graduates .

Dimension

Employment types

Human Resources

e.g. Training, Continuing, Fixed Contract, Redeployed.

Dimension

Enrolment

The process by which persons who have been admitted to University programs formally register as new or continuing students of the University.

Enrolments

Students/PAS

As a measure (often shown next to persons), this is a count of student enrolments in programs - which is different to the person count, because some students are enrolled in multiple programs.

Measure

Entry years

International Office

e.g. 1999, 2000.

Dimension

Equity Indicators

PAS

The following list of dimensions are used as equity indicators: Gender, ATSI Status, Disability, Isolated, Low Socio Economic Status (LowSES), Non English Speaking Background (NESB), Rural and WINS - full definition is here.

Definition

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FEE - HELP

Formerly Postgraduate Education Loan Scheme (PELS). See changes to HECS and PELS.

Fee paying Overseas Student (FPOS)

Students/PAS

A fee-paying overseas student who is not sponsored under a foreign aid program, and including students with these awards: OPRS (Overseas Postgraduate Research Scheme); SOPF (Special Overseas Postgraduate Fund); Australian-European Awards Program; and the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan. Excludes OPRS and SOPF students who have category 818 visas.

Dimension

Fees (GCA)

PAS

The 2004 GDS instrument used three measures to identify the payment structure relevant to graduates: HECS liable, Fee-paying or Other.

Dimension

Field of Education (FOE)

Student/PAS

DEEWR classification of education field  - see Reference files.

Dimension

Field of Study (FOS)

Student/PAS

A 2 digit classification of programs based on similarity in terms of the vocational field of specialisation or the principal subject matter of the program. Also known as Speciality Area.

Dimension

First FT Work (GDS)

PAS

The GDS asks graduates if their current job is their first full time employment.

Dimension

Full Time Equivalent (FTE)

A unit of the size of the staff body which considers both the number of staff and the fraction of full-time work status of each.  For example, a staff member working full-time will register as 1 FTE; while a staff working a fractional load of half-time will register as 0.5 FTE.

Measure

Funding

Student/PAS

Funding source. Indicates where the funds for the student's program are derived e.g. Contribution Scheme>HECS - HELP Deferred pre2005 (Type 110).

Dimension

Funding Cluster

PAS

One of twelve clusters of disciplinary areas in which a given unit of study will fall. Funding clusters are used to determine Commonwealth contribution for a place and the maximum student contribution for a place.

More detail see Field of Education with Funding Cluster.

Dimension

Further Study Attendance (GDS)

PAS

The attendance mode (full time or part time) of graduates that have gone on to further study.

Dimension

Further Study Institution (GDS)

PAS

The institution of graduates who have gone on to further study.

Dimension

Further Study Levels (GDS)

PAS

The level of study of graduates who have gone on to further study .

Dimension

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Genders

All

Male, Female, Unknown. Also refer to Equity Indicators.

Dimension

 PAS

Graduate Careers Australia

 PAS

Graduate Careers Council of Australia. Now GCA.

Graduate Course Experience Questionnaire (GCEQ)

PAS

Commonly known as CEQ. A national survey conducted annually of all students who completed the requirements of a higher education program in the previous year. The CEQ survey evaluates graduates’ perceptions of their program experience. The questionnaire asks graduates to respond to 24 questions using a 5-point scale ranging from ‘strongly disagree’ to ‘strongly agree’.

Definition

Grade Point Average (GPA)

Student

A measure of the average performance of a student. The grade point average (GPA) is calculated as follows:

GPA = Sum of (Grade Points x course unit values) / Sum of course unit values

where Grade Points

HD = 7
D = 6
C = 5
P1 = 4.5
P2 = 4
SP = 3.5
CP, TP = 3
F, F1, WF = 1.5
F2 = 1

Where a course result is a Non-graded Pass (NGP), the result will only be included if the GPA is less than 4, and will be assigned the grade point of 4, otherwise NGP results should be disregarded.

Definition

Graduate Destination Survey (GDS)

PAS

A national survey conducted annually of all students who completed the requirements of a higher education program in the previous year. The survey obtains information on the employment and study status of recent graduates. A separate series of reports is also produced for Transnational students.

Definition

Graduate Destination Survey (GDS) Program Levels

PAS

Level of program used in GDS reporting includes: bachelor, diploma, postgraduate, research and other.

Dimension

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Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS)

Student

Under the HECS scheme a large part of the cost of a university education for a student in a Commonwealth supported place is borne by the Commonwealth government. The student pays only a contribution toward the overall cost of their program. Under the pre 2005 ‘HECS’ scheme, HECS amounts for different courses were set with three different bands by the Commonwealth government. From 2005, student contributions are set by universities, within limits prescribed by the Commonwealth. Each course of the University is categorised as falling into one of 12 different funding clusters. See changes to HECS and PELS.

Definition

HECS - HELP

Formerly HECS (deferral/discount). See changes to HECS and PELS.

Definition

HECS exemption status

Student/PAS

A code which identifies, for an enrolment in a course, in a semester, the exempt status; the liability status for HECS; the status for the Open Learning Deferred Payments Scheme (OLDPS); the status for the Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme (PELS); the status for Bridging for Overseas Trained Professionals Loan Scheme (BOTPLS).

Dimension

Home residence  

Student/PAS

Indicates the country name of a student's permanent home residence.

Dimension

Home residence code

Student/PAS

The Australian postcode or overseas country code of a student's permanent home residence.

Dimension

Home residence group

Student/PAS

Indicates a student's permanent home residence, either an Australian state or territory (South Australia is divided into metro and other) or  Overseas.

Dimension

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Indigenous/ Non Indigenous

Student/PAS

Identifies whether or not the student identifies themselves as being of either Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.  Also refer to Equity Indicators.

Dimension

Institutions (GCA)

PAS

Australia-wide institutions involved in the GDS/CEQ survey.

Dimension

Internal / External

Student / PAS

Shows whether the student is studying the program internally (actually at the Campus) or Externally.

Dimension

International

Describes UniSA international activity within Australia (formerly known as Onshore).

Definition

Isolated

PAS

A students’ geographic status is determined from the postcode of home location and identified as one of three groups: rural, urban, and isolated. From 2001 the classification of postcodes is derived from the 1996 Australian Bureau of Statistics census data. Prior to this the 1993 classification of postcodes devised by the Department of Primary Industry and Energy was used.  Also refer to Equity Indicators.

Definition

Item codes

Finance

Four digit code that relates financial activity to one of revenue, expense, asset, liability or equity.

Dimension

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Language

Student / PAS

The primary language that the student speaks at home.

Dimension

Ledger types

Finance

e.g. actual, budget, latest forecast.

Dimension

Levels (GCA)

PAS

Level of program as defined by GCA (GDS) e.g. Pass Bachelor Degree, Honours Bachelor Degree.

Dimensions

Line of business

Finance

Business activity code used to categorise financial data for contribution analysis reporting.

Dimension

Linkage projects

Research Office

Supports research and development projects that are undertaken to acquire new knowledge and that involve risk or innovation. Supports collaborative research projects between higher education researchers and industry and identifies an allocation to projects of benefit to regional and rural communities. Proposals must contain an industry contribution. The interaction with actual or potential users of research outcomes is a critical element in Linkage—Projects.

Load

Student

See EFTSL (Equivalent Full-Time Student Unit).

Measure

 PAS

Used in GDS/CEQ to denote Language other than English (replaces NESB from 2005)

Dimension

Low SES (Low Socio Economic Status)

PAS

People from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds whose postcodes of home location fall within the lowest quartile of the population of a given catchment region (national, state or urban). Determined by the value of the ABS Index of Education and Occupation (EdOcc). Also refer to Equity Indicators.

Dimension

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Month

All systems

Calendar months.

Dimension

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Non Divisional/Portfolios

Human Resources

Sub category of Org Unit 1.

Dimension

NESB

Non English speaking background (NESB). Students who are Australian residents but were: born overseas and arrived in Australia less than 10 yrs ago and  speak a language other than English at home  Equity Indicators. See LOTE.

Definition

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Offers - measure

International Office

International onshore students who have been offered a University place.

Measure

Offshore

Student / PAS

Where the campus that the student is studying in is located. See Transnational for International students.

Dimension

Onshore

Student / PAS

Where the campus that the student is studying in is located.  See International for International students.

Dimension

Org Units

Human Resources

Organisation structure - top level dimension that groups Divisions, Portfolios and Chancellery and the associated Schools and Units within these groups.

Dimension

Org Unit 1

Human Resources

Organisation structure - Level 1 reporting entity - all Divisions, Portfolios, Non Divisional/Portfolios - see Reference files.

Dimension

Org Unit 2

Human Resources

Organisation structure - Level 2 reporting entity - all Schools, Units - see Reference files.

Dimension

Org Unit 3

Human Resources

Organisation structure - Level 3 reporting entities under Schools & Units - nominated entities e.g. Research institute - see Reference files.

Dimension

Overseas higher education loan program (OS- HELP)

Loan available to commonwealth assisted students for study in an overseas country.

Definition

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Persons

Student or Staff 

Person – this is a unique count of individual students or staff in a cube or report. e.g. if a student is concurrently enrolled in more than one program, a report for the whole university would only count this student as one person. Use program enrolments if you want the student to be counted once in each program.

Measure

Portfolios

Student/PAS

Manage Administrative Units.

Dimension

Postcodes

Student/PAS

Postcode as per Australian Post Office. 

Dimension

Previous Level

PAS

See below.

Dimension

Previous Qualification

PAS

The 2004 GDS asks graduates the level of their previous qualification. Responses are: postgraduate degree or diploma, bachelor, undergraduate diploma, completed high school, other or no previous.

Dimension

Priority for DEEWR

PAS

Flag: Y or blank (demand cube).

Dimension

Priority for equity

PAS

Flag: Y or blank (demand cube).

Dimension

Priority for Uni

PAS

Flag: Y or blank (demand cube).

Dimension

Project Link

Finance

Unique code used to group or link similar projects for financial reporting purposes.

Dimension

Project Quality System
(PQS)

Project Quality System

Corporate system used to monitor project activity of a non - recurrent nature.

Projected income - measure

International Office

Annual international program fee x duration of program (minus any credits granted in years).

Measure

Program levels

Student/PAS

Levels of Program e.g. Higher degree coursework, Other postgrad, Research, Postgrad.

Dimension

Program(s)

All Systems

The overarching award in which students are enrolled, e.g. Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Business, Doctor of Philosophy. This can also include non-award programs or enabling programs.  The program is made up of a series of core and non core courses. 

Programs mapped to the current-year organisation structure (Division/School)

Dimension

Program(s) Historic Org Structure

All Systems

Programs mapped to the organisation structure relevant for that statistical year

Dimension

Program(s) nnnn Org Structure

All Systems

Programs mapped to the organisation structure relevant for a nominated year e.g. where nnnn = 2003

Dimension

Program code

Student

A 4 digit alpha code used to identify the academic program on the University's student record system. First letter represents the campus. Second letter represents the program level. Last two letters are an abbreviation of the program name  - see Reference files.

Program plan

Student

The area of specialisation within an academic program e.g. Applied Geology within the Bachelor of Applied Science (Applied Geology) or International Business within a Bachelor of Business.

Report Prompt

Program Research Experience Questionnaire (PREQ)

Evaluation

Annual survey of Australian university students who have completed a PhD or research masters degree. The survey is conducted by Graduate Careers Australia (GCA), Planning and Assurance Services is responsible to administering the survey on behalf of UniSA.

Definition

Publication categories

Research Office

e.g. A1, B1, C etc.

Dimension

Publications by FTE

Research Services

Measure used in cube - total publications divided by the FTE to obtain a measure of the weighted publications for each FTE academic staff member (Level A and above).

Measure

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Quarter

All systems

Calendar quarters.

Dimension

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Recruitment sources

Marketing Development Unit

e.g. PIC2002 - Stat workshop, PIC - MUGG03.

Dimension

Region - ISIS

International Office

Region 1 and 2 - organised to handle FPOS recruitment.

Dimension

Retention rate

Retention rates are calculated as the number of continuing students enrolled in Semester1 of a year divided by the number of total students enrolled at 31st March of the previous year, less students who completed in the previous year. It is only a "one-year" snapshot of student enrolment flow. Care must be taken in interpretation as it is an apparent rate only and can produce anomalies especially at the program level.

Research centres

Research Services

e.g. Advanced Computing Research Centre, Centre for Allied Health Research.

Dimension

Research degree types

Research Services

PhD or Masters Degree.

Dimension

Research income categories

Research Services

1 - Aust Competitive grants, 2 - Other Govt grants, 3 - Industry/International grants 4 - Cooperative Research Centres.

Dimension

Research Fields, Courses and Disciplines Classification (RFCD) Codes

Research Services

These codes allow both R&D activity and other activity within the higher education sector to be categorised according to the field of research undertaken. In addition, the classification is to be used within the higher education sector to classify courses, units of study and teaching activity to field. The categories in the classification include recognised academic disciplines and related major sub-fields taught at universities or tertiary institutions, major fields of research investigated by national research institutions and organisations, and emerging areas of study.

Dimension

Revenue Category

Finance

High level financial grouping of revenue, expense, asset, liability or equity item codes.

Dimension

RFM weights

Research

Relative Funding Model Weights.

Rural

PAS

A students’ geographic status is determined from the postcode of home location and identified as one of three groups: rural, urban, and isolated. From 2001 the classification of postcodes is derived from the 1996 Australian Bureau of Statistics census data. Prior to this the 1993 classification of postcodes devised by the Department of Primary Industry and Energy was used. Also refer to Equity Indicators.

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Salaries (GDS)

PAS

The GDS asks graduates in full time employment to provide their gross annual salary.

Dimension

Scales

PAS

This refers to the six CEQ scales used by UniSA in the survey. The six scales are Good Teaching, Overall Satisfaction, Appropriate Assessment, Appropriate Workload, Clear Goals and Standards and Generic Skills.

Dimension

School

Student/PAS

Grouped by Division e.g. Accounting and Information Systems.

Dimension

Schools - Secondary

Marketing Development Unit

Secondary schools of prospective students.

Dimension

Semester

Superseded - refer to Study period. Semesters 1, 2 and 3.

Semester residence  

Student/PAS

Indicates the country name of a student's permanent semester residence.

Dimension

Semester residence code

Student/PAS

The Australian postcode or overseas country code of a student's permanent semester residence.

Dimension

Semester residence group

Student/PAS

Indicates a student's permanent semester residence, either an Australian state or territory (South Australia is divided into metro and other) or overseas.

Dimension

 Student/PAS

Indicates whether a course teaching load is shared, usually between schools. Valid values are yes or no.

 Definition

Sources of information

International Office

e.g. AEC, advert, agent, embassy.

Specialisation completions

Student

Student/PAS

Persons can also be used in a student cube.

Measure

Student contribution amount (SCA)

Formerly HECS fee.

Student Contribution or Student Contribution Amount – a contribution that the commonwealth supported students pay towards the overall cost of their study. Please refer to Commonwealth supported programs for details

Definition

Student experience questionnaire (SEQ)

Evaluation

The Student Experiences Questionnaire is a survey administered every other year to all onshore students at the University.

Definition

Student group

Student

A grouping applied to a student indicating they are part of a particular cohort of students. Mainly used for offshore students to track the intake cohorts within each program. Students may belong to one or more of these groups throughout their enrolment at the University.

Student learning entitlement (SLE)

An entitlement, measured in EFTSL, giving eligible students access to CSP.

Definition

Students - ISIS

International Office

FPOS (Fee Paying Overseas Students).

Measure

Students - Research

Research Services

Students undertaking Research Degrees.

Measure

Students - Secondary

Marketing Development Unit

Secondary Students - once they have contacted the University they remain in the system as a prospective student. At year end a Year 9 student will be treated as a Year 10 student and a Year 12 student is considered as no longer active.  Students who do not have valid contact details are also no longer active.

Measure

Study Period (SP)

Introduced 2005, replacing Term and Semester. Period of time during which all activity relating to a course occurs, including induction, reading, teaching and assessment.

Four digit term code in Medici.  In general, the first two digits represent the year (05=2005) and the final two digits indicate which Study Period (05=1, 10=2, 12=3, 14=4, 20=5, 25=6, 30=7).

Definition

Sub sub area

Finance

Area sub Code.

Dimension 

Subject area code

Student

Nominated teaching area of a course (4 characters) see Course ID.

Report Prompt

Submission

Student/PAS

This is the standard DEEWR submission (twice a year as at 31st March and 31st August.) Submission 1 contains student enrolment data for semesters 1 and 3, Submission 2 contains student enrolment data for semester 2.

Success rate

Success rates are the study load passed by a student as a proportion of the load for which the student enrolled in a given year. This gives an indication of success within a year.

Definition

Survey groups

PAS

The SEQ uses four versions of the questionnaire directed at the following cohorts of students: internal coursework, external coursework, internal research, external research.

Dimension

Survey questions

PAS

The suite of questions used in the SEQ. In 2004 there were four sections in the SEQ: Program Experience, Services & Facilities, Students Association and University Life/ Overall Satisfaction.

Dimension

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Teaching period

Period of time during which the actual contact hours are timetabled for a course.

Definition

Term

Superseded - refer to Study Period. A period of time within an academic year in which classes are presented e.g. semester 1, semester 2, summer semester.

Total publications (weighted)

Research Services

Measures the total publications reported to DEEWR on a weighted basis ie books have a value of 5, others are 1.

Dimension

Transnational

Describes UniSA international activity outside Australia (formerly known as Offshore).

Definition

Transnational student experience questionnaire (TSEQ)

Evaluation

In 2005 the Transnational Student Experiences Questionnaire (TSEQ) was developed to obtain feedback from UniSA students studying in countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and Switzerland. The TSEQ and SEQ are designed to provide information to decision makers and to ‘bridge the gap’ between the University’s Course Evaluation Instrument (CEI) and the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ).

Definition

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Units

PAS / Finance

Administrative/support units managed by Portfolio e.g. Planning & Assurance Services, Finance Unit, Human Resources etc.

Dimension

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Weighted Equivalent Full - Time Student Load (WEFTSL)

EFTSL value multiplied by the discipline weighting based on the Relative Funding Model.

Measure

WEFTSU

Superseded - refer to WEFTSL.

Working budget
(including PQS)

Finance

Budget used at local level to monitor financial activity on a cost centre basis. Working budget is populated from budget uploads from PQS as well as manual journals uploads from the local finance officers.

Whyalla

Campus. Also subcategory of Org Unit 2.

Dimension

WINS (Women In Non - traditional Study)

PAS

Female students enrolled in non-traditional study areas (excluding business studies).  Also refer to Equity Indicators.

Definition

WINSB

PAS

Women in Non-Traditional Study (WINS) - enrolled in a field of education or level of program for which the percentage of female enrolments is less than 40%. Originally, at a national level, these fields were: Agriculture, Architecture and Building, Business Administration and Economics, Engineering and Surveying, and Science. By 2003 the fields of education at a national level with less than 40% female participation were Architecture, Engineering and Information Technology. In relation to level of program, at a national level research degrees have been identified as WINS.

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Year levels

Marketing Development Unit

Secondary High School year e.g. Year 11, 12.

Year

All systems

Calendar years.

Dimension

Yield

International Office

Equates to projected income/ acceptances.

Dimension