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VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYANNUAL REPORT 2018Glossary Of TermsActivity rate (LMS: Blackboard)Academic support programmesAdmission Point Score (APS)Degree Credit Success RateDisclosureEnrolment PlanExtended programmeUser Activity Overview: Overall system and class activity for all users including averagelogins, and time spent on task as well as statistics on user activity by class.Programmes helping students successfully execute the tasks required to succeed in theiracademic programmeA score calculated using matric results to determine whether prospective students meetadmission requirementsThe number of degree credits passed relative to the degree credits enrolled. Degree creditsare calculated as FTEs per course.The divulgence of an invention for which a patent may be soughtThe 2014‐2019 Ministerial student enrolment plan targets as agreed upon between theMinister and the University CouncilAn academic programme for which the curriculum is spread over an extended period#FeesMustFallFTE enrolmentA student led protest movement campaigning for free, quality and decolonised educationA numerical designator for the load of an enrolled student based on the weighting of theirmodules in the curriculum. The product of the number of students registered for a module atcensus date multiplied by the credit value of that module (within the curriculum)The personFirst time enteringFTE/headcount ratioFTE Staff(a) is effectively registered in the collection period for an undergraduate or pre-diplomatcourse and(b) in the past has not been effectively registered in any higher education course at theinstitution or any other higher education institution.ratio/relationship used in student HEMIS analyses whereby the relationship of enrolled FTEloads to students registered for a qualificationFull-time-equivalent staff. The total number of full-time staff plus the full-time-equivalentof the part-time staff. The result may be the actual calculation determined by the numberof hours worked by all part-time staff divided by the average number of hours worked by afull-time employee (a numerical designator for an appointment based on 100% for full time)Graduation RateGraduatesHeadcount studentThe proportion of total enrolments graduating in a given year.A student who has successfully completed all the educational requirements for a specifiedacademic program of study - based on the year in which the student completed.Total, unduplicated number of students enrolled in a post-secondary education institution ata given census date, regardless of their course load.1
VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYANNUAL REPORT 2018Instruction/research staffMedia Impact IndexNon-academic supportPatentPedagogical planPermanent staffRatio of FTE students to FTEinstructional/research staffResearch outputs (DHET units)Retention rateSASSE surveySuccess RateThroughput RateTotal HeadcountUndergraduate (UG)VUTELAWork Integrated Learning (WIL)Are academic staff who spend more than 50% of their official time on duty on instructionand research activities(Also called Average Value Equivalent) is the way we measure the effectiveness of brandcommunication of our marketing and advertising initiatives in monetary terms. It gives thevalue for money – a return on your investment in the publicity we receiveProgrammes helping students successfully navigate the challenges associated with being auniversity student and with life in generalExclusive rights granted to the University by government to manufacture, use or sell aninventionPlan defining learning strategies how each faculty will help students achieve the requiredoutcomesA permanent staff member is defined as an employee who contributes to an institutionpension or retirement fundThis ratio is computed by comparing the FTE of students with the FTE of the staffIs derived from research publication units in accredited journals and conferenceproceedings, books and/or chaptersThe retention rate for a particular programme (or group of students registered for aprogramme) is the proportion of students registered in year n that re-registers in year n+ 1.The South African Survey of Student Engagement (SASSE) is a survey that gatherscomprehensive information from universities relating to high-impact experiences andbehaviours identified as having an influence on the teaching and learning experience.The number of degree credits passed relative to the degree credits enrolled. Degree creditsare calculated as FTEs per course.The cumulative number of students from the baseline cohort who received the originalqualification within or before the specified time (minimum time, minimum time+1, etc.)Total number of unduplicated count of students registered for a qualification. Unduplicatedcount of students registered for a qualification with at least one uncancelled, unexemptedmodule at an appropriate census date, that excludes non-approved qualifications.Courses that are coded as lower pre-diplomat/undergraduate, intermediate pre-diplomat /undergraduate and higher undergraduateVUT E-Learning Alive: The Learner Management System used by VUTWIL refers to a departure point of applied learning that focuses on work experience (i.e.acquiring work-related skills) under supervision and/or mentorship of the workplace. It is alearning programme that focuses on the application of theory in an authentic,workplace-based context2
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