ABW
Agresso Business World
AD
Active Directory
Microsoft directory service (replaced Windows NT domains) - primary AD in the University is called SOTON.
Agresso
Agresso
Software/Service used for the university finance system.
AHRC
Arts and Humanities Research Council
AOB
Any Other Business
An opportunity at the end of an agenda to bring up items which were not in the agenda. Generally use this only for important items as everyone wants to escape the meeting!
API
Application Programming Interface
A set of routines, protocols and tools for building software applications.
AppV
Application Virtualisation
virtual software delivery mechanism
ARS
Action Request System
Platform containing ESS, CATS booking etc. (accessed via BMC Remedy)
Asset tag
a.k.a. UOS number
The University's unique reference number for workstations and laptops. Usually printed on a label, placed on the base-unit of workstations, or lid of laptops. Starts with UOS- or ISS-.
Can also be found by looking at the 'Computer Name' property.
ASRP
Admin Systems Replacement Programme
Succeeded by ASRP. Collection of large scale IT based projects to replace ageing administrative systems within the University e.g. replacing Prophecy with Agresso
archaic
AVBS
Audio-Visual Booking Service
Service that iSolutions provide upon requests directed to serviceline for all audio visual equipment and support requests.
Banner
Banner
Database used to store student and courses related data & some of the interfaces to that data.
BAU
Business as Usual
BBSRC
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
BDMS
Banner Document Management System
System used for scanning and storage of student admissions documents.
BRM
Business Relationship Manager
iSolutions staff member who connects between a faculty staff and iSolutions
BSB
Business Systems Board
CAA
Computer-assisted Assessment
General term for the use of computers to deliver and/or mark tests, Also known as e-Assessment. Closely linked to CBE (Computer-based Assessment, qv)
CAB
Change Advisory Board
(part of ITIL), the group to which non-minor change requests are submitted, and (hopefully) approved by.
CATS
Coaching and Training Services
Provide deskside coaching, training materials etc.
CBE
Computer-based Examinations
General term for the use of computers to deliver and/or mark credit-bearing summative tests such as Examinations, Also known as 'On-screen Assessment'. Confusingly, can also be known as e-Assessment. Closely linked to CBE (Computer-based Assessment, qv)
CBT
Computer-based Test
CIP
Curriculum Innovation Programme
CLS
Common Learning Spaces
Lecture Theatres and similar spaces.
CMS
Content Management System
The University uses SitePublisher (previously: TeamSite) as its primary content management system - this 'runs' the University corporate web site (support by Web Apps team and University Comms)
COO
Chief Operating Officer OR Campus Operating Officer
COP
Close of Play
Slang expression meaning the end of the working day.
COTS
Commercial Off-The-Shelf
CPD
Continuing Professional Development
Short courses taken by staff.
CRM
Customer Relationship Management
At the University, generally refers to the (retiring) Oracle CRM system.
CTI
Configuration Type Item
Element of the Configuration Database.
CTU
Central Timetabling Unit
or Clinical Trials Unit
prime users of S+ to manage University timetabling
or a UKCRC registered CTU with expertise in the design, conduct and analysis of multicentre interventional clinical trials.
DDA
Disability Discrimination Act
Defines legal requirements for access to services (including accessibility of software and websites). Superseded by the Equality Act 2010, but most of the requirements are still in place.
DMS
Document Management System
The University uses WorkSite as it's primary document management system (supported by Web Apps team)
DPA
The Data Protection Act
The key set of laws governing the use and storage of data. Especially data about people. Even more especially personal data about people (race, medical history etc).
DSE
Display Screen Equipment
DSO
Department Safety Officer
The person responsible for Health and Safety.
DST
Desktop Solutions Team
Develop UDE and other workstation configurations. Now replaced with ESS/ESM
archaic
ECS
School of Electronics and Computer Science
Probably now better titled an "Organisational Unit" as the schools are gone.
EdShare
Institutional learning and teaching repository
Built on EPrints software platform
EPrints
EPrints Repository Software
Software developed by ECS to put university research papers online. Used by Southampton and many other universities. Software homepage is http://eprints.org/ (there are over 25 installs around soton.ac.uk running used by projects and services)
EPrints soton
Institutional research repository
EPSRC
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
ERE
Education, Research and Enterprise
Job family containing academic and research staff
ESD
Enterprise Systems Development
iSolutions team for server, storage, network and desktop architecture, the new name for "ESS".
ESM
Enterprise Systems Management
iSolutions team
ESRC
Economic and Social Research Council
ESS
Enterprise Systems Solutions
See "ESD"
ESS
Enterprise Service Suite
The software used for Serviceline tickets, CMDB etc - not to be confused with the team above
EST
Enterprise Systems Team
Configure and support servers and networking. Now replaced with ESD/ESM
ESTS
Enrolment Status
SFBETRM_ESTS_CODE
Codes used within Banner for indicating student enrolment status, e.g. EL - Eligible for enrolment, EN - Enrolled.
FAR
Faculty Academic Registrar
FEO
Faculty Executive Officer
Deputy to HOFO
FEC
Full Economic Costing
Costing methodology used for costing research grants
FESM
Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics
archaic
FFM
Faculty Finance Manager
Deprecated term, now called "HOFF". Introduced at the end of 2010 as part of the 'transition'. The FFM is part of the faculty leadership team, with responsibility for financial matters.
archaic
FOO
Faculty Operating Officer
Deprecated term. Now called HOFO. Introduced at the end of 2010 as part of the 'transition'. The FOO is the senior non-academic administrator for a faculty.
archaic
FOS
Faculty Operating Service
FPAS
Faculty of Physical and Applied Sciences
FYI
For Your Information
GPo
Group Policy
Sometimes just GP. Method of delivering software and settings to users and desktops
GroupSite
GroupSite
The University's term for SharePoint. Used for intranet pages, document store, collaboration, etc.
HEFCE
Higher Education Funding Council for England
HESA
Higher Education Statistics Agency
The official agency for the collection, analysis and dissemination of quantitative information about higher education. UK higher education institutions are required to return data to HESA on a regular basis.
HOFF
Head of Faculty Finance
The person in charge of finance for a faculty. Previously known as FFM.
HOFO
Head of Faculty Operations
The new name for FOOs.
IDM
Identity Management
Replacement for MUD (Massive User Database).
ILIaD
Institute for Learning Innovation and Development
Professional Service that promotes and supports educational innovation, learning technologies, media creation and staff development. It also facilitates a Community of Practice and associated Special Interest Groups.
IRT
Incident Response Team
Aim to resolve incidents that could not be resolved by serviceline
ISB
iSolutions Systems Board
ISS
Information Systems Services
former name for iSolutions
archaic
ISVR
Institute of Sound and Vibration Research
ITIL
Information Technology Infrastructure Library
A framework for quality IT provision, used by iSolutions
ITSM
Information Technology System Management
A set of tools for managing IT processes such as Incident Management, Request Management, Change Management, Project Management.
JANET
Joint Academic NETwork
Provides network connectivity between academic institutions in the UK (and from them to the Internet)
JES
Joint Electronic Submission
Central system for the electronic submission of research grants to member bodies - mainly UK Research Councils
JISC
Joint Information Systems Committee, Committee of HEFCE
UK group which funds some projects. Funds development & systems projects, not research.
LASS
Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences
archaic
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
an internet protocol which supports access to directory services. Specifically used in the University for providing information about people, telephone numbers, office location, Faculty, Professional service, institutional affiliation in general.
LATEU
Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit
(note not part of iSolutions), responsible for exploration, development and training for software, hardware and other technology related areas to enhance teaching provision within the University
archaic
LENSE
Learning Network South East
MDE
Managed Desktop Environment
Former name for UDE
archaic
MEDIS
MEDical Information Systems
Catch all term for Support, filestore and web services operated by staff based in South Block SGH. Commonly used to refer to support staff at SGH or the School of Medicine web site. Has an email to support staff medis@soton.ac.uk
MFD
Multi Function Device
Printer, Scanner, Photocopier all in one. Most of the managed print devices in the Uni are MFD now.
MHLS
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
archaic
MICS
Management Information Computing Services
merged with SUCS in 2002 to become ISS
archaic
MLE
Managed Learning Environment
The University uses Blackboard as its primary MLE (although several other MLE or VLE solutions are in use). Alternatively refers to the Managed Learning Environment team in iSolutions (who primarily look after Blackboard)
MRC
Medical Research Council
MSA
Management, Specialist and Administrative
Job family containing admin and related staff.
MSI
MicroSoft Installer
installation package for applications
MUD
Master User Database
Contains primary information on all University users
NCRM
National Centre for Research Methods
ESRC funded centre for research and training in research methods. NCRM has a distributed structure, with the hub based at Southampton
NERC
Natural Environment Research Council
NETSCC
NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre
NLB
Network Load Balancer
NOCS
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
ORC
Optoelectronics Research Centre
P2P
Purchase to Pay
Team in University Finance, reporting directly to the Head of Procurement and Head of Accounts Payable. The P2P team look after the ordering of items and processing invoices.
PAH
Princess Anne Hospital
Campus
pFACT
Project Financial Appraisal and Costing Tool
PMO
Programme Management Office
POAS
Post Qualifying Online Admissions System
POAS is the schools student records system for post qualifying students on CPD courses. Post qualifying students have all aspects of their courses managed through POAS until such a point that they have accrued enough points to put towards an award, at which point they will be added to Banner.
POC
Proof of Concept
POG
Process Owners Group
POMBS
Post Qualifying Online Module Booking System
POMBS is a primarily external facing system that is used by NHS Trust staff to manage contracts purchased with the School of Health Sciences. The system allows users to view the current status of their contracts and 'release' them in to a pool if they're going to be unused so that they can be 'picked up' by another trust.
PRINCE2
Projects In Controlled Environments
PRINCE2 is a method for managing projects. It is used by iSolutions on most projects.
RAE
Research Assessment Exercise
National scheme for assessing research in UK universities. Last run in 2008, and is to be replaced by the REF.
archaic
RAG
Red-Amber-Green
Simple traffic light status used by iSolutions to track the current status of a project.
REF
Research Excellence Framework
Replacement scheme for the RAE, to assess the quality of research in UK higher education institutions.
RFC
Request For Change
A formal document listing the reasons and process for a change to be made to existing systems/services. Do not confuse with "Request for Comment" which are an entirely different thing.
RIS
Research and Innovation Services
RIST
Research Innovation Support Teams
RSB
Research Systems Board
RSH
Campus: Royal South-Hants Hospital
S+
Syllabus Plus
University Timetabling application
SAAB
Student and Academic Administration Board
SAB
South Academic Block
of Southampton General Hospital (SGH)
SBE
Southampton Business Environment
SCCM
(Microsoft) System Centre Configuration Manager
method of collecting information and distributing builds and software to desktops and users
Scrum
Scrum
Scrum is a project management methodology. A type of 'Agile' approach. It is intended to get the best result in the available time and resources. iSolutions are piloting its use on some projects.
ServiceLine
ServiceLine
ServiceLine is the central help-line or call centre and answers queries from all users of IT facilities. Therefore, whatever your problem or query you have the convenience of one point of contact.
SES
School of Engineering Sciences
SGH
campus: Southampton General Hospital
Shibboleth
Authentication & Authorisation system
computer security system to enable authentication and authorisation for access to systems, using a unique, non-reusable username and password associated with each individual within the University
SIGNET
Southampton Information Group Network (the campus LAN and WAN)
This is a term used to refer to the University network (local Highfield plus remote sites) and is a legacy acronym
SIA
Standard Information Architecture
Project to create underlying system for all School websites
SIE
Southampton Information Environment
SIGNET
Southampton University network (historical - Southampton Information Group Network)
A term used to refer to the University network (local and remote sites)
SIP
Service Improvement Programme
SLE
Southampton Learning Environment
Project to create a joined-up set of systems for teaching & learning. Now named TELL.
archaic
SMT
Senior Management Team
SOWN
Southampton Open Wireless Network
A project which aims to build free-to-use wireless networks in Southampton. It is being developed and operated by SUWS (the Southampton University Wireless Society).
SP
SharePoint
A Microsoft platform for building rich websites and intranets.
SRAM
Strategic Resource Allocation Model
Budgetary allocation model in use by the University of Southampton
SRE
Southampton Research Environment
SRS
Student Response Systems
Technologies that facilitate in-class voting by students with the results shown immediately on screen.
SRT
Serviceline Response Team
SSB
Student Systems Board
STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
STST
Student Status a.k.a. Registration Statuses
SGBSTDN_STST_CODE
Codes used within Banner for indicating student registration status, e.g. AS - Active, may register, SU - Suspended, may not register
SUCS
Southampton University Computing Services
merged with MICS in 2002 to become ISS
archaic
SUSSED
SUSSED (University Intranet/Portal)
The future of this is being considered by the TELL & SRE boards.
SVE
Southampton Virtual Environment
a.k.a VDI - Generic term.
Allows access to University Windows desktop from any device in any location, all University files and multiple applications.
SWS
Scientia Web Services
Reporting system for S+, generally used for generating output for redisplay on web pages
S3RI
Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute
TELL
Southampton Learning Environment
New name for SLE. Project to create a joined-up set of systems for teaching & learning. I can't remember off the top of my head what TELL stands for.
TIART
There Is A Risk That...
Acronym
UoA
Unit of Assessment
Term used for the REF. Returns from the university are made per UoA.
UAT
User Acceptance Testing
UDE
University Desktop Environment
Standard configuration of Windows for University use. Checked for compatibility with corporate systems
UEG
University Executive Group
UOS
University of Southampton
USB
University Systems Board
High level University Board to succeed ASRP from September 2010 on
USMC
University of Southampton: Malaysia Campus
Both the name of the campus and of the operating company, and a general catch-all term for our activities in Malaysia
USSPB
University Systems Strategy and Programme Board
VLE
Virtual Learning Environment
Collective term for tools such as Blackboard and Moodle
VNC
Virtual Network Computing
A remote control solution commonly employed to enable remote IT support
WSA
Winchester School of Art
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Southampton Jargon Dictionary
This dictionary is created by a number of volunteers in iSolutions and other professional services to help people learn the terms used to describe our processes and infrastructure. It should not be considered a definitive answer, but should help with confusing emails or meetings. If you would like to contribute please contact cjg@ecs.soton.ac.uk
University of Southampton
Southampton Jargon Dictionary
This dictionary is created by a number of volunteers in iSolutions and other professional services to help people learn the terms used to describe our processes and infrastructure. It should not be considered a definitive answer, but should help with confusing emails or meetings. If you would like to contribute please contact cjg@ecs.soton.ac.uk
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