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The following terms are used throughout Acalog™.
Active
Active data will be displayed on the Gateway, while inactive data will not. Setting data as inactive is a simple way to hide information from public view while it is being completed. See: Inactive
Catalog
The complete listing of all courses, programs, departments and schools/colleges for a particular academic calendar year.
Core
A combination of descriptive text and/or list of courses that may be created within programs.
Course
Information about a particular course in an area of study.
Custom Page
A page of front-of-the-catalog information shown via the Gateway navigation. See: Filter
Department
The lowest level data structure used for organizing data within the system. The department level comes below the school/college level and may also be created directly below the institution. See: Hierarchy, Institution, School/College
Hierarchy
The hierarchical data structure used for organizing the institution, schools/colleges and departments. See: Institution, School/College, Department
HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
An open source language used to markup web page text with different fonts, colors, images, etc.
In-Page Navigation
Navigation placed within the content area of pages in the system. See: Module Navigation, Navigation, Tab Navigation
Institution
The highest-level data structure used for organizing data within the system for a given organization. The institution level comes above the school/college level in the hierarchical structure. See: Hierarchy, Institution, School/College
IP Address
A unique number, like 127.168.6.255, that specifies a particular server’s location on the internet.
Module
A section or grouping of similar functions within Acalog™.
Module Navigation
Consistent links shown on the left of the Publisher which allow a user to select modules for managing data. See: In-Page Navigation,
Navigation, Tab Navigation
Navigation
Consistent (and usually persistent) links which allow a user to select different pages within a web site. See: In-Page Navigation
Organization
The highest data structure level used for organizing data within the system. Organizations may contain multiple catalogs. See: Catalog
Portfolio
A convenient storage location where users browsing online catalogs may store courses and programs that they find interesting. The stored information will be available when they return at a later date.
Program
A combination of descriptive texts and lists of courses that is made up of cores and, possibly, shared cores.
School/College
A second level data structure used for organizing data. The school/college level comes underneath the institution level and, typically, above the department level in the hierarchical structure. See: Hierarchy, Institution, Department
Shared Core
A special type of core that is created and maintained within one area of the database and may be added to any program in the system. See: Core
Sub Core
A lower level core in a program’s or shared core’s hierarchy. See: Core
Tab Navigation
Tab shaped links shown at the top of many Publisher pages that allow a user to select more specific features for managing data. See: In-Page Navigation, Module Navigation, Navigation
User
A person who logs into an account on the Publisher. This is also a term used for a person who browses the Gateway.
User Account
The account of a user who may log into the Publisher. |