SIS acronyms
The Student Information System operates using a large number of processes and tables identified by three-letter acronyms. This page expands the acronyms to give full titles.
A
- AWD: Award
- AYR: Academic Year
- AST: Assessment Type
- ATR: Applicant Transfer Process
C
- CAMS: Credit Accumulation Management System
- One of the three main areas of the SIS, covering processes post -enrolment to graduation.
- CBK: Course Block List
- CBO: Course Block Occurrence
- CGP: Course Group
- CON: Container
- COP: Container Option
- CPG: Container Page
- CRS: Course Record
D
- DMD: Define Module Diet
- DOM: Domain
- DPT: Department
E
- EQA: External Qualification Aim
- ESB: External Subject
F
- FAC: Faculty
- FMC: Formed Module Collection
- FME: Formed Module Element
L
- LCA: Location
M
- MAB: Module Assessment Body
- MAP: Module Assessment Pattern
- MAS: Marketing and Admissions System
- One of the three main areas of the SIS, covering processes before enrolment.
- MAV: Module Availability
- MCR: MAS Course Record
- MDS: Module Description
- MKS: Marking Scheme
- MOA: Mode of Attendance
- MOD: Module
- MOT: Module Type
- MSD: Module Availability Subject Department
- MTK: Message Task Record
- MUA: Master User Access
P
- PAW: Programme Award
- POD: Programme Option Definition
- POP: Programme Option Parameters
- PRG: Programme of Study
- PSL: Period Slot
- PWG: Pathway Group
- PWT: Pathway Type
- PWY: Pathway
R
- ROU: Route
S
- SCE: Student Course Enrolment
- SCH: Scheme
- SCJ: Student Course Join
- SLP: Standard Letter Parameter
- SNK: Student Next of Kin
- SPD: Student Personal Details
- SPI: Student Progress Information
- SPR: Student Programme Route
- SQE: Student Qualifications and Experience
- SRL: Standard Report/Letter
- SRS: Student Registration System
- One of the three main areas of the SIS, covering confirmation, clearing and enrolment.
- STU: Student Details
- SUB: Subject
T
- TKT: Task Record
- TUP: Table Update Process
U
- UDF: User Defined Field
V
- VAR: Valid Admissions Route