Course Registration System
Glossary

 

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26/Dec/1998 1.0 Draft version Bill Collings
19/Feb/1999 2.0 Expand glossary. Moved some of the terms to the Wylie College glossary. Bill Collings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Glossary

1. Introduction

    The glossary contains the working definitions for terms and classes in the Course Registration System. This glossary will be expanded throughout the life of the project. Any definitions not included in this document may be included in the Rational Rose Model. Generic terms used outside this project should be captured in the organizational Glossary.

2. Definitions
Alternative course selection
A student might choose to register for one or more alternative courses, in case one or more of the primary selections are not available.
Billing System
Part of the university's Finance System used for processing billing information.
Prerequisite
The university requires for some courses that a student has passed one or more other courses to be able to register for a particular course. These are known as pre-requisites. 
Primary course selection
A student must prioritize the course selections made. System will seek to fulfill the primary selections first.
Remote Access
Any system access achieved by dialing-in remotely or connecting via the internet.
University Artifacts
General term used to collect business entities associated with the University.
 
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