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 Business Computing Qualifications - Regulations
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APL | | Assessment of Prior Learning. The process by which a Polytechnic recognises and gives credit for learning acquired in other settings. The student is given an automatic pass (ungraded) in the equivalent course or module.
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APNZ top | | Association of Polytechnics in New Zealand (made up of CEOs and Chairpersons of Councils).
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Assessment top | | Process carried out by the training provider to determine whether a student has gained the required skills as laid down in the validated prescriptions.
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CBC top | | Certificate in Business Computing
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CEO top | | Chief Executive Officer (of a Polytechnic).
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Conceded Pass top | | When a student who has otherwise shown a good overall performance narrowly fails in a subject they may be credited as having passed that subject.
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EFTS top | | Equivalent Full Time Student. The unit of funding for tertiary Institutions.
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LAC top | | Local (Business Computing) Advisory Committee. Each provider is strongly recommended to have an LAC consisting of a number of people working in the computing industry together with some polytechnic computing staff and management.
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Mastery top | | The level of skill at which a student has reached the required standard according to the prescription. May be measured at any stage of a subject (including at the beginning). Once reached, subject is deemed to have been completed. Thus if a student can demonstrate mastery of a subject before or during the course they should not have to sit through the remaining classes for that subject.
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Moderation top | | Process, organised and conducted by NACCQ, to check that assessment procedures used by a training provider do in fact measure the degree to which a student has acquired the skill being assessed, and that the level of such assessments is consistent nationwide.
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Module top | | A subject area, normally 70 student learning hours and worth 7 credits.
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NACCQ top | | National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications.
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NDBC top | | National Diploma in Business Computing.
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NZCS top | | New Zealand Computer Society.
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NZPPC top | | New Zealand Polytechnic’s Programmes Committee
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NZQA top | | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
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Polytechnic top | | Polytechnic, Technical Institute, Institute of Technology, Community College, Community Polytechnic.
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Programme top | | A group of modules which together lead to a qualification (such as CBC, DipBC or NDBC).
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Programme Approval top | | Process of having NZPPC examine a programme proposal in terms of industry relevance and consistent standard (prior to Polytechnics applying to teach the programme). Previously known as "validation".
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Programme Controller top | | An academic staff member with appropriate qualifications and experience, who is responsible for the day-to-day running of the programme.
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Resit top | | A system that allows students, who fail a particular aspect of module assessment, to retake that assessment.
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