| Abstract |
Express important points of the documented content as concept(s)
apart from itself. Do not refer to any part of the content, or speak of
results, conclusions or recommendations, yet summarize the content without
using examples. State it so a new reader of the content will understand the
nature of the content without having any practical understanding of the
content, as in relating the content to theory. Use less than 100 words, and
stand alone paragraph(s) including an introductory, body and finish structure
to the wording. Follow the chronology of the related content. Do not add
recommendations or thoughts. |
| Administrative Dump |
Text direct from the content, pasted into form, to enable better
simple search and retrieval. |
| Announcement |
Notifications or declarations by an individual or organization. |
| Anonymous Work |
Content compiled for distribution and use, where no person is
identified as the author or owner. |
| Application |
A computer program designed for a specific, or related sets of
tasks. |
| Article |
A distinct portion of a nonfiction writing or body-of-knowledge
which forms an independent (unbound) segment for the purpose of highlighting
the subject area/sub-area. |
| Assignment |
Lessons, labs, or projects or other course deliverable that can be
assigned to the learners to complete on their own, without instructional
assistance. |
| Author |
The originator or creator of the original piece of content
submitted to the repository with authority to dedicate the content to the
repository for the purpose of sharing as described in the License-in and
License-out agreements. See also Creation Date. |
| Benefits |
Valuable products or services that are bestowed on an individual
as a byproduct of their membership or contractual relationship with a certain
program or other entity/institution. |
| Best Practice |
Recommendations regarding processes or techniques for the use or
implementation of products or services. |
| Book |
A series of thoughtful concepts with a natural and physical
connection to a titled subject / body-of-knowledge which forms a complete
perspective for the purpose of knowledge transfer. |
| Boolean Search |
Returns results based on Boolean logic. Boolean searching is used
by advanced searchers with specific information needs. Curriculum Repository
Search supports the standard Boolean operators and syntax: And (and, &); Or
(or, |). |
| Case Study |
A written or recorded, detailed analysis of some targeted stress
factor(s), for the purpose of noting success or failure to used as a benchmark
for education, research, and/or planning. |
| Child Object |
Related curriculum items, associated to each other in the
database. (for example, a series of labs, modules, and exams roll up to a
course). The items are all cataloged separately, and can be downloaded
individually, or as a group. |
| Code (Samples) |
Small, focused pieces of code that can usually be compiled into an
application, but most are less than 3,000 lines in size. Designed to
demonstrate and teach a specific technology. |
| Collective Work |
Compiled content, from a number of contributions, created as
separate and independent works, and then are assembled into a collective whole
for distribution and use. |
| Computer Science Area |
A specific and distinct area of the Computer Science Body of
Knowledge, which makes up the Computing Curricula 2001, with respective
sub-units as Computer Science topics, approved by ACM Council and IEEE-CS Board
and funded by the National Science Foundation in 2001 |
| Computer Science Unit |
A specific and distinct unit or topic within an area of the
Computer Science Body of Knowledge, which makes up the Computing Curricula
2001, approved by ACM Council and IEEE-CS Board, and funded by the National
Science Foundation in 2001. |
| Conference |
A meeting/gathering of particular individuals invited to consult
with, discuss and/or present information on a particular topic or set of topics
in a related field or subject for the purpose of bettering relations and
information exchange between the organizations/markets the individuals
represent. |
| Content Type (Object Type) |
A structured collection of elements that are related to content
and curriculum creation, publishing, and management. A content type is
distinguished by the breadth or focus of it's subject matter, and is normally
independent of format or delivery mechanism. |
| Copyright |
The legal right granted to an author, composer, playwright,
publisher, or distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale, or
distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work. |
| Course |
A designated unit of curriculum; titled, and objective-focused
segment of educationally significant content made up of modules, lessons, and
other subject supporting exercises, focused on the capability level of an
audience grouping. |
| Course Length (Duration) |
The length of time the course content is meant to consume from
orientation through delivery and completion. |
| Course Overview (Notes) |
A summary of course and related information that will be useful to
others preparing to deliver the content. Should include pointers, references,
and books, not linked to course content and other useful advise. |
| Course Title |
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| Curriculum |
A designated set of related courses focused on a field of study. |
| Curriculum Outline |
A summarized view of the main topics and important points related
to a specific set of curriculum on a topic, generally formatted with headings
and subheadings. |
| Data Set |
A collection of related data records on a computer-readable
medium, such as a disk |
| Date of Creation (Authored or Published Date) |
The date of authorship or origination where the components of the
element are complete, and the element is considered ready for distribution and
use. |
| Derivative |
Copyrighted as an adaptation of another's work, with their
permission, or with some other form of arrangement. |
| Difficulty Level |
Similar to target audience, where the level of complexity in a
curriculum subject may also be gauged by the level of student audience invited
to participate in it's presentation and completion path. |
| Event |
Summits, symposia, or conferences with current or potential
customer invitees, focusing on content designed to improve sales or customer
relations with this or a related audience/market group. |
| Exam |
Tests designed to measure progress against the objectives of a
lesson, course or field of study. Exams can consist of questions and answers,
lab exercises, or both. Questions can be in any form: multiple choice,
true-false, essay, or coding problems. |
| Exercise |
A unit of activity within a lesson performed for the sake of
practice, and to acquire skill and knowledge. |
| FAQ |
Questions commonly asked about a subject, and their answers. |
| File Type |
The type of electronic container the content was formatted with.
May include the technology name, or a neutral description. |
| Form |
A fixed or constrained pattern that procedure and or data is
controlled by, collected to serve a specific purpose. |
| How-to Article |
Highly specific procedures that are beyond the scope of product
documentation. |
| How-to Guide |
Step-by-step instructions for performing a particular task. Not
primarily written as instructions for using a particular product. |
| Intellectual Property |
A product of the intellect that has commercial value, including
copyrighted property such as literary or artistic works, and ideational
property, such as patents, appellations of origin, business methods, and
industrial processes. |
| Journal |
A published periodical focused on field of study or professional
interest, written for a specialized audience and comprised of articles written
by those who are expert in the subject. |
| Keywords |
A list of significant and descriptive words that will be used to
render the content to users in searches. The words should be similar to words
found in the ACM
Computing Classification System. |
| Knowledge-base Article |
Articles documenting new features, conversion issues, setup
issues, known error messages, known documentation errors, and so on for
recently released products. |
| Lab |
An exercise performed with specialized equipment or methods, for
the specific purpose of practice, testing, or research activities within field
or fields of interest, related to the lesson, module, course or field title. |
| Lab Manual |
A reference book of instructions, exercises, and/or lessons to
accompany the course content, for use in skill and knowledge-based activities;
labs. |
| Learning Standard |
Standardized Approaches to Content Development, Itemization,
Publication, Assessments, Presentation, Feedback, Transmission and Runtime
Packaging. There are various related and unrelated Learning Standards. Name any
that apply to the specific piece of content. |
| Lecture Notes |
Written or audio restatements of the course or lesson content
formally delivered, for the purpose of instruction, by the authority on the
topic. |
| Lesson |
Segment of a Module and a Course. Any content that is read,
recited or otherwise delivered to a learning audience for the purpose of
detailed illustration of the objective-focused or educationally significant
content which is the subject. |
| Lesson Plan |
A writing noting the method of delivery, and the specific goals
and timelines associated to the delivery of lesson content. |
| License Agreement |
Terms and agreement to upload/download content to/from this site
for the purpose of sharing with educational institutions. |
| Link |
The specific reference to the URL on the World Wide Web, or
elsewhere on the Internet including the Protocol Name, Host Name, and possibly
File Name. |
| Long Description |
A detailed description of the content and any pertinent
information the user will need to use the content. This information will be
presented on the site in the detailed view of the record, and will usually
depict the main terminology, prerequisites, goals, objectives, and / or
file-use information for the user. |
| Metadata |
Information 'about' the subject content within the Curriculum
Repository: Object Type, Title(s), Date(s), Author Information, Copyright, Use
Permissions, Content Description, Abstract, Keywords, Spoken Language,
Location, Categorization, and other related items. |
| Module |
A measurable breakdown of course content into a planned segment
which can stand-alone as a sub-titled content on the related course subject. |
| News (Items) |
Articles written and released for publication in the popular
press. |
| Other (Content Type) |
A content type other than exists in the primary list of catalog
content types in the repository. |
| Paper |
A written composition intended for presentation. |
| Periodical |
A writing published at regular intervals which focuses on a topic
or related topics, written by reporters and other credible sources. |
| Presentation |
A show or widely appealing assembly of exhibits or other refined
and encapsulated content presented by an authority on the topic. |
| Problem Set(s) |
Sets of related mathematical questions to be solved or answered
together so that the individual answers lend toward the answer to a larger
problem to be answered. |
| Program Update |
An update to the terms which apply to membership in a program -
detailing services, projects, behaviors and fees required of, as well as
opportunities and benefits offered to members of the program. |
| Project |
An extensive task purposely and collectively undertaken by group
or individuals to apply knowledge and skills toward a targeted goal which will
result in a product, within a certain timeframe. |
| Pseudonymous |
Published and Copyrighted under a fictitious name. |
| Public Domain |
The status of publications, products, and processes that are not
protected under patent or copyright. |
| Reference |
A separate writing used to add breadth, clarification, and be
informative support for the course, module, or lesson topic. |
| Report |
Detailed accounts of information or statements, which may also
include opinions and findings on a particular topic. |
| Research Study |
Content derived from a scholarly or scientific investigation and
in the pursuit of complete understanding of a topic. |
| Rights Assignment |
The assignment of rights controllable by virtue of authorship or
ownership. The right granted may be copyright or public domain, or other, and
does not conflict with the License-in and License-out agreements also
designating as handing requirements for site content. |
| Second Title |
An additional or long title applied to the content for further
distinction from other works with similar first titles. |
| Self-study (File Type) |
The content is intended to be used as a medium of study that
relies on one's own self to follow through on learning tasks related to a
course, module, lesson or lab medium which are all also self-contained in a
unit of medium or as a file type. |
| Service |
Automated computer actions or methods which apply forms, rules,
logic and/or validation to retrieve or distribute data or other supportive
computing logic to content; Web Services. |
| Short Description |
A succinct description which will be presented on the site with
the content title, and will usually depict the objects most interesting and
distinct characteristics. |
| Simulation |
A program that imitates a physical process or object by causing a
computer to respond mathematically to data and changing conditions as though it
were the process or object itself. |
| Special Offer |
Description of products or services available for purchase at a
discount or with additional value than is offered regularly. |
| Spoken Language |
The forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas, many
times distinct to a particular nation; Speech; Oral / Written Communication. |
| Story |
A retelling of events that led to an outcome which is of value to
certain audiences. |
| Study Guide |
A small written guide created to provide direction, and point out
critical information to students. |
| Subject Title |
The most appropriate descriptive name or heading used to refer to
the content object specifically. |
| Submitter |
A person who has the authority to dedicate content to this
repository for the purpose of sharing as described in the License-in and
License-out Agreements on this site. |
| Syllabi |
An outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or
course of study. |
| Technical White Paper |
Technical solution overviews with a focus on implementation or
deployment. |
| Technology Focus |
The trade name for the technology featured in the content. Select
names for as many of the prominent technologies as possible. |
| Textbook |
A book used in schools or colleges for the formal study of a
subject. |
| Tutorial |
Something that provides individual instruction through step by
step explanations of content and concepts relating to a titled subject. |
| University Course Number |
The familiar, and prominent tracking ID associated to the course,
by the university that holds the course. Normally found in the course catalog
associated to the course tile. |
| University Science Area |
The technology area of study the course relates to. Can sometimes
be found as part of the course number. (MIS, CS, ECE, EE, etc)) |
| URL (Web link) |
Internet addresses that locate a specific resource on the World
Wide Web or elsewhere on the Internet. Consists of the Internet protocol name;
a host name; and optional elements such as a port, directory, and file name. |
| URL Link to Content |
URL link on the world-wide web or other internet space, accessible
by the public, that the content master is hosted. |
| Web Cast |
Customized content that is delivered to users over the Internet
and may be updated regularly and automatically. Users can specify the type of
content they wish to see, and content providers are able to deliver such
information directly to the user’s desktop. |
| Web Service |
Programmable XML-based service. |
| White Paper |
A short treatise whose purpose is to educate industry customers. |
| Work Sheet |
Paper or other medium set aside for preliminary notes or
computations. |
