Glossary of Policy Terms
Policy:
All Board, State, Federal, and College policies. Policy a course or principle of action
adopted by COCC; has widespread application; changes less frequently; answers major
operational issues; can be legislative in nature; manages actions. Represents the
what in terms of what principles or governing actions COCC adopts. A policy is typically
an umbrella for a set of procedures to support the policy. Example policy; Nondiscrimination
policy (establishes the Colleges position related to nondiscrimination).
Procedure:
Any procedure, practice, guideline, identified at the College. Procedure an established
or official way of doing something; has narrow application; prone to change; often
stated in details can be judicial in nature; a sequence of steps or activities. Represents
the how in terms of how COCC executes daily operations. A procedure typically supports
a policy and provides guidelines for individual actions. Example procedure: New Business
Cards procedures (establishes how you order new business cards).
Academic Program:
Any institutionally established combination of courses and/or requirements leading
to a degree or certificate.
Academic Focus:
An area of concentration within the program (e.g. Psychology or Geology).
Direct Service Fees:
The fee is directed to a specific service or tangible good and fee revenues are returned
directly to the department coordinating the service.
Indirect Service Fees:
The fee is dedicated to a specific service, but is applied to the College's general
fund as a means of covering a portion of the cost.
Governance:
Governance, with a big G, is the Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors.
governance:
There are four governance, with a little g, committees; College Affairs, Institutional
Support, Student Affairs, and Academic Affairs.
Registration:
Refers to initial registration in one or more classes for a given term.
Task Force:
A temporary group of people formed to accomplish a specific task or activity. It has
a well-defined charge and reports back to the creating individual, agency, or committee.
Work Group:
A group formed to investigate/research on a specific project or task sometimes as
a subgroup of a committee or a specific group of people reporting to an individual
or committee.