Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless signal used to communicate between devices within an approximate 30 foot radius.  It is used most commonly between phones and other connected devices such as car stereos, speakers, headphones, and connected home devices such as the Amazon Alexa or Google Home. 

Bluetooth is most notably symbolized by a white character in the shape of a B with a blue oval around it.

Bluetooth Symbol


BP Logix

BP Logix is a workflow software used by FAA HR to create forms and workflows.  This allows departments to gather and maintain electronic data on their employees and their activities.

This product is also known as eWorkflow and Streamline.


Browser Friendly

Browser friendly refers to settings on a web browser that ensure the browser will be as compatible with UWM services like PAWS and Canvas as possible. Browser friendlies include steps like clearing the cache and changing the top language in the web browser to English-United States.


Cediploma

Cediplomas are certified electric diplomas and certificates used to verify credentials earned at UWM. The diplomas are provided in partnership with CeCredentialTrust. 

For more information or to request a digital diploma, visit the following webpage: UWM Cediplomas 


Deep Learning

A hype of machine learning based on artificial neural networks in which multiple layers of processing are used to extract progressively higher-level features from data. The adjective "deep" refers to the use of multiple layers in the network. Methods used can be either supervised, semi-supervised, or unsupervised.


Delve

Delve is a powerful search engine that looks across all of the content in your network, checks to make sure you have access to it, and then presents it to you. It is powered by the Office Graph, which uses machine learning techniques to map all of the activities taking place across email, OneDrive and SharePoint.

Navigate to https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-is-delve-1315665a-c6af-4409-a28d-49f8916878ca for additional information.  


Email Forwarding

Email forwarding generically refers to the operation of re-sending an email message delivered to one email address to one or more different email addresses.

Email forwarding can also redirect mail going to a certain address and send it to one or more other addresses. Vice versa, email items going to several different addresses can converge via forwarding to end up in a single address in-box.

Definition copied from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_forwarding


eWorkflow

"eWorkflow", otherwise referred to as BP Logix,  is a workflow software currently used by FAA HR that allows UWM employees to create and complete form requests.

Forms created through this software include the Outside Activities Report and Data Access Request. 


Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer is a discontinued web browser developed by Microsoft. Support for Internet Explorer 11 ended on June 15, 2022.

If any site you visit needs Internet Explorer, you can reload it with Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge.


Knowledge Base

A collection of documents accessible by internal and external users, which describe how to use, configure or troubleshoot technical applications and devices.  Sometimes referred to as "the KB".


LDAP

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol provides a single sign on where one password for a user is shared between many services, allowing the systems access to the user's credentials as needed for authentication. 


LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning is an online education company offering thousands of video courses in software, creative, and business skills. All UWM students, faculty and staff may access the service using their UWM credentials. 


M365 Publisher

Microsoft Publisher is different from Microsoft Word in that it focuses on page layout and design rather than text composition. Publisher is used for a variety of projects such as: brochures, pamphlets, calendars, etc. Publisher functions very similar to Word but also provides templates for potential projects not available through Microsoft Word. 

For more information, please navigate to: https://products.office.com/en-us/publisher


MATLAB

MATLAB is a border-line programming language, often categorized as a productivity software due to its proprietary nature.  Used by engineers and scientists, MATLAB is designed to analyze mass amounts of data, and solve systems of equations that would be difficult to do by hand.  For more information on MATLAB, visit MathWorks website, found here.


Neural Network

 A neural network is a machine learning model designed to mimic the function and structure of the human brain. Neural networks are intricate networks of interconnected nodes, or neurons, that collaborate to tackle complicated problems.


OTP Dongle

A standard hardware token is a small device, typically in the form of a credit card or keychain fob. The simplest hardware tokens look identical to a USB flash drive and contain a small amount of storage holding a certificate or unique identifier, and are often called dongles. More complex hardware tokens incorporate LCD displays, keypads for entering passwords, biometric readers, wireless devices, and additional features to enhance security

Many hardware tokens contain an internal clock that, in combination with the device’s unique identifier, an input PIN or password, and potentially other factors, is used to generate a code, usually output to a display on the token. This code changes on a regular basis, often every 30 seconds. The infrastructure used to keep track of such tokens can predict, for a given device, what the proper output will be at any given time and can use this to authenticate the user.

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/hardware-token


Outlook

An email and calendaring application included in the Microsoft Office Suite.


Phishing Email

An email that looks official but is in reality an attempt to gain access to a user's credentials, sometimes by having the user click on a link in the email and typing in their username and password.

UWM will never ask a user to provide their credentials or other confidential information over email.


Scheduling Assistant

Microsoft Scheduling Assistant is a function within Outlook email and calendar applications which helps find available times and rooms for users scheduling meetings or appointments.  


Shared mailbox

A shared mailbox is a special Office 365 email account that allows multiple people to send and receive emails from one email address.  

If someone sends an email through the shared mailbox, the email will appear to be sent from the shared mailbox, not the email address of the individual sender.


Stellic Degree Audit Application

The Stellic Degree Audit Application is a student-driven, collaborative academic planning tool that employs the university's undergraduate catalog and degree requirements to assist students with schedule planning and in meeting their degree requirements. The Registrar's Office manages all facets and issues related to this function and will work with students to address any issues. For more information in regard to Stellic click here


The Cloud

The definition for the cloud can seem murky, but essentially, it’s a term used to describe a global network of servers, each with a unique function. The cloud is not a physical entity, but instead is a vast network of remote servers around the globe which are hooked together and meant to operate as a single ecosystem. These servers are designed to either store and manage data, run applications, or deliver content or a service such as streaming videos, web mail, office productivity software, or social media. Instead of accessing files and data from a local or personal computer, you are accessing them online from any Internet-capable device—the information will be available anywhere you go and anytime you need it.

Businesses use four different methods to deploy cloud resources. There is a public cloud that shares resources and offers services to the public over the Internet, a private cloud that isn’t shared and offers services over a private internal network typically hosted on-premises, a hybrid cloud that shares services between public and private clouds depending on their purpose, and a community cloud that shares resources only between organizations, such as with government institutions.

Source: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/cloud-computing-dictionary/what-is-the-cloud


UW System Flexible Option

The UW Flexible option is offered at Milwaukee, Parkside, and Madison. Students follow a session-based schedule, being allowed three months to complete each course. Students can choose either the "All You Can Learn" or the single competency options, to complete their program in the most efficient manner possible. The program is self-paced and mainly online, although some programs do require in person attendance for clinical or laboratory content. Courses are offered across all campuses enrolled in the program, so Flex students will have multiple login credentials, dependent upon the campus at which their current competency set is being offered.  

 


UWM Legal Contact Information

UWM Office of Legal Affairs

Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm

Telephone: 414-229-4278
Fax: 414-229-3919

For more information use the link below:

https://uwm.edu/legal/contact-us/