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Term Definition
 off-campus mode  Study in the off-campus mode usually does not require attendance at the University. Unit materials are made available through Deakin Studies Online or mailed out and, where necessary, arrangements are made for students to sit for examinations at specified centres accessible from where they live
 offshore  an offshore student is one who has enrolled in a Deakin course delivered in collaboration with a partner institution located in a country other than Australia
 OHP  Overhead Projector
 OHS  Occupational Health and Safety
 Open Day  Open Day programs are held at all campuses and provide an opportuntity for future students to meet with lecturers, course advisers, academics and other students, attend free lecturers and ask questions
 OSHC  Overseas Student Health Cover
 OS-HELP  Overseas Study—Higher Education Loan Program
 OTP  offshore teaching partnership: a partnership with an educational or professional institution located in a country other than Australia, to deliver a Deakin course
 O'Week  Orientation Week - student orientation program, occurring prior to the commencement of each semester