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Glossary - G-I

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

guiding principle - A statement that articulates shared organizational values, underlies strategic vision and mission, and serves as a basis for integrated decision making. Principles constitute the rules, constraints, overriding criteria, and behaviors by which an organization abides in its daily activities in the long term.
 
hazardous materiels- Categories: 1. Laboratory reagents (excluding non-hazardous items such as sand, agar, sugar, proteins, etc.) 2. Paints, 3. Radioactive materials, 4. Compressed gases, 5. Bulk industrial cleaning agents, 6. Solvents (thinners, degreasers, etc.), 7. Oil (one gallon or more), and 8. Photographic chemicals.

HR - Human Resources

HUBZone - Historically Underutilized Business Zone; see Small Business Administration HUBZone
 
incidental personal services - A service is considered low risk if it is unlikely to result in physical injury or any other significant liability to the University. Low Risk Services present a very remote chance of any property loss or injury to any persons. Characteristics of low-risk services:

1. Incidents which could result in property loss or injury are highly improbable.
2. If an accident occurs, only minor injuries or property damage would result.
3. Work is performed no more than 6 feet off the ground.
4. No construction, structural changes, or electrical work is involved.
5. The person performing the work is qualified and experienced.

independent consultant - An independent consultant is a type of independent contractor of recognized scientific, professional or technical competence, who provides primarily scientific, expert, or technical advice to the University in an independent contractor relationship. An independent consultant may be an individual or organization outside the University of California.
 
independent contractor - An individual, agency, or business outside the University which performs a service for another. The service may or may not produce a tangible product. See also consultant.

independent contractor relationship - An independent contractor relationship exists when the University has the right to control only the result of the service, not the manner of performance.
 
informal quotation - An unsealed competitive offer conveyed by telephone, telegram, fax, or in writing and under conditions different from those required for formal bidding.
 
insurance - Contractual relationship which exists when one party, for a consideration, agrees to reimburse another for loss caused by designated contingencies. The first party is called the insurer or underwriter; the second, the insured or policyholder; the contract is the insurance policy; the legal consideration is the premium; the loss of the life or property in question is the exposure; and the contingency is the happening of the insured/event.
 
inventorial equipment - Non-expendable personal property that has an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more, is free standing and complete in itself, does not lose its identity when affixed to or installed in other equipment, and has a normal life expectancy of one year or more; also referred to as a fixed asset or a capitalized asset; see also Equipment Administration

IP address - Network addresses are usually of two types: (1) the physical or hardware address of a network interface card; for Ethernet this 48-bit address might be 0260.8C00.7666. The hardware address is used to forward packets within a physical network. (2) The logical or IP Address is used to facilitate moving data between physical networks and is made up of a network number, a subnetwork number, and a host number. All Internet addresses at SDSU have a network number of 130.191, a subnet number in the range of 1-254, and a host number in the range of 1-254. [San Diego State University]
 
IPMTS - IPMTS is composed of 10 services that provide everything from temporary staffing support to the design, production and delivery of printed information to the UCSC campus.

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Last revised: October 13, 2008 (am)