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MAJORS BOOKSTORE
The Central Campus college bookstore operated by Follet Higher Education Group. Housed in the Professional Development Building at the corner of Independence Blvd. and Elizabeth Ave. Named for Powell Majors, former executive director of the CPCC Foundation.

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
An information system that integrates data from all the departments it serves and provides operations and management with the information they require. As it pertains to CPCC, the information system is called Colleague by Datatel. The NCCCS is phasing in the use of Colleague at all community colleges. See MIS and Decision Support System.

MASTER COURSE FILE
This is a course file kept accessed through the mainframe computer that lists all pertinent information about a course - long title, short title, prefix, number, cost, contact hours, credit hours, lab hours, etc.

MEASUREMENT
The process used to assign numerals to objects or constructs according to rules so that the numbers have quantitative meaning.

MECKLENBURG HALL
Original name for the Van Every Building on Central Campus. Completed in 1968; renamed in 1985.

MEDIA PLAYER
Many eLearning courses and online offerings will make use of some multimedia including audio and video. It is common to find a variety of media types including mp3, wav, mpg, mov, wma, wmv, etc. Specifically, MediaPlayer is the preferred application for playing Microsoft's format of audio (wma) and video (wmv). These formats are quite commonly used by the college. Microsoft's MediaPlayer will also provide options to play and manage most standard audio and video formats.

MEMBERSHIP HOURS
The number of students in a class multiplied by the number of contact hours of the class equal membership hours. Membership hours are used to calculate FTE's in most curriculum classes. The other way to calculate FTE's is by contact hours.

MENU
A list of files or options, along with a way for you to select an item on the list.

MFP
An MFP (multi-function product or printer) makes copies like an old copier but also does more. You can print to it from your computer. It staples in-line. You can take a document, scan it, and email it to yourself or someone else. And, if appropriately set up, it can send and receive faxes. Requires operator PIN. More information at http://www.cpcc.edu/itservices/equipment/Printsolutions/default.asp

MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS
Small, autonomous schools where students take both high school and college credit courses but are not guaranteed an associate degree or two years of transferable credit.

MIS (see management information system)

MOODLE
One of the two learning management systems maintained by the College. See Learning Management System.

MULTI-FUNCTION PRODUCT OR PRINTER
See MFP

MYCPCC
The name for the CPCC student portal, a computer program that enables students to view data unique to them and use online services. Requires single network access pass (SNAP) login assigned to the individual.