Glossary

Definitions and technical terms for the Andamio Protocol.

Network System Course Project

System & Architecture

Term	System	Definition
`global`	Network	Global credential layer. System where global access tokens live.
`local-state`	Network	The independent state managed by a specific Course or Project validator script.
`instance`	Network	A generic term for a Course or Project. Each instance operates independently with its own local state.
`course`	Course	Local instance where student, teacher and course owner interact with each other.
`project`	Project	Local instance where contributor, manager and project owner interact with each other.
`course_id`	Course	Unique identifier for a course. This is the policy id of the course validator script.
`project_id`	Project	Unique identifier for a project. This is the policy id of the project validator script.
`course_address`	Course	The Cardano address of the course script. The status of currently enrolled students is tracked by the UTXOs at this address.
`project_address`	Project	The Cardano address of the project script. The status of current contributors in a project is tracked by the UTXOs at this address.
`treasury_address`	Project	The Cardano address of the project treasury.
`student_state_id`	Course	The Policy ID for the Student State. (Formerly `course_state_policy_id`).
`contributor_state_id`	Project	The Policy ID for the Contributor State. (Formerly `project_state_policy_id`).

Roles

Term	System	Definition
`owner`	Local Instance	Owns an instance. No restrictions on actions in their local instance. Chooses teachers/managers. Has control on funds in a project instance. Defines prerequisites in a project instance.
`course_owner`	Course	Alias of the Owner in the context of a Course.
`project_owner`	Project	Alias of the Owner in the context of a Project.
`teacher`	Course	A teacher is a user who has the authority to manage modules and assess assignments in a course.
`manager`	Project	A manager is a user who has the authority to manage tasks and assess tasks in a project.
`student`	Course	An access token holder who takes a course by completing assignments.
`contributor`	Project	An access token holder who participates in a project by doing tasks.

Resources

Term	System	Definition
`access-token`	Global	Unique global identifier. Pair token where one lives in global system (prefix=g) and the other one in a wallet (prefix=u) proving ownership.
`alias`	Network	Human-readable identifier for a user (token name).
`assessment`	Course	Status string (e.g., "Accept", "Refuse") in a assignment assessment.
`assignment`	Course	Refers to a module in the context of student interaction.
`slt_hash`	Course	Unique hash identifier for a module (derived from its SLTs). An assignment is also identified by its SLTs hash.
`content`	Course Project	The actual content (deliverable/evidence) data (often hex-encoded or text) of a submission or task.
`credential_hash`	Network	Identifier of a specific credential. This is the hash of the credential (slt_hash or project_id).
`decision`	Project	Decision string (e.g., "Accept", "Refuse", "Deny") in a project task assessment.
`expiration`	Project	Time object indicating when a task expires.
`expiration_posix`	Project	POSIX timestamp (milliseconds) for task expiration.
`module`	Course	Structural unit of a course, defined by a list of SLTs.
`prerequisites`	Project	List of `Prerequisite` objects required for a project or module.
`slts`	Course	Student Learning Targets. The precise definition of a module.
`task`	Project	The Andamioscan object representing a task.
`task_id`	Project	Unique hash identifier for a task.