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course_instance

** indicates that the property is the primary key for this entity.

Description of course_instance entity

A course_instance is a stage of a course with a start date and an end date, often marked by a progression decision point at the end. Example: a single academic year in a 3 year Honours degree course.

COURSE_INSTANCE_ID

Description

Institution's identifier for this course_instance

Purpose

To link student to course, and course to course_instance

Derivation

Jisc

Valid Values

Any

Format

String (255)

Notes

START_DATE

Description

Start date for this course_instance

Purpose

For analytics

Derivation

Jisc

Valid Values

Date in ISO 8601 format - YYYY-MM-DD

Format

String in ISO 8601 Date extended format - YYYY-MM-DD

Notes

Omitting this property could impair the functionality of analytics applications such as student apps or dashboards.

END_DATE

Description

End date for this course_instance

Purpose

For analytics

Derivation

Jisc

Valid Values

Date in ISO 8601 format - YYYY-MM-DD

Format

String in ISO 8601 Date extended format - YYYY-MM-DD

Notes

Omitting this property could impair the functionality of analytics applications such as student apps or dashboards.

ACADEMIC_YEAR

Description

Academic year to which the course_instance relates.

Purpose

For display and analysis purposes

Derivation

Jisc

Valid Values

Year as four digits - year that the academic year starts in, with valid values being from 1900 onwards.

Format

Int

Notes

Could be derived, but academic year calendars may be different between institutions. This field could also be sourced directly from the SRS. Omitting this property could impair the functionality of analytics applications such as student apps or dashboards. Will be mandatory from v1.4.