Course 1.2

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Versions: v1.0, v1.1, v1.2

URI: http://xcri.org/profiles/catalog/1.2/course

Definition: A course provides details of a course of study offered by a learning provider.

Type: Class

Namespace: This is defined within the namespace: http://xcri.org/profiles/catalog

Contents

[edit] Properties

@recstatus (optional) if the delta update pattern is in use, this attribute MAY be used to indicate the status of the resource.

  • has_part (optional, multiple)
  • contributor (optional, multiple)
  • date (optional, multiple)
  • description (optional, multiple)
  • identifier (optional, multiple)
  • image (optional)
  • subject (optional, multiple)
  • title (optional, multiple)
  • type (optional, multiple)
  • url (optional)

qualification (optional, multiple) defines a qualification that can be achieved from completing the course and its various option pathways

presentation (optional, multiple) a presentation of the course to which students might apply and enrol

credit (optional) Provides details about the quantified value of the learning awarded in recognition of the verified achievement of designated learning outcomes at a specified level.

[edit] Guidance Notes

MLO Compliance: Course is equivalent to Learning Opportunity Specification in CWA 15903.

Recstatus: If the recstatus attribute is used, it should be used in conjunction with an identifier.

Identifier: A Course SHOULD have a default unique identifier formatted as a URL (e.g. "http://www.bolton.ac.uk/courses/1"). Additional identifiers in other formats may be used, but SHOULD be qualified using xsi:type to a specific identifier namespace. See the identifier definition for more details.

Title: At least one is recommended.

Subject: At least one is recommended. Each subject element MUST contain a single keyword or phrase. Use multiple elements for multiple keywords. Use of controlled vocabularies is encouraged, using vocabulary encoding schemes.

Description: In addition to the general specification of description, courses should also make use of the XCRI Terms 1.2 encoding scheme to provide detailed information about the course in different information categories. See the encoding scheme for more details.

[edit] History

v1.1: As well as various changes in metadata since v1.0, note the addition of credit, and that qualification is now optional.

v1.2: Credit model was replaced by a CEN standard model.

[edit] Usage

Course is available as a root element, or as part of provider

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