Applying the XCRI-CAP data definitions and vocabularies to your data Alan Paull, APS Ltd15 May 2012, Brunel University, CDATA Assembly

 XCRI Knowledge Base: xcri.co.ukxcri.co.uk  JISC Course Data Programme: s/elearning/coursedata.aspx s/elearning/coursedata.aspx  Data definitions and vocabs: vocabulary-framework.html vocabulary-framework.html ◦ Full doc, summary, spreadsheet, vocab framework ◦ Examples

 Nature of provision  Sources of data  Data structures and data analysis  Process capability

Data on all courses is in SITS – except Continuing Professional Development, online, foundation degrees, some part time, and of course research degrees All marketing data is in our CMS, which is Red Dot – except for module data, URLs to the pages, start & end dates, duration, credit, etc Some data (Entry Profiles for UCAS) is keyed directly into web-link and not held here – so not available for a feed Data on all courses is in SITS All marketing data is in our CMS, which is Red Dot Some data (Entry Profiles for UCAS) is keyed directly into web-link and not held here

Types of course BasicsDetails What’s in SITS? What’s in CMS? Elsewhere? Where? Key Issue

AWARD  COURSE/ROUTE  Pathway  Module Subjects Course

Data item from Red Dot, SITS or constant value XCRI CAPNotesExamples Red Dot subject informationCATALOG.PROVIDER.COURSE Red Dot: subject part of title.identifier Animal Biology Red Dot: title.title Animal Biology BSc (Hons).subjectNot yet available in sample; Extract from title or route_name? Animal Red Dot: Entry Red Dot: Red Dot: UCAS example is a shortened form of the data to show the principle. You must study this degree in combination with another course. The UCAS Codes for these combinations are: Animal Biology BSc (Hons) and: Course / Code / Short form of course Art & Design / CW32 / Mod/ABAD Red Dot: Welcome to Animal Biology BSc (Hons), part of the Life Science programme at ….urlSuggest this is keyed and held in Red Dot CATALOG.PROVIDER.COURSE.QUA LIFICATION awardqualification.titleFrom MAS records or from Red Dot (part of title) Bachelor of Science with Honours mas_courseCATALOG.PROVIDER.COURSE.PRE SENTATION mas_code.identifier ABIOACDME mas_ucas_code.identifierRequired for UCAS exportCN22 mas_title.title Animal Biology and Creative Digital Media.startNot yet available in sample "University of xxxx"venue.title STRUCTURES EXAMPLES SOURCE PROBLEMS

Key Issue How will we map and transform to XCRI-CAP? What data will be in our course records in the feed? Technology? Process? Sustainability? Maintenance? Level of detail (depth of course descriptions)? Courses, qualifications, presentations, modules? “Standard” vocabularies?

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