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… the UK standard for describing course marketing information … a way of describing information about learning opportunities … about eXchanging Course Related Information. You can … … save money … … simplify processes … … and open up new opportunities … … by implementing the XCRI-CAP standard… … to produce & distribute your courses information … … better.

 subject  Type (courseTypeGeneral, Taught/Research)  abbr (for qualification aim)  studyMode

Mandatory for PG  prerequisite  course.description New for PG  internationalStudents  funding Original items  provider.description  abstract  applicationProcedure  assessment  learning outcomes  objective  regulations  professionalStatus  venue.provider.description  careerOutcome  contactHours  contactPattern  events  indicativeResource  leadsTo  policy  providedResource  requiredResource  specialFeature  support  structure  studyHours  teachingStrategy  topic  metadataKeywords  targetAudience

Learning Provider’s system Information in XCRI-CAP format Course information system(s) Collect once use many times

 BSI standard, BS8581  MLO-AD  ISB endorsed  Practical enhancements for Course Data Programme and now for Postgraduate National Rollout

 Data definitions doc – freely available  Implementation Manual for PG course providers and aggregators  A national aggregator that has fully implemented the XCRI-CAP PG vocabulary to consume PG data feeds directly from universities Image with thanks to

 Published data on Prospects website  Collected XCRI-CAP PG data available to 3rd parties  Sustainable infrastructure to govern and maintain XCRI-CAP  A community of practice  Over 20 universities  4 PG course aggregators  3 course management system vendors  Engaged sector bodies like HEDIIP and HEPISG

 Elements now mandatory:  duration  type  qualification:abbr  studyMode  cost  prerequisite  Elements not previously used:  funding  internationalStudents  hasPart  isPartOf

XCRI-CAP Community

 One master record – held at your institution  Single maintenance requirement  Automatic feed to Prospects and beyond  Feed to other aggregators  Frees up valuable resource  Data integrity  Data quality  Improved, consistent student experience What will it mean?