NISR Person Table 03/04
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03025: Academic discipline 1
Field Information
| Number: | 015 |
| Name: | Academic discipline 1 |
| Abbreviation: | ACCDIS1 |
| Length: | 4 |
| Status: | This field must be completed with a valid code other than the default code when any of the activity code fields (24, 27, 30) have been coded either '1', '2' or '3' and field 14, highest qualification held has been coded '01-03', '09', '11-12', '19', '21', '22' or '29'and the member of staff is not classed as 'atypical'. |
| Description: | Academic discipline is a code of four characters which is used to designate the subject or subjects appropriate to that staff member's academic qualification, not necessarily the academic subject in which that staff member may currently be teaching or researching. An alpha character forms the first character of the subject code. The remaining digits are numeric and provide a more detailed subject content breakdown. The Joint Academic Coding System (JACS) coding frame introduced in 2002/03 replaces HESACODE. This provides for all subjects to be coded according to a common, truly hierarchical, four-character subject code. JACS will be used substantially in subject representation across the sector. |
| Notes: | Institutions must return a 4 digit JACS code. If a qualification is in only one subject then this must be shown in field 15, Academic discipline 1 and the default code 'XXXX' must be used in field 16, Academic discipline 2. Where a qualification is in two subjects then a further JACS code should be used in field 16. For those few staff with 3 subject disciplines, the two JACS codes that best reflect the discipline should be returned in field 15, Academic discipline 1 and field 16, Academic discipline 2. Data for existing staff who were returned on the 2002/03 Staff Individualised Record can be derived from the old field 18, Academic discipline to these fields. However institutions should note that field 18, Academic discipline was 6 characters in length and for staff with disciplines consisting of 2 or 3 subjects 4 digit JACS codes could not be returned in the 2002/03 record. If no more detail is available, 2 or 3 digit codes returned in the 2002/03 Staff Individualised Record should be converted to four digit JACS codes by adding zeroes as appropriate. For example if F30G10 was returned in 2002/03 Staff Individualised Record F300 and G100 should be returned in ACCDIS1 and ACCDIS2. Default code 'XXXX' can be used when all of the activity code fields (24, 27, 30) in the contract table have been coded either '4A', '4B', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9' or 'XX'. Default code 'XXXX' must be used in field 15, Academic discipline 1 and field 16, Academic discipline 2 when field 14, Highest qualification held has been coded '31', '32', '97', '98', '99' or 'XX'. Default code 'XXXX' can be used for atypical staff. |
| Example: | Codes are to be allocated using the classification provided in the document 'JACS complete classification' available on the HESA website at: http://www.hesa.ac.uk/jacs/jacs.htm |
| Reason Required: | To provide information about the qualifications of the HE workforce and development of staff qualified in particular subject areas. |
Valid Entries
| A full 4-character JACS code. Please refer to the Joint Academic Coding System (JACS) classification of academic subjects. |
Validation Rules
| 024368 | This field must contain a valid JACS code or XXXX. (Severity: 99) |
IsValidJacsCode6_AnyJust(uiCurFieldNo) || M_ISFIELD(uiCurFieldNo,"XXXX") | |
| 024369 | If HQHELD is 31,32,97,98,99 or XX then this field must be XXXX. (Severity: 99) |
(M_ISFIELD(_HQHELD_,"31") || M_ISFIELD(_HQHELD_,"32") || M_ISFIELD(_HQHELD_,"97") || M_ISFIELD(_HQHELD_,"98") || M_ISFIELD(_HQHELD_,"99") || M_ISFIELD(_HQHELD_,"XX")) ? M_ISFIELD(uiCurFieldNo,"XXXX") : M_TRUE |
