Institution profile record 2014/15
Institution profile record 2014/15
Overview
This section is an introduction and overview of the C14041 Institution profile record collection.
- Introduction - Background information relating to the collection
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Data specification
This section contains information about the record specification.
- Coverage of the record - The criteria for the return of data in the record
- Data model - Describes the entities included in the record and the relationship between them
- Data items - Directory of all data items collected, and the guidance surrounding them. Displayed by entity, and sortable for ease of searching
- File structure - Describes the physical structure of the record
- C14041.xsd - Schema for the structure of the XML file
- C14041DataTypes.xsd - Schema for the data types used in the XML file
- C14041CodeLists.xsd - Schema for the valid codes for use in the XML file
- Derived field specifications - Contains the list and specifications of the derived fields applied by HESA. Derived fields are by HESA to create populations and groupings for analysis
Further guidance
This section contains additional information to assist in understanding and compiling the return.
- Mapping of HESA Cost Centres - A table to aid the mapping of old HESA Cost Centres to new HESA Cost Centres and to REF Units of Assessment
- Enabling Benchmarking Excellence - A report examining the case study findings of the Enabling Benchmarking Excellence Project
- Further guidance on calculating proportions - Guidance on allocating a member of staff to an academic cost centre
Submission process and quality assurance
This section contains information relating to the data submission process together with tools to assist in data quality assurance.
- Data submission template - A template which will allow the generation of an XML structure for data input into it
- Data collection schedule - An overview of the collection schedule from data capture to publication
- Business rules - Lists the quality rules run at the insert stage
- COMMIT-stage rules - Lists the quality rules run at the exception stage, undertaken during a full or test commit
- Validation overview - A document describing quality checks and the various stages when checks are made
- Download validation kit - Contains downloadable validation kit and related help pages. The validation kit allows insert-stage quality checks to be run locally
- File structures for downloadable files - A document describing the structure of data files which can be downloaded from the data collection system
- Check documentation - A spreadsheet template that can be downloaded from the data collection system, populated with data to be checked at COMMIT-stage
- Check documentation guide - A guide to the check documentation and the checks contained within it
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