HESA Student Record 2009/10

Version 1.6 Produced 2010-08-30      Revision history      Release notes

Specification of the data to be returned

• Coverage of the record
• Data model
• File structure
• Field list and detail
• Field list and detail (PDF)

XML Schema Definition (XSD) files

• C09051.xsd
• C09051DataTypes.xsd
• C09051CodeLists.xsd

Downloadable files

• (C09051 XML Sample files to follow)

Supporting documents

• Glossary of terms
• Commonly used acronyms
• Data Standards in the HESA record
• The JACS2 subject coding system
• The JACS2 principal subjects
• Data Protection
• HUSID lookup service
  Search the existing HESA database to find a student's HUSID

Additional guidance

• Summary of changes since 2008/09
• Further guidance on courses
• Further guidance on modules
• Year-on-year linkage (HIN)
• Further guidance on FTE reporting
• Reduced returns
• File structures for downloadable files
• Further guidance on reporting Instance.MCDATE and Instance.MODE
• DLHE target population (POPDLHE)
• Fields required for FE records
• Further guidance on qualifications on entry
• Advice on data manipulation
• Guidance from HEFCE for reporting multiple instances for students studying for credit

Data collection

• Timescales for data collection
• Validation overview
• Business rules
• COMMIT-stage validation
• HIN validation
• Download validation kit
• Data processing
• Check documentation
  View the C09051 Check documentation guide for help with interpreting check documentation