HESA Student record 2011/12

Version 1.8 Produced 2012-10-09      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

• C11051.xsd
• C11051DataTypes.xsd
• C11051CodeLists.xsd

Supporting documents

• Coding manual release schedule
• 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
• DLHE - Coverage of the record
• Derived field specifications

Specification of the UCAS data for HESA transaction

• The UCAS data for HESA (*J) transaction
  

Additional guidance

• 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
• Fields required for FE records
• Further guidance on reporting qualifications on entry
• Advice on data manipulation
• Guidance from HEFCE for reporting multiple instances for students studying for credit
• Fixed database facility

Data collection

• Timescales for data collection
• Validation overview
• Business rules
• COMMIT-stage validation
• HIN validation
• Download validation kit
• Check documentation
  View the C11051 Check documentation guide for help with interpreting check documentation