Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education record 2014/15
Overview
- Introduction - Background information relating to the collection
- Data protection guidance - Information about how Data Protection legislation affects the processing of Student data by HESA
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Data specification
- Coverage of the record - The criteria for the return of data in the record
- Data items required for valid response - A list of the data items that are required for a valid response and the data items that are to be asked of third parties
- Data model - Description of 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 - Description of the physical structure of the record
- C14018.xsd - Schema for the structure of the XML file
- C14018DataTypes.xsd - Schema for the data types used in the XML file
- C14018CodeLists.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 used by HESA to create populations and groupings for analysis
Further guidance
- Central coding of SIC - Description of the process undertaken in assigning a SIC code
- Default postcodes - A list of default postcodes that can be used when a precise postcode is not known
- Instructions for undertaking DLHE - A practical guide on how to undertake the survey and how to achieve accurate responses from leavers
- Online DLHE guidance notes - Description of the Online DLHE survey and accompanying guidance
- SOC 2010 (DLHE) - Description of the Standard Occupational Classification (2010) together with guidance notes
- Telephone surveys good practice - A telephone guide based on the findings from work HESA has undertaken with HEPs and the wider DLHE community
Information specific to the collection
- Logo for the DLHE survey - Area containing the logo for the survey, available in English and Welsh
- Questionnaires - Area containing both the April and January versions of the questionnaires, available in English and Welsh
- Text for covering letters and emails - Area containing both the April and January versions of the text for covering letters and emails, available in English and Welsh
Submission process and quality assurance
- Data collection schedule - Details of the key dates and deadlines for the DLHE collection
- HESA XML data entry tool - A program which will produce XML data in the format required for submission
- How to use the HESA XML data entry tool - Guidance on how to use the XML data entry tool
- File structures for downloadable files - Area containing details of the file structures of the downloadable files output from the Aardvark system
- Validation overview - Description of the validation checks and the various stages when checks are made
- Quality rules - Validation which enforces the quality of the submitted data
- Quality rules web page - FAQ - A guide which discusses the process of viewing the quality rules
- Download validation kit - Contains downloadable validation kit and related help pages. The validation kit allows Business stage validation to be run locally
- Credibility reporting definitions - A guide to the definitions associated with the credibility report tables
- Credibility report mapping document - A guide to the comparability of the previously-supplied check documentation to the newer credibility reports
- Submit data to HESA - Opening page to login to or register for a user account to access the HESA data collection system
- Help with the data collection system - Area containing a compilation of user guides, report keys, technical assistance and known issues
- Fixed database facility - Details of the process for submitting corrections to submitted data once the collection closes
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