AP student record 2014/15 - Instance periodInstancePeriod
AP student record 2014/15Fields required from institutions in EnglandInstance period | return to field list |
Type | entity |
Short name | InstancePeriod |
Description |
This records a specific iteration of engagement within the student instance. |
Applicable to | England |
Coverage | All instances. |
Notes |
Instance periods are usually analogous with the concept of an academic year within providers. It is recognised that not all providers use the same time frames for this concept. It is expected that providers will usually return the dates that align with their internal concept of an academic year. It is possible for more than one instance period to be present within a HESA reporting period - the presence of InstancePeriod.PERIODSTART and InstancePeriod.PERIODEND permit the analysis of progression in these cases. New instance periods are required where a student changes course in a way that influences designation. This would include, for example where:
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Quality rules |
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Reason required |
The instance is the central concept in the specification of the HESA AP student record, and describes the attributes of the interaction between the student and course in pursuit of a qualification or credit. The instance period is designed to be analogous to the concept of academic year, allowing the return of cyclical data within the student experience. |
Part of | |
Minimum occurrences | 1 |
Maximum occurrences | unbounded |
Schema components |
Element: InstancePeriod |
Has parts | |
Owner | HESA |
Version | 1.1 |
Date modified | 2015-08-06 |
Change management notes | Additional guidance added to the Notes section describing the circumstances in which new InstancePeriod entities would be expected. |
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