KIS record 2014/15
KIS record 2014/15Revision history |
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This table lists changes and additions to the record specification and supporting documentation.
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Version 1.15 (2015-06-25)Back to top
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| Accreditation information table | 1.12 |
The following changes have been made to the list:
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| List of KIS Course Aims | 1.10 | KISAIMs 151-152 has been added to the lookup table. |
Version 1.14 (2015-05-14)Back to top
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| Accreditation information table | 1.11 | The URL and ACCTYPE text have been amended for Accreditation.ACCTYPE 08001 'Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST)'. |
| Calculations of assessment and learning and teaching methods | 1.2 | Guidance has been amended to provide more detail and clarity to the document. |
| List of KIS Course Aims | 1.9 | KISAIM 150 has been added to the lookup table. |
Version 1.13 (2015-03-16)Back to top
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| List of KIS Course Aims | 1.8 | KISAIM 149 has been added to the lookup table. |
Version 1.12 (2015-01-30)Back to top
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| CourseLocation.UCASCOURSEID | 1.3 | Business rule 2 added to ensure that where CourseLocation.UCASCOURSEID exists, KISCourse.UCASPROGID must exist. |
| KISCourse.UCASPROGID | 1.3 | Business rule 4 added to ensure that where KISCourse.UCASPROGID exists, CourseLocation.UCASCOURSEID must exist. |
| Accreditation information table | 1.10 | The URL has been amended for Accreditation.ACCTYPE 09601 'Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES)'. |
| Business rules | 1.7 |
The following business rules have been added: KISCourse.UCASPROGID.BR.4 CourseLocation.UCASCOURSEID.BR.2 |
| COMMIT-stage rules | 1.3 | Two instances of 'institution' have been amended to 'provider'. |
| Statement about PSRBs (Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies) and accreditation for the KIS Technical Guidance | 1.2 | Additional guidance has been added, highlighting where the table of all accreditations currently associated with courses on Unistats can be found. |
Version 1.11 (2014-12-12)Back to top
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| Accreditation information table | 1.9 | The URL has been amended for Accreditation.ACCTYPE 04401 'Chartered Management Institute (CMI)'. |
| List of KIS Course Aims | 1.7 | KISAIM 148 has been added to the lookup table. |
Version 1.10 (2014-11-13)Back to top
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| All data items | N/a | The data item webpages have been reordered to increase the prominence of the valid entries and labels. |
| Accreditation information table | 1.8 |
Accrediting body 114 'Periodicals Training Council (PTC)' has amended its name to 'Professional Publishers Association (PPA)'. This change has also been reflected in the Accreditation type text. The URL has been amended for Accreditation.ACCTYPE 188 'The Tech Partnership'. |
| Guidance on professional, statutory and regulatory bodies (PSRBs) and accreditation in the KIS | 1.1 | The guidance for the Guidance on professional, statutory and regulatory bodies (PSRBs) and accreditation in the KIS has changed to reflect changes made to the accreditation request process. Additional request forms and guidance have also been added to this page. |
Version 1.9 (2014-10-15)Back to top
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| Accreditation.ACCTYPE | 1.4 | Business Rule 3 has been updated to include ACCTYPE code 09401. |
| KISCourse.KISTYPE | 1.1 | Exception rule 4 added to ensure that some KISTYPE=1 courses include previously returned student data. |
| Business rules | 1.6 |
The following changes have been made to the business rules: All references to higher education institution (HEI) have been replaced with higher education provider (HEP). References to institution (as a short-hand for higher education institution) have been changed to provider. Accreditation.ACCTYPE BusinessRule.3 has been updated to include ACCTYPE code 09401. |
| COMMIT-stage validation | 1.2 |
The following rules have been added: KISCourse.KISTYPE Exception 4 added to ensure that some KISTYPE=1 courses include previously returned student data. The following changes have been made to the COMMIT-stage rules: All references to higher education institution (HEI) have been replaced with higher education provider (HEP). References to institution (as a short-hand for higher education institution) have been changed to provider. |
| Non-technical validation rule text | 1.2 | Non-technical validation rule texts have been amended to reflect the changes made to the business rules. |
Version 1.8 (2014-08-26)Back to top
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| All fields, valid entries and documents | n/a | References to higher education institution (HEI) have been replaced with higher education provider (HEP). Reference to institution (as a short-hand for higher education institution) has been changed to provider. The change enables HESA to refer collectively to both publicly funded higher education institutions and privately funded alternative providers within its constituency and, with specific reference to KIS, provider is inclusive of submitting further education colleges. |
| Accreditation.ACCTYPE | 1.3 | Business rule 3 has been amended to include KISAIM 051. |
| KISCourse.TITLE | 1.2 | Business rule 1 has been updated to include KISAIMs 025, 026 and 027. |
| KISCourse.TITLEW | 1.1 | Business rule 1 has been updated to include KISAIMs 025, 026 and 027. |
| Accreditation information table | 1.7 | The name, URL and ACCTYPE description text have been amended for Accreditation.ACCTYPE 18801 'The Tech Partnership'. |
| Business rules | 1.5 |
The following changes have been made to the business rules: Accreditation.ACCTYPE BusinessRule.3 has been amended to include KISAIM 051. KISCourse.TITLE BusinessRule.1 has been updated to include KISAIMs 025, 026 and 027. KISCourse.TITLEW BusinessRule.1 has been updated to include KISAIMs 025, 026 and 027. |
| List of KISAIMs | 1.6 | KISAIM 147 added to the lookup table. |
| Non-technical validation rule text | 1.1 | Non-technical validation rule texts have been amended to reflect the changes made to the business rules. |
Version 1.7 (2014-07-31)Back to top
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| Accreditation.ACCTYPE | 1.2 | Accreditation.ACCTYPE Business rule 6 has been added to ensure uniqueness of accreditation type within KIS course. |
| CourseLocation.UCASCOURSEID | 1.2 | Business rule 1 added to ensure the uniqueness of UCAS Course Identifier within Course Location. |
| KISCourse.JACS | 1.2 | Business rule 6 added to ensure uniqueness of JACS code within KIS course. |
| KISCourse.LDCS | 1.1 | Business rule 5 added to ensure uniqueness of LDCS code within KIS course. |
| KISCourse.RELATEDKIS | 1.1 | Business rule 6 added to ensure uniqueness of related KIS code within KIS course. |
| Accreditation information table | 1.6 |
Accrediting body 188 'E-Skills' has amended its name to 'e-skills UK'. The URL for this accrediting has been updated. |
| Business rules | 1.4 |
The following business rules have been added: Accreditation.ACCTYPE.BusinessRule.6 CourseLocation.UCASCOURSEID.BusinessRule.1 KISCourse.JACS.BusinessRule.6 KISCourse.LDCS.BusinessRule.5 KISCourse.RELATEDKIS.BusinessRule.6 |
| List of KISAIMs | 1.5 | 'Master of Biological Sciences' has been added to KISAIM 133 'MBio'. |
| Non-technical validation rule text | 1.0 | Release of the Non-technical validation rule text under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section, to aid with the understanding of the more intricate rules. |
Version 1.6 (2014-07-16)Back to top
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| Accreditation.ACCTYPE | 1.1 | Accreditation.ACCTYPE Business rules 3, 4 and 5 have been added to validate accreditation information for engineering professions. |
| Business rules | 1.3 |
The following business rules have been added: Accreditation.ACCTYPE BusinessRule.3 Accreditation.ACCTYPE BusinessRule.4 Accreditation.ACCTYPE BusinessRule.5 |
| KISCourse.KISAIM | 1.1 | Additional guidance has been added to the notes section to clarify course levels applicable to KIS courses and levels excluded. |
| Accreditation information table | 1.5 |
The ACCTYPE description text for Accreditation.ACCTYPE 02801 has been amended. The URL for accrediting body 105 'Law Society of Scotland' has been updated. All instances of the word 'partly' in the Accreditation type texts have been amended to 'partially' for consistency and to aid future validation. |
| C14061CodeList.xsd | N/a | Attributes have been restored to the CodeContentType extension base, so as to allow institutions to phase them out over a longer timescale. It is HESA's intention to remove these attributes at a notified later date. |
| Coverage of the record | 1.1 | Additional guidance has been added to outline responsibility for the return in franchised courses. |
| Data collection schedule | 1.3 | Guidance has been amended advising institutions to return sign-off forms to HESA via e-mail rather than by post. |
| List of KIS Course Aims | 1.4 | KISAIMs 145-146 added to the lookup table. |
| Unistats widget user guide | 1.0 | The Unistats widget user guide has been updated for this years collection. |
Version 1.5 (2014-06-19)Back to top
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| Accreditation information table | 1.4 |
Accrediting body 141 'Association of Building Engineers (ABE)' has changed its name to 'Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)' on becoming chartered. The associated accreditation type text has been updated to reflect this change. Accreditation.ACCTYPEs 08904-08908 have been added to the Accreditation information table for existing accrediting body 089 Institute of Physics (IOP). Accreditation.ACCTYPEs 09804-09805 have been added to the Accreditation information table for existing accrediting body 098 Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 01110 has been added for BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT. Accreditation.ACCTYPE 04005 has been added for Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 03005 has been added for Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation (CIHT). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 19305 has been added for Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineers (CIPHE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 04206 has been added for Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 05108 has been added for Energy Institute (EI). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 09105 has been added for Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 09305 has been added for Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 09207 has been added for Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 09506 has been added for Institution of Engineering Designers (IED). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 09405 has been added for Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 09706 has been added for Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 08105 has been added for Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 08410 has been added for Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 09906 has been added for Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 08705 has been added for Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 08505 has been added for Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 08805 has been added for Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 10005 has been added for Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 11605 has been added for Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 12305 has been added for Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 19105 has been added for Society of Operations Engineers (SOE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 19205 has been added for The Welding Institute (TWI). |
| Check documentation 1 template | 1.1 | Check documentation 1 has been updated to state 'Previous transaction number' rather than 'Transaction number' for clarity. |
| Check documentation 2 template | 1.1 | Check documentation 2 has been updated to state 'Previous transaction number' rather than 'Transaction number' for clarity. |
| Data collection schedule | 1.2 | Links to the data collection system have been updated to the new version incorporating the HESA Identity System. |
| List of KIS Course Aims | 1.3 | KISAIM 094 'Master of Landscape Architecture' has been amended to correct the spelling. |
| Quick start guide | 1.1 | Links to the data collection system have been updated to the new version incorporating the HESA Identity System. |
Version 1.4 (2014-05-29)Back to top
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| Accreditation information table | 1.3 |
Accreditation.ACCTYPEs 04202-04205 have been added to the Accreditation information table. Accreditation.ACCTYPEs 19101-19104 have been added to the Accreditation information table for the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE). Accreditation.ACCTYPEs 19201-19204 have been added to the Accreditation information table for The Welding Institute (TWI). Accreditation.ACCTYPEs 19301-19304 have been added to the Accreditation information table for the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineers (CIPHE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 04004 has been added for accrediting body 040 Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 03004 has been added for accrediting body 030 Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation (CIHT). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 08104 has been added for accrediting body 081 Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 08504 has been added for accrediting body 085 Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 08705 has been added for accrediting body 087 Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 08804 has been added for accrediting body 088 Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 09104 has been added for accrediting body 091 Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 09206 has been added for accrediting body 092 Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 09304 has been added for accrediting body 093 Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 09505 has been added for accrediting body 095 Institution of Engineering Designers (IED). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 09705 has been added for accrediting body 097 Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 10004 has been added for accrediting body 100 Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 11604 has been added for accrediting body 116 Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS). Accreditation.ACCTYPE 12304 has been added for accrediting body 123 Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA). |
| Calculation of assessment methods and learning and teaching methods | 1.1 | Additional guidance has been added to explain that on courses where students are not given a choice of modules, the data returned can be marked as actual rather than an estimate. |
| Check documentation 2 template | 1.0 | Release of the Check documentation 2 template under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section. |
| COMMIT-stage validation | 1.1 | KISCourse.TITLE.Exception.2 has been added to prevent the KIS aim award being included at the beginning of the title. |
Version 1.3 (2014-04-29)Back to top
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| KISCourse.CourseLocation | 1.2 | Business rule 4 has been added to prevent a CourseLocation.LOCID from being repeated in a KISCourse. |
| KISCourse.FEETBC | 1.2 | The year references in valid entries 0 'Fees not yet confirmed for 2015/16' and 1 'Fees confirmed for 2015/16' have been corrected for this collection. |
| KISCourse.TTCID | 1.2 | Valid entry labels G 'School Direct Training Programme' and H 'School Direct Training Programme (flexible)' have been amended to align with the 2013/14 Student collection. |
| Accreditation information table | 1.2 |
The Accreditation.ACCTYPE 16302 has been added for accrediting body 163 'Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB)'. Changes have been made to the existing accreditation type texts for Accrediting body 099 'Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)' and Accrediting body 094 'Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)'. |
| Business rules | 1.2 |
The following business rules have been added: KISCourse.CourseLocation.BusinessRule.4 |
| Check documentation 1 template | 1.0 | Release of the Check documentation 1 template under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section. |
| COMMIT-stage validation | 1.0 |
Release of the COMMIT-stage validation under the 'Submission process and quality assurance section', with changes since the 2013/14 rules: New rules added: KISCourse.ASSURL Exception 1 added to ensure URLs are returned which are course/subject specific. KISCourse.CourseStage Exceptions 1 and 2 added to ensure sufficient Course Stages are returned for First Degree KIS Courses and Other Undergraduate (Sandwich and Foundation year) KIS Courses. KISCourse.CRSEURL Exception 1 added to ensure URLs are returned which are course/subject specific. KISCourse.KISTYPE Exception 3 added to prevent returns of KIS courses which appear identical in Unistats. KISCourse.LTURL Exception 1 added to ensure URLs are returned which are course/subject specific. KISCOurse.UCASPROGID Exception 1 added to indicate where a UCASPROGID and UCASCOURSEID combination do not appear in UCAS data. KISCOurse.UCASPROGID Exception 2 added to indicate where over 5% of UCASPROGID and UCASCOURSEID combinations do not appear in the UCAS data. KISCOurse.UCASPROGID Exception 3 added to indication where UCASPROGID is not identified with an appropriate UKPRN in the UCAS data. Rules amended: HESACourse.HESACOURSEID Exception 1 updated to remove reference to deleted field HESACourse.JOINTUKPRN. KISCourse.KISAIM Exception 5 updated to include KISCourse.KISAIM code 130. KISCourse.RELATEDKIS Exception 5 updated to reference new CourseLocation entity for LOCID. Rules deleted: KISCourse.UCASCOURSEID rules 1- 15 deleted as this field has been moved under another entity. |
| Data submission template | 1.0 | Release of the Data submission template under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section. |
| List of KIS Course Aims | 1.2 | KISAIMs 142-144 added to the lookup table. |
| Unistats output file and check documentation definitions | 1.1 | Changes have been made to the Unistats output file and check documentation definitions document to more clearly state the aggregation and rounding process of data not submitted as part of the KIS return. |
| Unistats-stage validation | 1.0 | The Unistats-stage validation page has been added under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section. |
Version 1.2 (2014-03-24)Back to top
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| CourseLocation.LOCID | 1.1 | Business rule 1 has been added to ensure Location Identifier from CourseLocation entity is valid. |
| HESACourse.HESACOURSEID | 1.1 | Business rule 1 has been updated to remove reference to deleted field HESACourse.JOINTUKPRN. |
| HESACourse.TEACHUKPRN | 1.1 | Business rule 2 has been amended to clarify what is expected to be returned in this field. |
| KISCourse.CourseLocation | 1.1 | Business rule 1 has been added to ensure CourseLocation entity is not returned for Subject level KIS. Business rule 2 added to ensure CourseLocation entity is returned for non-distance KIS courses. Business rule 3 added to ensure CourseLocation entity is not returned for distance KIS courses. |
| KISCourse.CourseStage | 1.1 | Business rule 5 has been amended to clarify what is expected to be returned in this field. |
| KISCourse.FEETBC | 1.1 | Coverage statement and Business rules have been amended as it is now a requirement to return this field even if KISCourse.UCASCOURSEID exists, due to fees data no longer being collected via UCAS. Business Rule 1 has been updated to remove reference to KISCourse.UCASCOURSEID. KISCourse.FEETBC.BusinessRule.3 has been deleted as FEETBC is now collected in the return and KISCourse.FEETBC.BusinessRule.6 has been deleted as consideration for stated UKPRN is no longer required. |
| KISCourse.HONOURS | 1.1 | Business Rule 3 has been updated to include KIS Aim code 087. |
| KISCourse.JACS | 1.1 | Business rule 4 has been amended to clarify what is expected to be returned in this field. |
| KISCourse.MEANSSUP | 1.1 | Reference to the National Scholarship Programme (NSP) has been removed as this is not open to 2015 entrants. |
| KISCourse.SUPPORTURL | 1.1 | Reference to the National Scholarship Programme (NSP) has been removed as this is not open to 2015 entrants. |
| KISCourse.TITLE | 1.1 | Business rule 5 has been added to restrict the inclusion of excluded words in the titles of KIS courses. |
| KISCourse.TTCID | 1.1 | Business rule 3 has been added to ensure KISCourse.TTCID is not returned if historical data is provided. Additional guidance added to Notes regarding the use of codes H-P in 2014/15 and that these codes will not be in use for 2015/16. |
| KISCourse.UCASPROGID | 1.1 | Business rule 1 has been removed and has been replaced by Business rule 2. Business Rule 2 has been amended to refer to KISCourse.KISTYPE 3 and Business rule 3 added to indicate where UCASPROGID may be missing. |
| KISRecord.Institution | 1.0 | The Institution.NSP field has been removed from the Institution entity as this is not applicable for this year since the National Scholarship Programme (NSP) is not open to 2015 entrants. |
| Accreditation information table | 1.1 | First release of the full list of accrediting bodies and the corresponding accreditation types for this collection. |
| Business rules | 1.1 |
The following business rules have been added: CourseLocation.LOCID.BusinessRule.1 KISCourse.CourseLocation.BusinessRule.1 KISCourse.CourseLocation.BusinessRule.2 KISCourse.CourseLocation.BusinessRule.3 KISCourse.TITLE.BusinessRule.5 KISCourse.TTCID.BusinessRule.3 KISCourse.UCASPROGID.BusinessRule.3 The following business rules have been amended: HESACourse.HESACOURSEID.BusinessRule.1 HESACourse.TEACHUKPRN.BusinessRule.2 KISCourse.CourseStage.BusinessRule.5 KISCourse.FEETBC.BusinessRule.1 KISCourse.HONOURS.BusinessRule.3 KISCourse.JACS.BusinessRule.4 KISCourse.UCASPROGID.BusinessRule.2 The following business rules have been deleted: Institution.NSP.BusinessRule.1 Institution.NSP.BusinessRule.2 KISCourse.FEETBC.BusinessRule.3 KISCourse.FEETBC.BusinessRule.6 KISCourse.UCASPROGID.BusinessRule.1 |
| Data collection schedule | 1.1 | The Data collection schedule has been updated to give more information on the timescales and milestones for the collection. |
| List of KIS Course Aims | 1.1 | KISAIM 141 added to the lookup table. |
| Unistats dataset file structure and description | 1.0 | First release of the Unistats dataset file structure and description, added under the 'Unistats guidance' section. |
| Unistats output file and check documentation definitions | 1.0 | First release of the Unistats output file and check documentation definitions, added under the 'Unistats guidance' section. |
| Unistats output schema | 1.0 | First release of the Unistats output schema, added under the 'Unistats guidance' section. |
| Unistats widget user guide | 1.0 | First release of the Unistats widget user guide, added under the 'Unistats guidance' section. |
Version 1.1 (2014-02-14)Back to top
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| CourseLocation.UCASCOURSEID | 1.1 | UCAS guidance added to clarify the source of the code to be returned in this field. |
| KISCourse.UCASPROGID | 1.1 | Guidance notes updated for clarification and accompanying example provided. |
| Business rules | 1.0 | The first release of the rolled-on business rules have been added under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section. |
| Download validation kit | n/a | The first release of the validation kit, including schema and rolled-on business rules, has been made available for download from the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section. |
| Inclusion of NSS and DLHE data | 1.1 | The link to the detail of the mapping of JACS codes to NSS levels has been updated to reference JACS version 3.0. |
| Validation overview | 1.0 | The first release of the validation overview has been added under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section. |
Version 1.0 (2014-01-16)Back to top
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| KISCourse.CourseLocation | 1.0 | New Course Location entity created within KIS Course, containing Location identifier (LOCID) and the UCAS course code (UCASCOURSEID) for the course to enable improved linking to UCAS data. |
| CourseLocation.UCASCOURSEID | 1.0 | Guidance added clarifying that the format of the data to be returned in this field is restricted to NNNN. |
| KISCourse.HESACourse | 1.0 | The HESACourse.JOINTUKPRN field has been removed from the HESACourse entity to reflect that joint medical and pharmaceutical schools and other special cases are to submit KIS data in their own right from 2014/15. |
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KISCourse.ENGFEE KISCourse.FEETBC KISCourse.MEANSSUP KISCourse.NIFEE KISCourse.OTHSUP KISCourse.SCOTFEE KISCourse.VARFEE KISCourse.WAFEE KISCourse.WAIVER |
1.0 | Coverage statement amended as it is now a requirement to return these fields even if KISCourse.UCASCOURSEID exists, due to fees data no longer being collected via UCAS. |
| KISCourse.JACS | 1.0 | Valid entries and labels have been updated from the JACS2 to the JACS3 classification. |
| KISCourse.TTCID | 1.0 |
The following valid entries have been added: L School Direct Training Programme (self-funded) M School Direct Training Programme (self-funded - flexible) N School Direct Training Programme (salaried) P School Direct Training Programme (salaried - flexible) The following valid entries have been deleted: J School-led HEI provision (mainstream) K School-led HEI provision (flexible) All references to the 'Teaching Agency' (TA) have been replaced with 'National College for Teaching and Leadership' (NCTL), to reflect that on 1 April 2013 the National College merged with the Teaching Agency to become the National College for Teaching and Leadership. |
| KISCourse.UCASPROGID | 1.0 | Guidance added clarifying the format of the data to be returned in this field. The field length has been changed from 9 to 7. |
| LDCSType | 1.0 | The data type 'LDCSType' has been updated to ensure the pattern consists of either a single alpha character, or two alpha characters and a full-stop, followed by up to 6 numeric characters, to match the Learning Aim Reference Application (LARA) LDCS_Codes.csv entries. |
| UCASCOURSEIDType | 1.0 | Datatype amended to restrict to NNNN format and associated guidance added to the field Notes section. |
| UCASPROGIDType | 1.0 | Field length amended from 9 to 7 and datatype changed to restrict to CNN-CNN to align with UCAS programme ID format. Associated guidance added to the field Notes section. |
| Accreditation information table | 1.0 | A note has been added to the accreditation table text to inform institutions that the list will be updated in March 2014 following the HEPISG review of Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body applications, and any subsequent appeals, in March 2014. |
| Data collection schedule | 1.0 | Data collection schedule has been added under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section. |
| File structure | 1.0 | Entity relationship diagram updated to include the new CourseLocation entity. |
| Fees and support | 1.0 | Document updated to reflect the change to fees data no longer being collected via UCAS. |
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Field summary by KISTYPE Year to which fields relate |
1.0 | Document updated to reflect the addition of the new CourseLocation entity. |
| Introduction to the collection | 1.0 | Document has been added under the 'Overview' section to provide an overview of the collection for institutions. |
| Guidance for joint medical and pharmaceutical schools and other special cases | 1.0 | Information within this document under the 'Further guidance' section has been updated to reflect that joint medical and pharmaceutical schools and other special cases are to submit KIS data in their own right from 2014/15. |
| Quick start guide | 1.0 | Documentation created to help institutions navigate the new coding manual layout and to briefly describe the collection. |
| Summary of changes since 2013/14 | 1.0 | A summary of the main changes since the 2013/14 collection has been added to the manual. | N/a | First release of full documentation. |
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