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Key Information Set 2014/15 - KIS Course qualification aim

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Key Information Set 2014/15

Fields required from institutions in Wales

KIS Course qualification aim


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Typefield
Short nameKISAIM
Description

This field describes the course qualification.

Applicable toEngland Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Coverage

All KISCourses where KISCourse.KISTYPE = 1 or 2.

Notes

This field uses a look up table for its list of valid entries, which sits outside the schema to enable maintenance without the need to re-issue a validation kit.

View List of KISCourse.KISAIM valid entries, or download the KISCourse.KISAIM valid entries in CSV format.

This field describes the type of qualification that will be obtained upon successful completion of the course.

This field will be used in conjunction with KISCourse.TITLE (KISCourse.TITLEW for providers in Wales) and KISCourse.HONOURS to provide the KIS Course title. This will be displayed on the KIS widget and on the Unistats website.

If the qualification aim of the Course results in an honours degree KISCourse.HONOURS should be coded with 1 'This is an honours (Hons) degree course'.

The value returned in this field must match the valid entry listed in the look up table listed in the List of KIS Course Aims.

If a KISCourse.KISAIM is not present in the list, providers should contact HESA, where the qualification will be added to the lookup table as part of a scheduled release. A qualification should not be an awarding body, such as BTEC.

This field must not be returned when KISCourse.KISTYPE = 3.

Example - Medieval History BA (Hons)

  • KISCourse.TITLE: 'Medieval History' - natural capitalisation only.
  • KISCourse.TITLEW: 'Hanes Canoloesol' - natural capitalisation only. (Welsh providers only)
  • KISCourse.KISAIM: 000 'BA'
  • KISCourse.HONOURS: 1 'This is an honours (Hons) degree course'

In selecting the appropriate KISCourse.KISAIM for the course please be reminded that postgraduate level courses and graduate entry courses are excluded from the record. Full details of the courses eligible to be return in KIS can be found in the Coverage of the record.

Quality rules
Quality rules relating to this field are displayed here.
Reason required

To enable consistent display of course titles on the Unistats website.

Part of
Field length3
Minimum occurrences0
Maximum occurrences1
Schema components
Element: KISAIM
Data type: KISAIMType
OwnerHESA
Version1.1
Date modified2014-07-10
Change management notesAdditional guidance has been added to the notes section to clarify course levels applicable to KIS courses and levels excluded.

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