Unistats record 2017/18 - Coding manual release schedule
Unistats record 2017/18 - Coding manual release schedule
Version 1.1 Produced 2017-03-07
This document outlines the planned dates for the first release of the coding manual documents. These documents may subsequently be updated in the further releases. This guide is an outline of when documents will be released; due to Unistats being a flexible collection, dates can deviate slightly from planned releases.
Unistats coding manual release schedule
| Release | Description |
| December 2016 | Release of known changes, specification of the data to be returned. |
| February 2017 | Release of data collection schedule, supporting documentation and additional guidance. |
| March 2017 | Release of validation kit, quality rules, Unistats documentation and timescales for data collection. |
| May 2017 | Release planned prior to collection opening. |
| September 2017 onwards | Intermittent maintenance releases as required. |
Scheduled release of manual documents
| Section | Document | Expected release |
| Overview | Introduction | December 2016 |
| Support Guides | December 2016 | |
| Data collection schedule | February 2017 | |
| Data specification | Coverage of the record | December 2016 |
| Data model | December 2016 | |
| File Structure | December 2016 | |
| CYY061.xsd | December 2016 | |
| CYY061DataTypes.xsd | December 2016 | |
| CYY061CodeLists.xsd | December 2016 | |
| Unistats output schema.xsd | March 2017 | |
| Submission process and quality assurance | Quality rules | April 2017 |
| HESA XML data entry tool | April 2017 | |
| How to use the HESA XML data entry tool | April 2017 | |
| Validation overview | April 2017 | |
| Download validation kit | April 2017 | |
| Supporting documentation | Collaborative provision.pdf | February 2017 |
| Data requirements for new courses | February 2017 | |
| Year to which fields relate | February 2017 | |
| Calculations of assessment and learning and teaching methods guidance | February 2017 | |
| Statement about PSRBs and accreditation for the Unistats Technical Guidance | February 2017 | |
| Accreditation information table | March 2017 | |
| List of KIS Course Aims | March 2017 | |
| Unistats dataset file structure and description | March 2017 | |
| Onward use of data | Unistats widget user guide | March 2017 |
| Unistats dataset | March 2017 | |
| Publication arrangements | February 2017 | |
| Inclusion of NSS and DLHE data guidance | February 2017 |
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