Unistats record 2019/20
Unistats record 2019/20 - Coding manual release schedule
Version 1.1 Produced 2019-04-26
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 2018 | Release of known changes, specification of the data to be returned. |
| February 2019 | Release of data collection schedule, supporting documentation and additional guidance. |
| March 2019 | Release of validation kit, quality rules, Unistats documentation and timescales for data collection. |
| May 2019 | Release planned prior to collection opening. |
| September 2019 onwards | Intermittent maintenance releases as required. |
Scheduled release of manual documents
| Section | Document | Expected release |
| Overview | Introduction | December 2018 |
| Support Guides | December 2018 | |
| Data collection schedule | February 2019 | |
| Data specification | Coverage of the record | December 2018 |
| Data model | December 2018 | |
| File Structure | December 2018 | |
| CYY061.xsd | December 2018 | |
| CYY061DataTypes.xsd | December 2018 | |
| CYY061CodeLists.xsd | December 2018 | |
| Unistats output schema.xsd | March 2019 | |
| Submission process and quality assurance | Quality rules | April 2019 |
| HESA XML data entry tool | April 2019 | |
| How to use the HESA XML data entry tool | April 2019 | |
| Validation overview | April 2019 | |
| Download validation kit | April 2019 | |
| Supporting documentation | Subcontractual and collaborative provision.pdf | February 2019 |
| Data requirements for new courses | February 2019 | |
| Year to which fields relate | February 2019 | |
| Statement about PSRBs and accreditation for the Unistats Technical Guidance | February 2019 | |
| Accreditation information table | March 2019 | |
| List of KIS Course Aims | March 2019 | |
| Unistats dataset file structure and description | March 2019 | |
| Onward use of data | Unistats widget user guide | March 2019 |
| Unistats dataset | March 2019 | |
| Publication arrangements | February 2019 | |
| Linking to other datasets | February 2019 |
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