Student Alternative 2020/21 - InstanceInstance
Student Alternative 2020/21Fields required from institutions in All fieldsInstance | return to field list |
| Type | entity |
| Short name | Instance |
| Description |
This records a coherent engagement with the provider aiming towards the award of a qualification(s) or credit. |
| Applicable to | England |
| Coverage | All students. |
| Notes |
A student undertakes a course; the course being a combination of subject and qualification that define what the student is aiming for e.g. BSc degree in English Literature. A student on a course is referred to as an instance. Since it is possible for a student to undertake more than one course during the reporting year, there may be more than one instance for a student in a provider's return. |
| Quality rules |
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| Reason required | The instance is the central concept in the specification of the HESA Student Alternative record, and describes the attributes of the interaction between the student and course in pursuit of a qualification or credit. |
| Part of | |
| Minimum occurrences | 1 |
| Maximum occurrences | unbounded |
| Schema components |
Element: Instance |
| Has parts | |
| Owner | HESA |
| Version | 1.1 |
| Date modified | 2021-01-06 |
| Change management notes | Scotland removed from applicable to as only English providers are returning to C20054. |
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