Unistats record 2020/21
Unistats record 2020/21 - Coding manual release schedule
Version 1.0 Produced 2020-04-02
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 2019 | Release of known changes, specification of the data to be returned. |
| February 2020 | Release of data collection schedule, supporting documentation and additional guidance. |
| March 2020 | Release of validation kit, quality rules, Unistats documentation and timescales for data collection. |
| May 2020 | Release planned prior to collection opening. |
| September 2020 onwards | Intermittent maintenance releases as required. |
Scheduled release of manual documents
| Section | Document | Expected release |
| Overview | Introduction | December 2019 |
| Support Guides | December 2019 | |
| Data collection schedule | February 2020 | |
| Data specification | Coverage of the record | December 2019 |
| Data model | December 2019 | |
| File Structure | December 2019 | |
| CYY061.xsd | December 2019 | |
| CYY061DataTypes.xsd | December 2019 | |
| CYY061CodeLists.xsd | December 2019 | |
| Unistats output schema.xsd | March 2020 | |
| Submission process and quality assurance | Quality rules | April 2020 |
| HESA XML data entry tool | April 2020 | |
| How to use the HESA XML data entry tool | April 2019 | |
| Validation overview | April 2020 | |
| Download validation kit | April 2020 | |
| Supporting documentation | Subcontractual and collaborative provision.pdf | February 2020 |
| Data requirements for new courses | February 2020 | |
| Year to which fields relate | February 2020 | |
| Statement about PSRBs and accreditation for the Unistats Technical Guidance | February 2020 | |
| Accreditation information table | March 2020 | |
| List of KIS Course Aims | March 2020 | |
| Unistats dataset file structure and description | March 2020 | |
| Onward use of data | Unistats widget user guide | March 2020 |
| Unistats dataset | March 2020 | |
| Publication arrangements | February 2020 | |
| Linking to other datasets | February 2020 |
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