Unistats record 2021/22
Unistats record 2021/22 - Coding manual release schedule
Version 1.0 Produced 2021-03-04
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 2020 | Release of known changes, specification of the data to be returned. |
| February 2021 | Release of data collection schedule, supporting documentation and additional guidance. |
| March 2021 | Release of validation kit, quality rules, Unistats documentation and timescales for data collection. |
| May 2021 | Release planned prior to collection opening. |
| September 2021 onwards | Intermittent maintenance releases as required. |
Scheduled release of manual documents
| Section | Document | Expected release |
| Overview | Introduction | December 2020 |
| Support Guides | December 2020 | |
| Data collection schedule | February 2021 | |
| Data specification | Coverage of the record | December 2020 |
| Data model | December 202 | |
| File Structure | December 2020 | |
| CYY061.xsd | December 2020 | |
| CYY061DataTypes.xsd | December 2020 | |
| CYY061CodeLists.xsd | December 2020 | |
| Unistats output schema.xsd | March 2021 | |
| Submission process and quality assurance | Quality rules | April 2021 |
| HESA XML data entry tool | April 2021 | |
| How to use the HESA XML data entry tool | April 2021 | |
| Validation overview | April 2021 | |
| Download validation kit | April 2021 | |
| Supporting documentation | Subcontractual and collaborative provision.pdf | February 2021 |
| Data requirements for new courses | February 2021 | |
| Year to which fields relate | February 2021 | |
| Statement about PSRBs and accreditation for the Unistats Technical Guidance | February 2021 | |
| Accreditation information table | March 2021 | |
| List of KIS Course Aims | March 2021 | |
| Unistats dataset file structure and description | March 2021 | |
| Onward use of data | Unistats widget user guide | March 2021 |
| Unistats dataset | March 2021 | |
| Publication arrangements | February 2021 | |
| Linking to other datasets | February 2021 |
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