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STAJ0040 - Create Course of Study File
Purpose |
To create the Course of Study file (CO) for submissions to the Government |
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SubSystem |
Statistics |
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Normally Run By | As a batch job, by the statistics specialist, as required | |
Anticipated Frequency | For each government submission | |
Structure | Block | Create Course of Study File |
Tab | Parameters |
The job is run to create an extract file containing details of the courses studied by the HEPs students during the Current Submission Year and the Previous Submission Year. This job is usually run in conjunction with STAJ0050, STAJ0070 and STAJ0140 and STAJ0150. Related/Dependent Jobs This job is dependent on the Create Government Submission Snapshot process (STAJ0110) being performed, for the particular submission, first. For insights into Statistics see Understanding HE Statistics (STAINTR3). The job is accessed via the main menu. |
The Create Course of Study File block contains: Tab
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Rules/Notes: The single parameter is used to specify the Submission Year for which the job is being run. By specifying a previous submission, an earlier CO file can be reproduced. |
Create Course of Study File process The job is run to create an extract file containing details of the courses studied by the institution's students during the Current Submission Year and the Previous Submission Year. The file is created in accordance with the DEST file specification, for loading into DESTPAC. The process determines the courses to report, by:
These records are stored in the institution specific CO file (with which statistics specialists will be familiar), in a directory specified by the 'KEEP' environment variable. This is a secure directory which users cannot (and do not need to) access. File Naming: The file name will be HX1234YY.AXNNNT:
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Rules/Notes: Output is in the DEST file specification format. Every Course reported in the Course of Study File must have a Course of Study value. The same code may be used in more than one record if the course leads to the same Award. The process 'Copy Extract Files From Secure Area' (STAJ0120) allows the CO file to be copied from the 'KEEP' directory to an accessible directory, specified by the 'USER' environment variable (refer to your system administrator). Note: If the Course of Study Code contains all 'zeros', then the Course of Study Name will be blank. |
The Course of Study File has the following structure:
Element | Element No | Width | Type |
Record Type Code | 300 | 1 | Alphanumeric |
Course of Study Code | 533 | 10 | Alphanumeric |
Course of Study Name | 394 | 72 | Alphanumeric |
Course Code | 307 | 10 | Alphanumeric |
Course Name - Full | 308 | 72 | Alphanumeric |
Course of Study Type Code | 310 | 2 | Numeric |
Field of Education Code | 461 | 6 | Numeric |
Special Course Type Code | 312 | 2 | Numeric |
Course of Study Load | 350 | 2 | Numeric |
Field of Education Supplementary Code | 462 | 6 | Alphanumeric |
Combined Course of Study Indicator | 455 | 1 | Numeric |
Filler | N/A | 166 | Alphanumeric |
Last Modified on 25 August, 2005