PRDW0510 - External Courses

The Course Code of the external course.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.COURSE_CD

The title of the external course.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.COURSE_TITLE

The institution that offers the external course.

Table value:
INSTITUTION.NAME

The country in which the institution is located (see above).

Table value:
COUNTRY_CD.DESCRIPTION

The status of the course. Note: To be available for publishing and for use in PRDW0400 and PRDW0600, the status cannot be mapped to a System Course Status of PLANNED.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.COURSE_STATUS

The institution (and country, if applicable) that offers the course. This field is mandatory.

Select an institution from the List of Values. These values are defined in the Maintain Institutions form (ORGF0120). Only institutions with a status of ACTIVE are available.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.INSTITUTION_CD

The Course Code for the external course. This field is optional.

If required, enter the course code. This value must be unique (i.e. it must not already exist in the system).

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.COURSE_CD

Course version number for the external course. This field is optional.

If required, enter the course version number.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.COURSE_VERSION

The title of the external course. This field is mandatory.

This value must be unique, i.e. it must not already exist in the system.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.COURSE_TITLE

A short title for the external course. This field is optional.

If required, enter a short title, if required.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.COURSE_SHORT_TITLE

This is the sector in which the course is offered, i.e. HE or VET. The default value is HE.

The sector specified here determines which of the remaining fields in this section are displayed.

This field is optional.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.SECTOR_CD

The type of course (for example, 'diploma', 'non-Award course'). This field is optional.

If required, select a value from the List of Values. These values are defined in the Maintain Course Types form (CRSF1110).

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.COURSE_TYPE
COURSE_TYPE.DESCRIPTION

The Course Type Group. Course type Groups are created in the 'Maintain Course Type Groups' form (CRSF1120). This field is optional.

If required, select a value from the List of Values. These values are defined in CRSF1120.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.COURSE_TYPE_GROUP_CD
COURSE_TYPE_GROUP.DESCRIPTION

The status of the external course. This is a mandatory field.

Select a value from the drop-down selector. These are values are defined in the Maintain Course Status form (CRSF11A0).

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.COURSE_STATUS

Government-defined Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Level that applies to the External Course. This field is optional.

If required, select a value from the List of Values. These values are sourced from the AQF_LEVEL table and were added to the table manually by an administrator when setting up data for Precedents.

The AQF Level specified for an external course in this field is required when the external course is used in a Precedent (PRDW0410) of Precedent Category 'External Course to Admission Band'.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.AQF_LEVEL
AQF_LEVEL_DESCRIPTION

Total amount of Equivalent Full Time Student Load (EFTSL). This field is optional.

This field only applies to HE or cross-sector courses; i.e. it is only displayed if the Sector value is HE or OTHER.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.TOTAL_EFTSL

The maximum number of contact hours for the course. This field is optional.

This field only applies to VET or cross-sector courses; i.e. it is only displayed if the Sector value is VET or OTHER.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.MAX_CONTACT_HOURS

The minimum number of contact hours for the course. This field is optional.

This field only applies to VET or cross-sector courses - i.e. it is only displayed if the Sector value is VET or OTHER.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.MIN_CONTACT_HOURS

The system user details of the administrator who created the external course.

This is a display-only field. It is automatically populated by the system.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.CREATED_BY

The date the external course was created.

This is a display-only field. It is automatically populated by the system.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.CREATED_ON

This section is displayed on:

• the New External Course page
  and
• the External Course (Edit) page.

This is a free text area in which you can enter information regarding the external course, if required.

Use the Rich Text Editor to format the text, as required.

Text entered here is displayed on the institution's website for viewing by prospective students.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.PUBLICATION_TEXT

This section is displayed on:

• the New External Course page
  and
• the External Course (Edit) page.

This is a Free Text area in which you can enter information regarding the external course's entry requirements, if required.

This text is for internal-use only and can only be viewed by administrative staff who have access to this page.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.ENTRY_REQUIREMENT

This section is displayed on:

• the New External Course page
  and
• the External Course (Edit) page.

This is a Free Text area in which you can enter information regarding the external course, if required.

This text is for internal-use only and can only be viewed by administrative staff who have access to this page.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.COMMENTS

This section is only displayed on the External Course (Edit) page, when accessed via:

• the Create & Specify Languages button on the New External Course page,
  or
• the Course Title link for an existing external course, on the External Course page.

The language of the institution where the course is offered. This field is optional.

Select a value from the drop-down selector. These values are defined in ORGF0120.

When accessing this page from the New External Course page, the value in this field automatically defaults to the language set against the institution in ORGF0120. However, you can change the value, if required.
If no institution was specified for the external course in the New External Course page, then this field is not populated by the system and remains empty.

You can add additional languages, as required. To do this click Add (+).

When accessing this page from the External Courses (PRDW0500) page, then this field is not populated by the system and is empty. Add a value, as required.

Note: The primary key (EXTC_ID, LANGUAGE_CD) for this field prevents the user from adding a duplicate language.

If required, you can add publication text relating to the language of instruction, in the Publication Text field, below.

Table value:
LANGUAGE_CD .DESCRIPTION

This is a free text area in which you can enter information relating to the language of instruction for the external course, if required.

Use the Rich Text Editor to format the text, as required.

Text entered here is displayed on the institution's website for viewing by prospective students.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_COURSE.LANGUAGE_PUBLICATION_TEXT