PRDW0610 - External Units

The Unit Code of the external unit.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT.UNIT_CD

The title of the external unit. The value in this field is displayed as a link.

Click on the Unit Title link for a selected external unit to access the External Units page.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT.UNIT_TITLE

The institution that offers the external unit.

Table value:
INSTITUTION.NAME

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

Table value:
COUNTRY_CD.DESCRIPTION

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

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT.UNIT_STATUS

The institution (and country, if applicable) that offers the unit. 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_UNIT.INSTITUTION_CD
INSTITUTION.NAME || COUNTRY_CD.DESCRIPTION

The unit code for the external unit.

Enter the unit code.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT.UNIT_CD

Unit version number for the external unit.

Enter the unit version number.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT.UNIT_VERSION

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

Enter a title for the external unit. This value must be unique, i.e. it must not already exist in the system.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT.UNIT_TITLE

A short title for the external unit.

Enter a short title, if required.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT.UNIT_SHORT_TITLE

Select an external course from the List of Values (LOV). These values are defined in the External Course page (PRDW0510).

This field is only displayed once you have selected an institution in the Institution field. Only external courses with a system status of ACTIVE or INACTIVE that belong to the selected institution are available for selection.

External courses with a status of PLANNED are unavailable for selection.

This field enables the association of an external course (created in PRDW0510) to an external unit (created on this page).

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT.EXTERNAL_COURSE_ID

This is the sector in which the unit is offered, i.e. HE or VET.

The default value is HE. Select a sector from the drop-down selector.

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

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT.SECTOR_CD

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

Select a value from the drop-down selector. These are values are defined in the Maintain Unit Statuses form (CRSF2130).

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT.UNIT_STATUS

The Unit Level for the external unit (i.e. the year level in which the unit is attempted).

Select a value from the drop-down selector. These values are defined in the Maintain Unit Levels form (CRSF2140).

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT.UNIT_LEVEL
UNIT_LEVEL_DESCRIPTION

Total amount of Equivalent Full Time Student Load (EFTSL) that applies to the external unit.

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

Enter the number of EFTSL that applies to the unit.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT.EFTSL

The number of credit points that apply to the external unit.

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

Enter the number of credit points.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT.CREDIT_POINTS

The number of contact hours that apply to the external unit.

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

Enter the number of contact hours.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT.CONTACT_HOURS

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

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

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT.CREATED_BY

The date the external unit was created.

This is a display-only field. It is automatically populated with the system date at the time the external unit is created.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT.CREATED_ON

This section is displayed on:

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

This is a free text area in which you can enter information regarding the external unit, 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_UNIT.PUBLICATION_TEXT

This section is displayed on:

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

This is a Free Text area in which you can enter information regarding the external unit.

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

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT.COMMENTS

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

• the Create & Specify Language button on the New External Unit page,
  or
• the Unit Title link for an existing external unit, on the External Unit (PRDW0600) page.

The language of the institution where the unit is offered

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

When accessing this page from the New External Unit 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 unit in the New External Unit page, then this field is not populated by the system and remains empty.

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

If accessing this page from the External Units (PRDW0600) page, then this field is not populated by the system and is empty. Add a value, as required.

Note: The External Unit's 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.

Table value:
EXTERNAL_UNIT_LANGUAGE.LANGUAGE_CD
LANGUAGE_CD .DESCRIPTION