Purpose

To enable the creation and maintenance of institution defined course types

Subsystem

Course Structure & Planning

Structure

Single Block

Course Type

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Progression Rule Application form (PRGF5200)

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Course Type

Explanation

This form is used to record and maintain the set of course types determined by the institution. These are comparable to Government Course Types but provide for greater flexibility by permitting classification at a more detailed level and the use of course type names specific to individual institutions. Each institution defined course type must be mapped to a Government Course Type. More than one institution defined course type can be mapped to the same Government Course Type.

Example

Government Course Type 10 - Undergraduate Bachelor's Pass could be divided into 10a - Undergraduate Bachelor's Pass - Government Funded and 10b - Undergraduate Bachelor's Pass - Commercial Operations. An institution may have a local name for the Government Course Code 41 - Cross-institution program for undergraduate course, say Shared Program. This could be given a unique code, say SHARED.

Course Type

Description

Govt Course Type

10a

Undergraduate Bachelor's Pass - Government Funded

10

10b

Undergraduate Bachelor's Pass - Commercial Operations

10

SHARED

Undergraduate Program Shared Between Institutions

41

To create a new course type using the Maintain Course Types form:

1. Enter Insert Mode.
2. Enter the desired name (or code) of the course type in the Course Type field of a blank record.
3. Enter a meaningful description for the course type in the Description field.
4. Select the appropriate Govt Course Type from the list of values (or key a valid value).
5. Select Sector
6. Select the appropriate Course Type Group Code from the list of values (or key a valid value) (optional).
7. Enter a TAC course level in the TAC Course Level field. (optional)
8. Enter the ARTS course type in the ARTS course type field.
9. The Award Course check box is selected by default. If the course type applies to non-award courses, deselect the Award Course check box.
10. Select the Research Type, where the course is one for which candidature details are to be collected as part of the admissions/enrolments processes.
11. Add any releveant information into the Comments Field.
Add any releveant information into the Explanation Field.
13. Save.

To delete a course type using the Maintain Course Types form:

1. Find the record to be deleted.
2. Locate the cursor in the record to be deleted.
3. Delete record.
4. Save.

To modify a course type using the Maintain Course Types form:

1. Find the record to be modified.
2. Modify the record as required.
3. Save.

• If a course type has been used in the definition of a course, only the description can be modified. This is not recommended unless the change in description is minor and does not affect the meaning of the course type. A new course type should normally be created.
• A course type can be closed, preventing any further use, by selecting the Closed check box.