Maintain Course Type Groups - CRSF1120

Purpose

To allow the creation and maintenance of institution defined course type groups

Subsystem

Course Structure & Planning

Structure

Single Block

Course Type Group

 

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Maintain Course Types form

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Course Type Group

Explanation

This form is used to record and maintain institution defined course type groups. Course type groups are comparable to Government and institution defined course types (which are mapped to Government course types) but provide for groupings of these course types to meet the specific needs of the institution. Thus, a course type may be assigned to membership of a course type group enabling future inquiry, reporting and manipulation of courses by group.

Example

Course types '03 - Masters by research' and '04 - Masters by coursework ' (which in this case are mapped to Government course types of the same name) could be combined by assigning them to the institution defined course type group 'M - Master's degrees'.

To create a new course type group using the Maintain Course Type Groups form:

  1. Enter Insert Mode.
  2. Enter the desired name (or code) of the course type group in the Course Type Group Code field of a blank record.
  3. Enter a meaningful description for the course type group in the Description field.
  4. Save.
 

To delete a course type group using the Maintain Course Type Groups form:

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

Rules:

  • If a course type group has been used in the definition of a course type, it cannot be deleted. It can be closed, preventing any further use, by selecting the Closed check box.

To modify a course type group using the Maintain Course Type Groups form:

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

Rules:

  • If a course type group has been used in the definition of a course type, 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 group. A new course type group should normally be created.
  • A course type group can be closed, preventing any further use, by selecting the Closed check box.

Changes within this form will have the following notable effects:

  • Adding a course type group permits its use in the definition of course types and hence for reporting and inquiry purposes.