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Course DRAFT Profile

Version: 0.7-DRAFT-2019_11_08 (08 November 2019)

Specification describing a course.


If you spot any errors or omissions with this type, please file an issue in our GitHub.


Key to specification table

CD = Cardinality

Property Expected Type Description CD Controlled Vocabulary Example
Marginality: Minimum.
@context URL Used to provide the context (namespaces) for the JSON-LD file.
Not needed in other serialisations.		 ONE
@type Text Schema.org/Bioschemas class for the resource declared using JSON-LD syntax. For other serialisations please use the appropriate mechanism.
While it is permissible to provide multiple types, it is preferred to use a single type.		 MANY Schema.org, Bioschemas
@id IRI Used to distinguish the resource being described in JSON-LD. For other serialisations use the appropriate approach. ONE
dct:conformsTo IRI Used to state the Bioschemas profile that the markup relates to. The versioned URL of the profile must be used.
Note that we use a CURIE in the table here but the full URL for Dublin Core terms must be used in the markup (http://purl.org/dc/terms/conformsTo), see example.		 ONE Bioschemas profile versioned URL
description Text
 Schema:

A description of the item.


 ONE
keywords Text
 Schema:

Keywords or tags used to describe this content. Multiple entries in a keywords list are typically delimited by commas.


 ONE
name Text
 Schema:

The name of the item.


 ONE
Marginality: Recommended.
about Thing
 Schema:

The subject matter of the content. Inverse property: subjectOf.


Bioschemas:

The subject of this Course. Use the DefinedTerm type to add a controlled-vocabulary term to categorise the course (e.g., using the EDAM Topic ontology.

 MANY

EDAM term
abstract Text
 Schema:

A brief overview of the item.


 ONE
aggregateRating AggregateRating
 Schema:

The overall rating, based on a collection of reviews or ratings, of the item.


 ONE
citation CreativeWork
Text
 Schema:

A citation or reference to another creative work, such as another publication, web page, scholarly article, etc.


 MANY
coursePrerequisites AlignmentObject
Course
Text
 Schema:

Requirements for taking the Course. May be completion of another Course or a textual description like “permission of instructor”. Requirements may be a pre-requisite competency, referenced using AlignmentObject.


 MANY
hasCourseInstance CourseInstance
 Schema:

An offering of the course at a specific time and place or through specific media or mode of study or to a specific section of students.


Bioschemas:

A course may be run multiple times in different locations or at different times. Use hasCourseInstance to list the offerings of this Course.

Please see the Course Instance specification for the full list of properties.

 MANY
learningOutcome Text
 Schema:

Statements that describe what knowledge, skills or abilities students should acquire on completion of this Course


 MANY

It is recommended that you utilize terms from the Blooms taxonomy
license CreativeWork
URL
 Schema:

A license document that applies to this content, typically indicated by URL.


Bioschemas:

If the Course has an open-source licence, include the short URL, as found in OSI. Otherwise use CreativeWork to describe your custom licence.

 ONE
mentions Thing
 Schema:

Indicates that the CreativeWork contains a reference to, but is not necessarily about a concept.


Bioschemas:

Data-sets, tools, technologies, entities, etc. to which this Course makes reference.

See ‘uses’ for resources that are actively utilised in this Course.

If this varies in a CourseInstance, use the CourseInstance version of mentions to override this mentions.

 MANY
provider Organization
Person
 Schema:

The service provider, service operator, or service performer; the goods producer. Another party (a seller) may offer those services or goods on behalf of the provider. A provider may also serve as the seller. Supersedes carrier.


Bioschemas:

The organisation responsible for providing the educational input for the Course: e.g., content, assessments, accreditation, etc. Note: providing a Course goes beyond creating it, as it implies some degree of academic responsibility for accrediting the Course content, perhaps running assessments, etc.

 MANY
skillLevel Text
 Schema:

The target skill level in the topic being taught. Examples of skill levels include ‘beginner’, ‘intermediate’ or ‘advanced’.


 ONE
timeRequired Duration
 Schema:

Approximate or typical time it takes to work with or through this learning resource for the typical intended target audience, e.g. ‘P30M’, ‘P1H25M’.


Bioschemas:

This should use the ISO 8601 duration format.

If this varies in a CourseInstance, use duration in CourseInstance to override timeRequired.

 ONE

ISO 8601
url URL
 Schema:

URL of the item.


Bioschemas:

The preferred URL of the Course page. You must provide this value if it is known.

 ONE
uses Thing
 Schema:

Lists datasets, tools, technologies, or other entities used.


Bioschemas:

Data-sets, tools, technologies, entities, etc. that are actively utilised in this Course.

 MANY
Marginality: Optional.
accessibilitySummary Text
 Schema:

A human-readable summary of specific accessibility features or deficiencies, consistent with the other accessibility metadata but expressing subtleties such as “short descriptions are present but long descriptions will be needed for non-visual users” or “short descriptions are present and no long descriptions are needed.”


 ONE
alternateName Text
 Schema:

An alias for the item.


 MANY
comment Comment
 Schema:

Comments, typically from users.


 MANY
commentCount Integer
 Schema:

The number of comments this CreativeWork (e.g. Article, Question or Answer) has received. This is most applicable to works published in Web sites with commenting system; additional comments may exist elsewhere.


 ONE
contentReferenceTime DateTime
 Schema:

The specific time described by a creative work, for works (e.g. articles, video objects etc.) that emphasise a particular moment within an Event.


 MANY
courseCode Text
 Schema:

The identifier for the Course used by the course provider (e.g. CS101 or 6.001).


 MANY
creator Organization
Person
 Schema:

The creator/author of this CreativeWork. This is the same as the Author property for CreativeWork.


Bioschemas:

The creator/author of the course. Note, this may be different from the instructor who delivers it (descibed in CourseInstance), or the author who created the training materials used.

 MANY
dateCreated Date
DateTime
 Schema:

The date on which the CreativeWork was created or the item was added to a DataFeed.


 ONE
dateModified Date
DateTime
 Schema:

The date on which the CreativeWork was most recently modified or when the item’s entry was modified within a DataFeed.


 MANY
educationalCredentialAwarded Text
URL
 Schema:

A description of the qualification, award, certificate, diploma or other educational credential awarded as a consequence of successful completion of this course.


Bioschemas:

Strongly recommended if it exists.

 MANY
hasPart CreativeWork
Trip
 Schema:

Indicates an item or CreativeWork that is part of this item, or CreativeWork (in some sense). Inverse property: isPartOf.


Bioschemas:

Training Materials used in a Course, such as exercises, handouts or slides.

If this varies in a CourseInstance, use workFeatured in CourseInstance to override hasPart.

 MANY
image ImageObject
URL
 Schema:

An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.


 ONE
isBasedOn CreativeWork
Product
URL
 Schema:

A resource that was used in the creation of this resource. This term can be repeated for multiple sources. For example, http://example.com/great-multiplication-intro.html. Supersedes isBasedOnUrl.


Bioschemas:

A course, book or other resource on which this Course is based.

 MANY
thumbnailUrl URL
 Schema:

A thumbnail image relevant to the Thing.


 ONE