CourseInstance DRAFT Profile
Version: 0.3-DRAFT-2018_11_16 (16 November 2018)
Specification describing the instance of a course.
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Key to specification table
- Green properties/types are proposed by Bioschemas, or indicate proposed changes by Bioschemas to Schema.org
- Red properties/types exist in the core of Schema.org
- Blue properties/types exist in the pending area of Schema.org
- Black properties/types are reused from external vocabularies/ontologies
CD = Cardinality
Property | Expected Type | Description | CD | Controlled Vocabulary | Example |
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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 | |
courseMode |
Text URL |
Schema: The medium or means of delivery of the course instance or the mode of study, either as a text label (e.g. “online”, “onsite” or “blended”; “synchronous” or “asynchronous”; “full-time” or “part-time”) or as a URL reference to a term from a controlled vocabulary (e.g. https://ceds.ed.gov/element/001311#Asynchronous ). |
MANY |
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inLanguage |
Language Text |
Schema: The language of the content or performance or used in an action. Please use one of the language codes from the IETF BCP 47 standard. See also availableLanguage. Supersedes language. |
ONE | ||
location |
Place PostalAddress Text |
Schema: The location of for example where the event is happening, an organization is located, or where an action takes place. Bioschemas: Location of the course instance. If the Course Instance is online, input the meetings URI as text in the location box. |
ONE | ||
Marginality: Recommended. | |||||
endDate |
Date DateTime |
Schema: The end date and time of the item (in ISO 8601 date format). |
ONE | ||
instructor |
Person |
Schema: A person assigned to instruct or provide instructional assistance for the CourseInstance. Bioschemas: Person instructing course instance |
MANY | ||
offers |
Offer |
Schema: An offer to provide this item—for example, an offer to sell a product, rent the DVD of a movie, perform a service, or give away tickets to an event. Bioschemas: Cost to attend the course |
MANY | Currency and value, Date specified price |
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startDate |
Date DateTime |
Schema: The start date and time of the item (in ISO 8601 date format). |
ONE | ||
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 | ||
Marginality: Optional. | |||||
alternateName |
Text |
Schema: An alias for the item. |
MANY | ||
contributor |
Organization Person |
Schema: A secondary contributor to the CreativeWork or Event. |
MANY | ||
description |
Text |
Schema: A description of the item. Bioschemas: A description of the Course Instance. This description is for specific information about this particular instance. Preferably use the description in Course if this is generic information about the course. |
ONE | ||
duration |
Duration |
Schema: The duration of the item (movie, audio recording, event, etc.) in ISO 8601 date format. Bioschemas: Use this for the actual duration of the Course Instance. The Student Learning Time (SLT) can be provided as the timeRequired of the Course. |
ONE | ||
eventStatus |
EventStatusType |
Schema: An eventStatus of an event represents its status; particularly useful when an event is cancelled or rescheduled. |
ONE | ||
funder |
Organization Person |
Schema: A person or organization that supports (sponsors) something through some kind of financial contribution. |
MANY | ||
image |
ImageObject URL |
Schema: An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject. |
ONE | ||
mainEntityOfPage |
CreativeWork URL |
Schema: Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details. Inverse property: mainEntity. Bioschemas: List different URLs that can be used to access the course |
MANY | ||
maximumAttendeeCapacity |
Integer |
Schema: The total number of individuals that may attend an event or venue. Bioschemas: Maximum number of attendees |
ONE | ||
name |
Text |
Schema: The name of the item. Bioschemas: Name should primarily be added to the Course rather than CourseInstance |
ONE | ||
organizer |
Organization Person |
Schema: An organizer of an Event. |
MANY | ||
subEvent |
Event |
Schema: An Event that is part of this event. For example, a conference event includes many presentations, each of which is a subEvent of the conference. Supersedes subEvents. Inverse property: superEvent. Bioschemas: For events within events e.g. guest lecture event within a workshop event |
MANY | ||
superEvent |
Event |
Schema: An event that this event is a part of. For example, a collection of individual music performances might each have a music festival as their superEvent. Inverse property: subEvent. Bioschemas: For the event this course takes place within. e.g. Galaxy Workshop during the ISMB Conference. |
MANY |