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CourseInstance DRAFT Profile

Version: 0.5-DRAFT-2019_02_22 (25 February 2019)

Specification describing the instance of 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
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
  • “online”, “onsite” or “blend of online and onsite”
  • “synchronous” or “asynchronous”
  • “full-time” or “part-time”
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, add the connection details as text

 ONE
Marginality: Recommended.
endDate Date
DateTime
 Schema:

The end date and time of the item (in ISO 8601 date format).


 ONE

ISO 8601
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
instructor Person
 Schema:

A person assigned to instruct or provide instructional assistance for the CourseInstance.


 MANY
mentions Thing
 Schema:

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


Bioschemas:

Datasets, tools, technologies, entities etc, which are used by or referred to by this course instance.

Typically this should be covered by Mentions in Course. Use this property if the CourseInstance mentions varies from Course mentions

 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:

The cost an attendee would pay to attend this course

 MANY

Currency and value, Date specified price
startDate Date
DateTime
 Schema:

The start date and time of the item (in ISO 8601 date format).


 ONE

ISO 8601
url URL
 Schema:

URL of the item.


Bioschemas:

The preferred URL of this course instance. 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.

(courseInstance) description can be used to override (course) description for specific course instances.

 ONE
duration Duration
 Schema:

The duration of the item (movie, audio recording, event, etc.) in ISO 8601 date format.


Bioschemas:

(courseInstance) duration can be used to override (course) timeRequired for specific course instances.

 ONE
eventStatus EventStatusType
 Schema:

An eventStatus of an event represents its status; particularly useful when an event is cancelled or rescheduled.


 ONE
  • postponed
  • cancelled
  • date TBD
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
maximumAttendeeCapacity Integer
 Schema:

The total number of individuals that may attend an event or venue.


 ONE
name Text
 Schema:

The name of the item.


Bioschemas:

The name of the course.

(courseInstance) Name overrides (course) Name. Use name from Course unless the course instance has a different name from the course

 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 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:

Use to describe the event a course instance takes place within. e.g. Galaxy Workshop during the ISMB Conference.

 MANY
workFeatured CreativeWork
 Schema:

A work featured in some event, e.g. exhibited in an ExhibitionEvent. Specific subproperties are available for workPerformed (e.g. a play), or a workPresented (a Movie at a ScreeningEvent).


Bioschemas:

The training material used in this specific course instance.

Inverse property: workFeatured

If this is the same for all Course Instances, use hasPart in Course instead

 MANY