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TrainingMaterial DRAFT Profile

Version: 0.4-DRAFT-2019_02_08 (08 February 2019)

A specification for describing training materials in life sciences.


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.


Bioschemas:

The subject of this Training Material. Use the definedTerm schema to add a controlled vocabulary term such as EDAM that descibes the subject .

MANY

EDAM Topic Ontology

audience Audience
Schema:

An intended audience, i.e. a group for whom something was created. Supersedes serviceAudience.


Bioschemas:

The type of audience intended for your course. Whereas “about” describes topic and “skillLevel” describes their abilities; “audience” is a succinct description of the attendees.

MANY
author Organization
Person
Schema:

The author of this content or rating. Please note that author is special in that HTML 5 provides a special mechanism for indicating authorship via the rel tag. That is equivalent to this and may be used interchangeably.


Bioschemas:

The main authors of the training material. Use the contributor field for secondary contributors

MANY
identifier PropertyValue
Text
URL
Schema:

The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.


Bioschemas:

An identifier for this resource such as a DOI or compact URI

MANY
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.


Bioschemas:

Defaults to English if not specified. Please choose a value from IETF BCP 47 standard.

ONE

IETF BCP 47 standard

learningResourceType Text
Schema:

The predominant type or kind characterizing the learning resource. For example, ‘presentation’, ‘handout’.


Bioschemas:

This may include things such as video lecture, e-Learning module, or tutorial.

MANY
license CreativeWork
URL
Schema:

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


Bioschemas:

If there is a licence it must be added.

MANY
mentions Thing
Schema:

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


Bioschemas:

Datasets, tools, etc, to which are used by or referred to by this training material

MANY
skillLevel DefinedTerm
Text
URL
Bioschemas:

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

MANY
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:

Please specify in ISO 8601 duration format.

ONE

ISO 8601 duration format.

url URL
Schema:

URL of the item.


ONE
Marginality: Optional.
contributor Organization
Person
Schema:

A secondary contributor to the CreativeWork or Event.


Bioschemas:

Add the names of organizations or persons who contributed but are not considered authors

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.


ONE
datePublished Date
Schema:

Date of first broadcast/publication.


ONE
hasPart CreativeWork
Trip
Schema:

Event


Bioschemas:

A sub-training material or externally referenced training material

MANY
isPartOf CreativeWork
Schema:

Indicates a CreativeWork that this CreativeWork is (in some sense) part of. Inverse property: hasPart.


Bioschemas:

The Course this Training Material was/will be used in. Or a training material this training material is a part of (for example, if this is a module in a book, isPartOf can describe the book).

Inverse property: hasPart

If this varies in CourseInstances, use the featuredIn property

MANY
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.


MANY
sameAs URL
Schema:

URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item’s identity. E.g. the URL of the item’s Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.


MANY
status Text
Bioschemas:

The status of a training material. If this is not filled in it will be regarded as Active. Options are Active, Under development, and Archived.

MANY
  • Active
  • Under development
  • Archived
version Number
Text
Schema:

The version of the CreativeWork embodied by a specified resource.


Bioschemas:

If this training material is versioned, its strongly recommended you add it

ONE