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TrainingMaterial DRAFT Profile

Version: 0.7-DRAFT-2019_11_08 (08 November 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 type to add a controlled vocabulary term to describe the topic (such as from the EDAM ontology)

 MANY

EDAM Topic Ontology
abstract Text
 Schema:

A brief overview of the item.


 ONE
audience Audience
 Schema:

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


Bioschemas:

A succinct description of the intended target audience for your materials: e.g., graduates, postgraduates, clinicians.

 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:

Those involved in the preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically creating the original version.

 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 Training Material, 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. You can add multiple languages if the Training Material offers different translations

 MANY

IETF BCP 47 standard
learningOutcome Text
 Schema:

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


 MANY

It is recommended that you utilize terms from Blooms taxonomy
learningResourceType Text
 Schema:

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


Bioschemas:

This may also 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:

Data-sets, tools, technologies, entities, other training materials in the series, etc., to which this Training Material makes reference.

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

 MANY
skillLevel Text
 Schema:

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


 ONE
  • Beginner
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced
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.


Bioschemas:

The preferred URL of the Training Material. 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 Training Material.

 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
contributor Organization
Person
 Schema:

A secondary contributor to the CreativeWork or Event.


Bioschemas:

Contributors are those who made non-authorship contributions: e.g., critical review, commentary or revision.

 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
featuredInEvent Event
Course
 Schema:

The course instance or event where this training material was or will be featured. Inverse of workFeatured.


Bioschemas:

Use isPartOf to refer to a Course, unless this Training Material is unique to a specific Course Instance.

 MANY
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 in which this Training Material was/will be used, or the Training Material of which this Training Material is a part (e.g., the Training Material could be a chapter that isPartOf a book, or a slide-set that isPartOf a course).

If this varies in CourseInstances, use the featuredIn property

 MANY
status Text
 Schema:

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.


 ONE
  • Active
  • Under development
  • Archived
translatedInto Thing
 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.


 MANY
version Number
Text
 Schema:

The version of the CreativeWork embodied by a specified resource.


Bioschemas:

If this Training Material is versioned, it is strongly recommended that you use this property to indicate its version name or number.

 ONE