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Edition: 1 June 2012

 

DATA ELEMENTS 091 TO 100

 

ELEMENT NUMBER/NAME:

091         Foundation Course

FIRST YEAR:

2007

LAST YEAR:

FIELD NAME:

FOUNCRSE

DESCRIPTION:

A code to identify courses that are regarded as foundation within an extended curriculum of a qualification

 

CODE FORMAT:

Data type:

Text

Format:

Left justified

Width:

1

 

CLASSIFICATION:

Code

Meaning

Y

The course is a foundation course

N

The course is not a foundation course

 

CODING NOTES:

PREPARED ON:

19 April 2006

 

 

ELEMENT NUMBER/NAME:

092         NQF Level

FIRST YEAR:

2015

LAST YEAR:

FIELD NAME:

NQFLEVEL

DESCRIPTION:

The approved NQF level for a course

 

CODE FORMAT:

Data type:

Text

Format:

Leading zero fill, if required

Width:

2

 

CLASSIFICATION:

Code

Meaning

05

06

07

08

09

10

NQF Level 5

NQF Level 6

NQF Level 7

NQF Level 8

NQF Level 9

NQF Level 10

 

CODING NOTES:

An approved NQF level(s) for a course as determined by the HEQF.

 

REPARED ON:

 

16 November 2015

 

 

ELEMENT NUMBER/NAME:

093         NQF credit

FIRST YEAR:

Upon promulgation of the HEQF

LAST YEAR:

FIELD NAME:

NQFCREDT

DESCRIPTION:

The approved NQF credit for a course

 

CODE FORMAT:

Data type:

Numeric

Format:

Integer, right justified with leading zero or space filling

Width:

3

 

CLASSIFICATION:

Code

Meaning

The approved credits

The HEQF credits as a measure of the volume of learning required for a course

 

CODING NOTES:

PREPARED ON:

20 April 2006

 

 

ELEMENT NUMBER/NAME:

094         Post Doctoral/Research Fellow

FIRST YEAR:

2007

LAST YEAR:

2011

FIELD NAME:

PDRESFLW

DESCRIPTION:

A code for a post doctoral or research fellow at an institution

 

CODE FORMAT:

Data type:

Text

Format:

Left justified

Width:

2

 

CLASSIFICATION:

Code

Meaning

PD

Post Doctoral

RW

Research Fellow

NN

None of the above

 

CODING NOTES:

A Post-Doc is a person who receives a research grant after the completion of their PhD.  This grant is not taxable and they may not perform other work during this period.  People typically receive such grants for up to 5 years following the completion of their PhD.

 

A Research Fellow is someone who is employed to do research.  Their salary is fully taxable.  This category of employment allows numerous contributions to be made as determined by the employer and this category of employment can be used at any stage to a research career (Junior or senior levels).

 

PREPARED ON:

 

1 June 2012

 

 

 

ELEMENT NUMBER/NAME:

094         Research Fellow

FIRST YEAR:

2012

LAST YEAR:

FIELD NAME:

PDRESFLW

DESCRIPTION:

A code for a research fellow at an institution

 

CODE FORMAT:

Data type:

Text

Format:

Left justified

Width:

2

 

CLASSIFICATION:

Code

Meaning

RW

Research Fellow

NN

None of the above

 

CODING NOTES:

A Research Fellow is someone (Senior researcher) who is employed to do research.  Their salary is fully taxable.  This category of employment allows numerous contributions to be made as determined by the employer and this category of employment can be used at any stage to a research career.

 

PREPARED ON:

 

1 June 2012

 

 

 

ELEMENT NUMBER/NAME:

095         Post Doctoral Research Fellow number

FIRST YEAR:

2012

LAST YEAR:

FIELD NAME:

PDRFNUM

DESCRIPTION:

A code which uniquely identifies a post doctoral research fellow at an institution

 

CODE FORMAT:

Data type:

Text

Format:

Left justified

Width:

15

 

CLASSIFICATION:

Code

Meaning

Any text but not all spaces

A unique number as assigned by the institution

 

CODING NOTES:

The code must be a real number or some other “dummy” number.  If it is a dummy number it must be used for that particular person every year.  The real number or dummy number must be used throughout all the years of the post doc or research fellow’s (PDRF) time at the institution. The real number may be the institution’s number for a PDRF (which may be a student-type or a staff-type or a unique PDRF-type number).

 

PREPARED ON:

 

1 June 2012

 

 

 

 

ELEMENT NUMBER/NAME:

096         Name of doctoral qualification obtained

FIRST YEAR:

2012

LAST YEAR:

FIELD NAME:

NQUALOBT

DESCRIPTION:

The name of the doctoral qualification obtained by a Post Doctoral Research Fellow prior to the award of the post doctoral research fellowship.

 

CODE FORMAT:

Data type:

Text

Format:

Left justified

Width:

65

 

CLASSIFICATION:

Code

Meaning

Any text but not all spaces

The name of doctoral qualification obtained

 

CODING NOTES:

PREPARED ON:

1 June 2012

 

 

 

 

 

ELEMENT NUMBER/NAME:

097         Date when doctoral qualification obtained

FIRST YEAR:

2012

LAST YEAR:

FIELD NAME:

DATEQUAL

DESCRIPTION:

A date when the doctoral qualification was obtained by the Post Doctoral Research Fellow prior to the award of the post doctoral research fellowship.

 

CODE FORMAT:

Data type:

Numeric

Format:

Integer

Width:

8

 

CLASSIFICATION:

Code

Meaning

Date in yyyymmdd format

Date doctoral qualification obtained

 

CODING NOTES:

PREPARED ON:

1 June 2012

 

 

 

ELEMENT NUMBER/NAME:

098         Research field CESM

FIRST YEAR:

2012

LAST YEAR:

FIELD NAME:

CESMRESF

DESCRIPTION:

A third-order cesm code which depicts the primary or sole field of study of the research being undertaken by a Post Doctoral Research Fellow

 

CODE FORMAT:

Data type:

Text

Format:

Leading zero fill, if required

Width:

6

 

CLASSIFICATION:

Code

Meaning

A valid cesm code in the range 010101 to 209999

CESM third order code for the primary or sole research area.

 

CODING NOTES:

A leading zero in codes (e.g in 010101) is not be replaced by a space

 

PREPARED ON:

 

1 June 2012

 

 

 

 

 

ELEMENT NUMBER/NAME:

099         Start date of contract

FIRST YEAR:

2012

LAST YEAR:

FIELD NAME:

CONTRACT

DESCRIPTION:

The commencement date of the contract at the reporting institution for a Post Doctoral Research Fellow

 

CODE FORMAT:

Data type:

Numeric

Format:

Interger

Width:

8

 

CLASSIFICATION:

Code

Meaning

Date in yyyymmdd format

Date of first commencement of the contract at the reporting institution as a Post Doctoral Research Fellow

 

CODING NOTES:

 

PREPARED ON:

 

1 June 2012

 

 

 

ELEMENT NUMBER/NAME:

100         Institution where Doctoral Qualification obtained

FIRST YEAR:

2012

LAST YEAR:

FIELD NAME:

INSTNAME

DESCRIPTION:

The name of the institution where a Post Doctoral Research Fellow obtained his/her doctoral qualification.

 

CODE FORMAT:

Data type:

Text

Format:

Left justified

Width:

65

 

CLASSIFICATION:

Code

Meaning

Any text but not all spaces

The name of the institution where the doctoral qualification was obtained

 

CODING NOTES:

PREPARED ON:

1 June 2012