Michigan Ed-Fi Data v3.1 - Courses

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This educational entity represents the organization of subject matter and related learning experiences provided for the instruction of students on a regular or systematic basis. 

Object Triggering Logic

This table describes logic for triggering syncing of this object.

ActionTrigger
Post

When a Course is Created and saved.

  • Do not send if course is marked as Inactive.
  • Do not send if course is in a Calendar marked as Exclude.
  • Do not send if course is in a School marked as Exclude.

  • Do not send if the Course is marked as State Exclude.
  • Course must have a SCED Code = NOT NULL to report.

Put

When Course information not part of the natural key is changed and saved.

  • Academic Subject Descriptor
  • Course Title
  • Number
  • State Code
  • Number of Parts
  • eligible64bCourse
  • identificationCodes
  • levelCharacterstics
DeleteWhen a Course is deleted and there are no other courses with the same number in the same school and year.

School Exclude, Calendar Exclude, Resource Toggle and Resync Logic

This table describes the School Exclude, Calendar Exclude, Resource Toggle and Resync logic of this object.

ActionTrigger
NoneIf a resource is toggled to 'OFF' after data has sent, all sent data will remain in the ODS but no new data will send.
DeleteIf a resource is toggled to 'OFF" after data has sent and an action is performed that would trigger a delete, that data will remain in the ODS until a resync is done.
ResyncIf a record is in the Ed-Fi Identity Mapping table and not in the ODS, it will be deleted from the Ed-Fi Identity Mapping table.
ResyncIf a record is in the ODS and it does not have a matching record in Campus or the Ed-Fi Identity Mapping table, it will be deleted from the ODS.
ResyncIf a mapping is changed in Resource Preferences, a resync will need to be done to reflect the changes.


Natural Key Changes, Cascading Updates, and Deletes Logic

This table describes the Natural Key Changes/Cascading Updates and Deletes logic of this object.

ActionTrigger
Delete/Post

If any of the following changes in the Schools resource:

  • If the Ed-Fi School Number changes.
  • School ID: If the State School Number changes and the Ed-Fi School Number is NULL.
Delete/Post

Cascading Updates/Delete:  If the course is deleted from Campus.

  • Course Transcripts will remain until a resync is completed.
DeleteIf a Course is marked Inactive after dependent data has sent, all dependent data will be deleted.
Dependent ResourcesCourse Offerings, Sections, Student Section Associations, Staff Section Associations, Student Section Attendance Events, Grades, Course Transcripts


Scope Year Logic

This table describes scope year logic of this object.

Logic
Courses will report to the configured year to which they are aligned.
Data will only send for years that have valid configuration.


Resource Preferences

This table describes the Resource Preferences of this object.

Data Element LabelMapping Needed
Academic Subject Descriptors
Course SCED Subject Area
Course Level Characteristic Descriptors
Course Honors
Identification Codes
Courses


Identity Mapping Object Key

This table describes the Identity Mapping Object Key of this object.

campusObjectTypeObject Key Data Source
CoursecourseID


Event Queue Detail

This table describes the Event Queue Detail of this object.

Campus TableEd-Fi ActionFields
coursePost/Put/DeleteThe primary table used for sending data for this resource.

Error Log

ErrorPossible Causes/How to fix

409: Failed to delete courses resource.

[message:The resource (or a subordinate entity of the resource) cannot be deleted because it is a dependency of the 'courseOffering' entity.]

There are still dependent resources in the Ed-Fi ODS so the course record cannot be deleted. Use the delete tool to remove any dependent data before the course can be removed.


Object Data Elements

This table describes data elements sent within the Courses resource.

Data Element Label

Business Requirement

Business Rules

M, C or O

Data Source GUI Path

Database Field

idThe unique identifier of the resource.


M

courseCode 

A unique alphanumeric code assigned to a course.

  1. Report the Course ID for the course.
M

Scheduling> Course> Course ID

course.ID

identificationCodesAn unordered collection of courseIdentificationCodes. This educational entity represents the organization of subject matter and related learning experiences provided for the instruction of students on a regular or systematic basis.
  1. See Array logic below.
OCourse > NCES Data
educationOrganization
Reference

A reference to the related Education Organization resource.



  1. Reports the School number associated with the course.
M

academicSubjectDescriptorThe intended major subject area of the course. 
  1. Reports the Ed-Fi Code from the SCED SCED Subject Area.
  2. If NULL or Ed-Fi Value is blank, do not report.
OScheduling> Course> SCED Subject Area course.sced SubjectArea
careerPathwayDescriptor

The career cluster or pathway representing the career path of the Vocational/CTE concentrator.

  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

competencyLevelsAn unordered collection of courseCompetencyLevels. This educational entity represents the organization of subject matter and related learning experiences provided for the instruction of students on a regular or systematic basis.
  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

courseDefinedByDescriptor

Specifies whether the course was defined by the SEA, LEA, school or national organization.

  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

courseDescriptionA description of the content standards and goals covered in the course. Reference may be made to state or national content standards. 
  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

courseGPAApplicability
Descriptor
An indicator of whether or not this course being described is included in the computation of the student’s Grade Point Average, and if so, if it weighted differently from regular courses.
  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

courseTitleThe descriptive name given to a course of study offered in a school or other institution or organization. In departmentalized classes at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels (and for staff development activities), this refers to the name by which a course is identified (e.g., American History, English III). For elementary and other non-departmentalized classes, it refers to any portion of the instruction for which a grade or report is assigned (e.g., reading, composition, spelling, and language arts). 
  1. Reports the Course Name.
MScheduling> Course> Namecourse.name
dateCourseAdoptedThe date the district adopted the course.
  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

highSchoolCourse
Requirement
An indication that this course credit is required for a high school diploma.
  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

learningObjectivesAn unordered collection of courseLearningObjectives. This educational entity represents the organization of subject matter and related learning experiences provided for the instruction of students on a regular or systematic basis.
  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

learningStandardsAn unordered collection of courseLearningStandards. This educational entity represents the organization of subject matter and related learning experiences provided for the instruction of students on a regular or systematic basis.
  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

levelCharacteristicsAn unordered collection of courseLevelCharacteristics. The type of specific program or designation with which the course is associated (e.g., AP, IB, Dual Credit, CTE).
  1. See Array logic below.
O

maxCompletionsForCredit

Designates how many times the course may be taken with credit received by the student.

  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

maximumAvailableCredit
Conversion
Conversion factor that when multiplied by the number of credits is equivalent to Carnegie units.
  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

maximumAvailableCreditsThe maximum amount of credit available to a student who successfully completes the course.
  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

maximumAvailableCredit
TypeDescriptor

The type of credits or units of value awarded for the completion of a course.

  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

minimumAvailableCredit
Conversion
Conversion factor that when multiplied by the number of credits is equivalent to Carnegie units.
  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

minimumAvailableCreditsThe minimum amount of credit available to a student who successfully completes the course.
  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

minimumAvailableCredit
TypeDescriptor

The type of credits or units of value awarded for the completion of a course.

  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

numberOfPartsThe number of parts identified for a course.
  1. Report the value selected in the SCED Sequence "Part m" field.
  2. If NULL, report '1'.
MScheduling> Course> SCED Sequence (part m)course.sced SequenceMax
offeredGradeLevelsAn unordered collection of courseGradeLevels. This educational entity represents the organization of subject matter and related learning experiences provided for the instruction of students on a regular or systematic basis.
  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

timeRequiredForCompletionThe actual or estimated number of clock minutes required for class completion. This number is especially important for career and technical education classes and may represent (in minutes) the clock hour requirement of the class.
  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

etagA unique system-generated value that identifies the version of the resource.
  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

Arrays

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Course Identification Code

Data Element Label

Business Requirement

Business Rules

M, C or O

Data Source GUI Path

Database Field

courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor

A system that is used to identify the organization of subject matter and related learning experiences provided for the instruction of students.
  1. Always reports NCES.
MCourse > NCES Data

assigningOrganizationIdentificationCode

The organization code or name assigning the staff Identification Code.
  1. This field is optional, do not report.
O

identificationCode

A unique number or alphanumeric code assigned to a course by a school, school system, state, or other agency or entity. For multi-part course codes, concatenate the parts separated by a "/". For example, consider the following SCED code- subject = 20 Math course = 272 Geometry level = G General credits = 1.00 course sequence 1 of 1- would be entered as 20/272/G/1.00/1 of 1.
  1. Report SCED Course Identifier.
M

Course > NCES Data



Course Level Characteristics

Data Element Label

Business Requirement

Business Rules

M, C or O

Data Source GUI Path

Database Field

courseLevel

CharacteristicDescriptor

Specification of the specific program or designation associated with the course. For example: Ap, IB, Dual Credit, CTE, etc
  1. Reports mapped Ed-Fi Code from selected Honors code.

Ed-Fi Mapping Descriptor: CourseTypeLevelCharacteristicDescriptor

MScheduling> Courses> Honors
course.honorsCode