Re: EOCred: recognition of credential

On 10/04/18 13:59, Stuart Sutton wrote:
> Phil, given that accreditation is a kind of recognition, there would 
> be nothing wrong definitionally in using only recognizedBy to 
> encompass both; however, for many, the currency (labor market value) 
> of a credential with accreditation is higher than with simple 
> recognition. Perhaps propose recognizedBy as a property of 
> EducationalOccupationalCredential now while holding open the 
> possibility of later declaring accreditedBy as a subproperty of it.
Yes, that seems right to me.

>
> With the definition, perhaps something more inclusive such as 
> "validity, value or utility" as opposed to just "validity".
Good idea, will do.

Phil

>
> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 4:24 AM, Phil Barker <phil.barker@pjjk.co.uk 
> <mailto:phil.barker@pjjk.co.uk>> wrote:
>
>     I mentioned
>     <https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-eocred-schema/2018Mar/0045.html>
>     [1] in our discussion around name search for the credentialing
>     organization that there were several relationships possible
>     between an educational occupational credential and an organization
>     as well as offeredBy. Two of these, accreditedBy and recognizedBy,
>     relate to our use case about quality assurance
>     <https://www.w3.org/community/eocred-schema/wiki/Use_Cases#Quality_assurance>
>     and labor market value
>     <https://www.w3.org/community/eocred-schema/wiki/Use_Cases#Labor_market_value>
>     [2].
>
>     With the aim of keeping the number of properties to a minimum, can
>     we treat accreditation as a form of recognition?
>
>     Should we add recognizedBy as a property of
>     EducationalOccupationalCredential?
>
>     Definition: An organization that acknowledges the validity of a
>     credential.
>
>     Note: This recognition may include a process of quality assurance
>     or accreditation.
>
>     Examples:
>     <law degree> recognizedBy <bar association>
>     <certificate> recognizedBy <trade body>
>     <mba degree> recognizedBy <AMBA>
>
>     Phil
>
>     1.
>     https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-eocred-schema/2018Mar/0045.html
>     <https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-eocred-schema/2018Mar/0045.html>
>
>     2. Use cases:
>     https://www.w3.org/community/eocred-schema/wiki/Use_Cases
>     <https://www.w3.org/community/eocred-schema/wiki/Use_Cases>
>
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>
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> Stuart A. Sutton, Metadata Consultant
> Associate Professor Emeritus, University of Washington
>    Information School
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>
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Phil Barker <http://people.pjjk.net/phil>. http://people.pjjk.net/phil
PJJK Limited <https://www.pjjk.co.uk>: technology to enhance learning; 
information systems for education.
CETIS LLP <https://www.cetis.org.uk>: a cooperative consultancy for 
innovation in education technology.

PJJK Limited is registered in Scotland as a private limited company, 
number SC569282.
CETIS is a co-operative limited liability partnership, registered in 
England number OC399090

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