Re: CourseInstance : MaximumCapacity ?

On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 4:18 AM, Phil Barker <phil.barker@hw.ac.uk> wrote:

> Hello all.
> I think I can see a place for both the status (open/full etc.) and the
> size of the course instance. I think it does make a difference to know
> whether you will be taught in a small group (~10) or a massive cohort
> (~10,000).
>
> It also strikes me that neither of these are specific to course instances,
> i.e. they would apply to any type of Event. I don't see anything under
> Event at the moment which fits the bill.  There is
> http://schema.org/EventStatusType which can be used for showing whether
> the event is cancelled, postponed, rescheduled or scheduled: close but not
> the the right values. Other than that there is, as part of Offer,
> http://schema.org/availability which includes SoldOut, but seems more
> geared to physical items. I don't see anything for event capacity except
> maybe the http://schema.org/inventoryLevel property of Offer.


> I am inclined to think that we need one new property eventCapacity (or
> just capacity if it is to be specific to courses), and an extension to
> http://schema.org/EventStatusType


* eventCapacity

* Offer.inventoryLevel
* Offer.availability < ItemAvailability >
* Offer.availabilityStarts
* Offer.availabilityEnds

* waitlist < WaitList([ (datetime, Person, status) ]) >
* waitlistLength < Number >



>
>
> Phil
>
>
>
> On 09/04/2016 20:13, Developer, SleepingDog wrote:
>
>> We have used/displayed course instance status values of:
>>
>> open (applications accepted, course instance not reached maximum capacity)
>> full (course instance has reached maximum, no further applications
>> accepted)
>> waiting list (places available only if others drop out, which was
>> reasonably common, applications still accepted)
>> closed (no applications accepted, existing applications voided, which I
>> think happened if course target numbers for viability were not reached)
>>
>> Perhaps from a user (applicant, searcher) viewpoint, it is not the
>> numerical value, but the application status of the course instance that is
>> most significant?
>>
>> We did have the notion of showing a ‘fullness’ gauge, so that people
>> might have more information to decide whether to apply now or decide later,
>> which would have been based on a numerical calculation, but never put this
>> into practice.
>>
>> Does the number of fellow students have a particular value to course
>> instance applicants beyond this?
>>
>>
>> Tavis
>>
>>
>>
>> On 01 Apr 2016, at 13:54, Jim Goodell <jimgoodell@qi-partners.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> A member of the CEDS community suggested a new element for the capacity
>>> of a CourseInstance. I’m wondering if there is value for this in schema and
>>> I so where it would go.
>>>
>>> Course Section Maximum Capacity — The maximum number of students the
>>> Course Section Instance can maintain.
>>>
>>> jim
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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