Re: transfer to other courses

On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 8:19 AM, Alan Paull <alan@alanpaull.co.uk> wrote:

> There’s a lot of information out there about credit transfer in a UK and /
> or European context. I’m unfamiliar with “credit” in the wider world, but
> presume that there may be similar information.  Our Use Case 7 relates to
> linked courses – I’m on a course and I want of find another course I can
> transfer to by “direct relationships between courses”.
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> I think we have another (though similar) Use Case, perhaps 7.1:
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> description: the searcher is already taking a course or has already taken
> one and wishes to gain credit towards another course or qualification.
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> requirement: must be able to identify web pages that describe courses
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> requirement: must be able to identify information about educational credit
> that can be claimed on successful completion.
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> Note: It is envisaged that this will cover text in relation to specific
> credit schemes giving general or specific credit with numerical values and
> associated academic levels.
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> Then we have 7.2, refining 7 by credit for prior experiential learning:
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> description: the searcher wishes to gain credit towards a course or
> qualification for prior experiential learning .
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> requirement: must be able to identify web pages that describe courses or
> qualifications
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> requirement: must be able to identify information about educational credit
> that can be accredited and claimed for prior experiential learning.
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Quoting from the Course Schema Doc:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12YWjLzZC8FiTiOwSAETRIEozeqZdn6O8a4fgqK4t5Ss/edit

Wes Turner
Credential > CreditHours
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Course_credit
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Course_credit&sa=D&ust=1455131874621000&usg=AFQjCNHeJMykSb7MHstPSKqdjOYMdU3pIg>

US "Credit Hours"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Unit_and_Student_Hour
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Unit_and_Student_Hour&sa=D&ust=1455131874621000&usg=AFQjCNGXcWxluxoX5OpvEHw0sQz142NZPA>

EU ECTS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Credit_Transfer_and_Accumulation_System
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Credit_Transfer_and_Accumulation_System&sa=D&ust=1455131874622000&usg=AFQjCNHau5lj7xlbBdE3pfuRKew8nFVmDw>

UK CATS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_Accumulation_and_Transfer_Scheme
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_Accumulation_and_Transfer_Scheme&sa=D&ust=1455131874622000&usg=AFQjCNGDZVJAtDytCmFnapx8yWyPWrReTQ>
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