Description of Data Element 01104
NAME: Course Section Type
NUMBER: 01104
FILES/TABLES: HTD IAF
INTENT:
Program Review
Planning & Analysis
Funding & Fee Information
DEFINITION:
The means by which instruction is predominantly delivered for
this course section.
EDIT:
DIAGNOSTIC MESSAGE ERROR LEVEL
C,D,L, 01099=01,1ST OCCUR 01418=N, 01197=T CRITICAL
IAF
MISSING OR INVALID CRITICAL
IAF
MUST BE VALID IF NON-BLANK CRITICAL
HTD
T,G, 01196 1ST DIG < 5 CRITICAL
IAF
FREQUENCY COUNTS WILL BE PERFORMED ON FREQUENCY
IAF
CODING INSTRUCTIONS:
Courses taken at other institutions and reported on the hours to
degree file should be reported as coded by the original
institution. If this code is not available code 'N - Not
reported.'
TABLE VALUES:
L Laboratory
C Class Lecture
D Discussion
O Other
R Supervised Research
A graduate assistant may, in some instances, require
special training or faculty supervision to properly
carry out his/her research assignments. If the graduate
assistant registers for academic credit for this
training and supervision, the credit generated shall be
reported by the university as credit in "Supervised
Research".
This definition does not include dissertation credit.
Directed Individual Study (DIS) credit is included only
when the DIS is a part of the student's assignment as a
graduate assistant.
S Supervised Teaching
A graduate assistant may, in some instances, require
special training or faculty supervision to properly
carry out his/her teaching assignments. If the graduate
assistant registers for academic credit for this
training and supervision, the credit generated shall be
reported by the university as credit in "Supervised
Teaching". This definition includes credit for
supervised teaching internships only when such teaching
responsibilities are part of the student's assignment
as a graduate assistant.
T Graduate Thesis
Credit offered for study, investigation, or research
to result in a treatise submitted in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for a Master's degree.
G Graduate Dissertation
Credit offered for study, investigation, or research to
result in a treatise or equivalent product submitted in
partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Doctorate
degree. The student must be admitted to Doctoral
candidacy to receive dissertation credit.
Z Directed Individual Study
Those methods in which the student learns a set of
skills or gains knowledge in a one-to-one situation
from a teacher/agent. In some cases, the teacher/agent
actually teaches, and in other cases the learning
process is facilitated by the teacher/agent through
direction or supervision.
P Individual Performance Instruction
Studio and/or class lessons where mastery of the basic
techniques of the performing medium are emphasized.
I Internships
Those methods which provide the learner an opportunity
to acquire or apply previously acquired knowledge and
skills in a supervised situation that approximates or
duplicates the conditions under which the knowledge
will be used. The instruction is typically individ-
ualized with a high degree of interaction between the
students and the supervisor.
M Medical Clinical Professional
Clinical instruction within a college of medicine.
X Correspondence Study Course
N Not Reported
Valid only on the Hours to Degree File for courses
taken at other institutions.
DATABASE INFORMATION:
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: X(1)
COLUMN NAME: CRS_SECT_TYPE
SHORT NAME: CRSTYPE
CREATE-CHANGE DATE: 08/14/03
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