Course Details {PSDOP-5}

Interventions to improve the Skills and Competencies of Personnel Members are maintained through this program. The program has 6 blocks of information to be completed.

Courses can be broken down into modules. The user should enter the modules belonging to the course.

Course and Module Details entered here are used as follows:

Course and Modules to be offered can be entered in the Workplace Skills Plan. Courses and Modules to be undertaken can be entered on the Personal Development Plan of a personnel member.
Multiple presentations of a single Module can be scheduled. Note that the scheduling is for Modules within specified Courses.
Multiple Contact Persons and Assessors can be indicated on each scheduled presentation module within a specified Course.
A budgeted amount can be entered for each scheduled course or module.
The booking of participants (Personnel Members or other participants) to attend a scheduled presentation of a module can be done. Note that the booking is done for a Module within a specified Course.

Fields in this option:

Block 1: Course Details.

For the user to set up a course correctly, the code structures {PSDCS-9}, {PSDCS-12}, {PSDCS-13}, {PSDCS-14} and {PSDCS-15} need to be pre-defined.

The following information may be left blank except if the field is mandatory:

Field	Type & Length	Description
Course Code	A10	A code to identify the Course or Module (mandatory).
Course Description	A80	The description of the Course or Module (mandatory).
Alternate Course Description	A80	An alternate description for the Course or Module.
Is this a Course or a Module	A1	An indication whether the record is a (C)ourse or a (M)odule. (mandatory).
Active	A1	(Y)es or (N)o (mandatory).
Internal/External	A1	Is the course offered internally or externally (mandatory).
Course Category	A4	The course category. A list of values as entered in {PSDCS-8} is available.
National Level	N1	The National Level (NQF Level {PACS-29}) of the Course.
Credit Value	N7.3	The Credit Value of the Course.
Duration Type	A4	A Duration Type unit as defined in {PSDCS-15}. Examples of Duration Types are Days, Weeks or Months. Duration Type is used with the field “Duration”.
Duration	N9	The duration of the course in “Duration Type” – units.
Accreditation	A4	A code to identify the body that accredited the course.
Notional Hours	N9	The number of Notional Study Hours associated with the course.
Contact Hours	N9	The number of Contact Hours associated with the course.
Target Group	A4	The target group of personnel for the course. Target Groups are defined in {PSDCS-13}.
Minimum Number of Course Participants	N4	The minimum number of participants necessary for the course to be run.
Maximum Number of Course Participants	N4	The maximum number of participants that can be accommodated in one presentation of the course.
Maximum Number on Waiting list	N6	Indicates whether a waiting list will be maintained or not and defines the max persons to be put on the waiting list.
Maximum Number of Bookings per Person	N5	The maximum number of times a person may be booked on a specific course, should this number be 3 for a specific course and a person fails the course three times and tries to book a fourth time the system will stop him.
National Registered Standards	A250	This is a text field where a description of the unit standards associated with the course can be entered.
The default venue to be used when the course is scheduled To indicate the venue, enter:
Building Code	N4	Building Code.
Floor	N2	Floor.
Room Number	A7	Room Number as maintained in the Space Inventory {SPOPS-1}.
The default venue to be used for catering when the course is scheduled. To indicate the venue, enter:
Building Code	N4	Building Code.
Floor	N2	Floor.
Room Number	A7	Room Number as maintained in the Space Inventory {SPOPS-1}.

Example:

Example:

Occupation level tab: in this tab a specific course code is linked to an occupational level to ensure a person may only apply for causes relevant to this appointment linked to {PACS-4}. When a person is appointed to a post, the post is linked to an occupational category and the occupational category in turn is linked to an occupational level. A person will only be able to apply for courses where the occupational category of this post is linked to the same occupational level as that of the course.

Block 2: Course Modules.

The different modules of a course are linked to the course in this block. The following information must be supplied:

Field	Type & Length	Description
Course Code	A10	The Course Code (mandatory).
Module Code	A10	The Module Code (mandatory).
Credit Value		Credit Value

Example:

Block 3: Course or Module Outcomes.

The specific objectives or outcomes of a course can be entered in this screen.

The following information must be supplied:

Field	Type & Length	Description
Course Code	A10	A code to identify the Course or Module (mandatory).
Outcome Sequence	N3	An outcome number for the course in case the course should have multiple outcome. (mandatory).
Course Outcome	A80	A description of the outcome or objective (mandatory).
Cross Field Outcome	A80	A description of a cross-field outcome for the course if the course material spans multiple learning fields.

Example:

Block 4: Course Learning Fields.

Course codes are linked to learning areas on this screen.

The following information must be supplied:

Field	Type & Length	Description
Course Code	A10	A code to identify the Course or Module (mandatory).
Learning Area	A4	The Learning Area as defined in {PSDCS-10} (mandatory).

Example:

Block 5: Course Languages.

Language codes are linked to course codes on this screen.

The following information must be supplied:

Field	Type & Length	Description
Course Code	A10	A code to identify the Course or Module (mandatory).
Language Code	A2	The Language Code in which the course is presented as defined in {GCS-6} (mandatory).

Example:

Block 6: Course Costs.

Different price structures for courses can be set up through {PSDOP-4}. This screen allows the user to indicate the cost of a course when associated with the different price structures.

Examples of Price Structures are:

A fixed price for the course regardless of the number of participants.
A price per course participant.

The actual cost of the course can also be entered, however the duration and participant details will display from the course code entered.

The following information must be supplied:

Field	Type & Length	Description
Course Code	A10	A code to identify the Course or Module (mandatory).
Price Structure Code	A4	The code of the Price Structure (mandatory).
Course Cost	N7.2	The cost of the course in relation to the price structure.
Duration		Duration
Min Participants		Min Participants
Max Participants		Max Participants

Example:

Processing Rules
	No special processing rules.

Date	System Version	By Whom	Job	Description
18-Dec-2006	v01.0.0.0	Charlene van der schyff	T134533	New manual format.
14-Apr-2008	v01.0.0.0	Allie de Nysschen	T146926	Correct mandatory fields.
14-Aug-2008	v01.0.0.0	Magda van der Westhuizen	T151127	Update manual: Language Editing - Juliet Gillies.
25-Jun-2012	v02.0.0.0	Sister Legwabe	T183557	Add description of NQF Level
14-Dec-2015	v03.0.0.0	Sakhile Ntimane	T210824	Add new fields Max waitLits and Max Bookings.
21-Jul-2020	V04.1.0.0	Allie.de Nysschen	T243430	Convert to Int4.1