Courses
Note: Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences (unless the field does not require full sentences).
Marketing speak, unsubstantiated non-factual claims, and jargon should be avoided.
Fields that do not comply with the format guidelines will not be approved and will therefore either be returned to the faculty for amendment or will be amended by the APO so that they do comply.
| Field name | Description and format | Where to update | Requires APO: CIS approval | Publicly available (e.g. online) |
| UTS course code | Approved course code | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Course version | Latest version number of the course | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Course name | Approved full title of course | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| CASS award | Official testamur title and abbreviation. The abbreviation appears in brackets after the award title. | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| CIS award override | Used in the handbook to override the CASS award field when it includes: several awards, some of which are not the latest but still in use; or when the awards are in the names of specific majors and shouldn't all be published. Updated by APO: CIS as required. Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
Contact APO: CIS | Yes | Yes |
| UAC code | UAC codes stored in CASS, with abbreviation specifying location (City/Moore Park) and pattern of attendance (FT/PT), if required. | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Course CRICOS code | CRICOS code as stored in CASS | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Commonwealth supported place? | 'Yes' or 'No' | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Load credit points | Total credit points required for course completion | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Load EFTSL | Total EFTSL used completing the course | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Intake | Drawn from CASS, and based on the availability session start date which is converted to a month, e.g. 'March, August' |
CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Non-standard student load | If data exists, this is drawn from CASS; for use only in the International prospectuses, e.g. 'Students complete 33 credit points per half year for 2 half years.' |
CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Qualification | Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's (Honours) degree, Bachelor's Graduate Entry, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Master's (Coursework), Master's (Research), Doctoral degree, etc. | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate (Coursework), Postgraduate (Research), etc. | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Offered to international students? | 'Yes' or 'No' If no, phrase will be added to Alert statement field: 'This course is not offered to international students.' Controlled by the liability category in CASS. |
CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Course area | The course area that 'owns' / administers the course. Stored in CASS as 'Keyword 1'. | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Collaborating course area | A course area that participates in part of the academic program of the course (e.g. combined degrees have an 'owning' course area and a collaborating course area). Stored in CASS as 'Keyword 2'. | CASS | n/a | n/a |
| Teaching responsibility | The name of the organisational unit recorded on CASS as having teaching responsibility. Could be a faculty, school or department. If not specified on CASS, the default is the owning faculty. | CASS | n/a | n/a |
| Lowest selection rank | Figure for Commonwealth-supported places. Single number, e.g. 90.15. Not editable by faculties, advise APO: CIS of amendments. Updated yearly from information provided by SAU. Formerly called 'Latest available ATAR'. Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest selection rank: comments | Figure for Commonwealth-supported places. Number plus extra text, e.g. '90.15 FT, 90.25 PT'. Not editable by faculties, advise APO: CIS of amendments. Updated yearly from information provided by SAU. Use commas to separate items, don't use commas within items, e.g. '92.00 FT, 92.80 PT' is correct; '87.20 (Civil Engineering (Construction)), 85.00 (General degree: no major)' is correct; '87.20 (Civil Engineering (Construction)), 85.00 (General degree, no major)' is incorrect. Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Location | Campus and precinct where the course is taught: City campus City campus, Broadway City campus, Haymarket City campus, Blackfriars Moore Park Distance Online campus Note(s) • "Online campus" can only be used for courses offered with Keypath, ie.OPM courses • Data in this field MUST match location data in CASS. • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. • This is a compulsory CIS field for all courses. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Notes (automated) | An automated statement based on CASS data, e.g • This course is not offered to international students. • This is an exit-only course. There is no direct admission to it. Current UTS students may be able to submit an Internal Course Transfer (Graduating) application to exit with this course. Check with your faculty's student centre. • This course is only offered to international students. • This course is only offered to new international students. Local students in an existing UTS course may be able to transfer into it. • This course is also offered offshore. • This course is only offered to local students. • This course is only offered offshore. • This course is not offered to recent school leavers. Specific prior study conditions apply. This automated statement should not be duplicated in the CIS 'Notes' field. |
Contact APO: CIS | n/a | Yes |
| Notes | A brief statement used to alert students to specific issues related to the course as a whole which may mean that this course is unsuitable for them and stop them from reading further. The data in this field is displayed after 'Notes (automated)' (if any), so do not add data to this field that already exists in 'Notes (automated)' (see the 'View' tab), e.g. This course is taught in Mandarin. This course is under review; contact a UTS Student Centre for details. Transition arrangements are in place for students who commenced this course prior to [year]; contact a UTS Student Centre for further details. Information must be written in the present tense. Limit of 50 words (375 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Overview 1 / Introduction | A general introductory stand-alone paragraph. Information could include who runs the course, how many testamurs, who the course is intended for, what it could lead to, what students study, how it is studied, and what skills it develops. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Note: in UAC Guide; if Overview 2 is empty, Overview 3 is used; if Overview 3 is also empty this field is used. Limit of 100 words (750 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. • This is a compulsory CIS field for all courses. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Overview 2 / Why study this course | A brief paragraph capturing why students should choose this course over similar courses on offer elsewhere. Highlight the breadth or depth compared with competitors, the standing of the course with industry or professions both locally and internationally, unique features, comparative quality of facilities. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Note: in UAC Guide; if this field is empty, Overview 3 is used; if Overview 3 is also empty Overview 1 is used. Limit of 60 words (450 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. • This is a compulsory CIS field for all courses except exit-only courses. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Overview 3 / Course aims | Include information about what the course is trying to achieve, what skills graduates of the course should have, etc., or leave blank. Can be a bulleted list. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Note: in UAC Guide; if Overview 2 is empty, this field is used; if this field is also empty Overview 1 is used. Limit of 150 words (1,125 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Field group: Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs) | The complete list of intended learning outcomes (CILOs) of the course. This data is updated via: CI / [course code] / Graduate Attributes / Intended learning outcomes. A faculty-standard CILO lead-in sentence, for display in the handbook can be added via: CI / Course Area / CILO lead-in sentence (for display in handbook: courses). Note(s) • This is a compulsory CIS field for all courses. |
CIS: CI, Courses, Graduate Attributes tab CIS: CI, Course Area |
n/a | n/a |
| CILO lead-in sentence (for display in handbook: courses) | Displayed as a lead-in sentence to the list of course intended learning outcomes (CILOs) for every course within the course area, in the UTS: Handbook. Data in this field takes the form, e.g.: 'This course contributes to the following course intended learning outcomes:' If left blank, the CILOs will still be listed under the 'Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)' heading, but without a lead-in sentence. Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Course Area | Yes | Yes |
| Graduate Attributes / Intended learning outcomes / Graduate attribute | Choose a graduate attribute from the drop-down list to link the CILO to | CIS: CI, Courses, Graduate Attributes tab | No | Yes |
| Graduate Attributes / Intended learning outcomes / Sub-code | Insert a code. The sub-code should be an whole number or a letter. The complete code of the CILO is the code of the Graduate Attribute followed by a point followed by the sub-code (e.g.if the Graduate Attribute is '1' and the CILO sub-code is '2', then the automated CILO code is '1.2'). Currently there is no system validation on codes but they should obviously be unique and in a sequence with no gaps. There is no limit to the number of CILOs that can be linked to a Graduate Attribute. | CIS: CI, Courses, Graduate Attributes tab | No | Yes |
| Graduate Attributes / Intended learning outcomes / Description | Insert the full description for the course intended learning outcome (CILO). | CIS: CI, Courses, Graduate Attributes tab | No | Yes |
| Graduate Attributes / Intended learning outcomes / Short description | Insert a shortened form of the CILO Description (the short description appears in the drop-down list with the CILO code when a link is being set up in a subject assessment task between an assessment criteria and a CILO via the criteria linkages table (CLT)) | CIS: CI, Courses, Graduate Attributes tab | No | No |
| CILOs key | Add brief information to help explain the CILOs listed above, e.g. 'ENG = Engineering course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)' 'BUS = Business course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)' 'GTS = Graduate Teacher Standards' 'The first digit of each CILO indicates the relevant graduate attribute.' Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Overview 4 / Career options | What types of organisations would employ graduates, the type of work graduates would do and the type of career paths graduates would be likely to follow. Wherever possible, text should be in a comma-separated, alphabetically ordered list, beginning with 'Career options include ...' or 'Career options include positions in...', e.g. Career options include accountant, financial adviser... Career options include positions in finance, management, ... Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Note: To comply with UAC Guide format guidelines; 'Career options include ..' is automatically replaced with 'Examples include ...' when the feed is generated. Limit of 40 words (300 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. • This is a compulsory CIS field for all courses except exit-only courses. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Overview/Marketing | An brief overview of the course. This field is not used in conjunction with any of the other Overview fields so can duplicate data from them. It is written and edited by MCU. APO only check for spelling/grammar errors. Currently only used in the UG International Course Guide. |
CIS: CI, Courses | No | Yes |
| Combined degrees | A list of all combined degrees, using the full title, in which this degree is a component, e.g. Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Arts in International Studies Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Arts in Communication and in International Studies Do not separate degree components with commas. Start each new combined degree title on a new line. Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Dual program of study | 'dual program of study' means a program of study that consists of a UTS course offered with a similar discipline course from an international university as the result of a formally approved cross-crediting arrangement. A dual program of study results in two awards for students who meet the requirements for graduation from both the UTS course and the course from the international university. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 150 words (1,125 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Preference dates UAC | Used for the UAC Guide. Data from this field will appear in the shaded text box within individual course entries, e.g. "If you are a non-current school leaver, you can only add this course to your preferences until 30 November 2006." Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Graduate or prior study UAC | Includes information on prior study required before enrolling in the course (e.g. TAFE NSW Diplomas). Used as a stand-alone field in the UAC Guide so the data can be repeated in the 'Admission requirements' fields. Limit of 150 words (1,125 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Admission requirements | A statement displaying the standard academic admission requirements based on the level of qualification of the course in CASS, and reflecting the UTS Rules. This is not editable by faculties. | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Admission requirements: all | Include further details on the admission requirements applicable to all students applying for the course. This could be used to expand on the standard statement or specify precisely, for example, what the faculties considers as an 'equivalent qualification'. This data comes directly under the standard admission requirements statement. The data should not repeat the data in the standard drawn in statement. Information must reflect the information in the approved Register of Admissions Selection Criteria for the year of the Handbook. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 150 words (1,125 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Personal statement / questionnaire dates | Includes information on the requirement for students to provide a personal statement or questionnaire. Used in the UAC Guide under 'Additional selection criteria' and as part of the 'Admission requirements' set in the handbook. Usually in the form of: 'Non-current school leavers should submit a Personal Statement to UTS by 30 November 2021.' Information must reflect the information in the approved Register of Admissions Selection Criteria for the year of the Handbook. Limit of 150 words (1,125 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Adjustment factors | Provide details of any adjustment factors and the method of applying them, e.g. 'Non-current school leavers are advised to complete the employment question on their UAC application as adjustment factors may be awarded on the basis of relevant work experience.' Formerly called 'Bonus points'. Information must reflect the information in the approved Register of Admissions Selection Criteria for the year of the Handbook. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 150 words (1,125 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| English language requirements | States the English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications. The ELR details are set up in CASS by UTSI and drawn into CIS. This is not editable by faculties. The data is not displayed if the course is not offered in English or the course is offered offshore only. | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Eligibility statement | A standard statement drawn in to every course stating: 'Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.' This is not editable by faculties. |
CIS: CI, Courses | n/a | Yes |
| Admission requirements: local | Include the admission requirements for local students applying for the course. The data should not repeat the data in the standard drawn in statement or any of the other 'Admission requirements' fields. Information must reflect the information in the approved Register of Admissions Selection Criteria for the year of the Handbook. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 150 words (1,125 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Admission requirements: international | Includes the admission requirements for international students applying for the course. The data should not repeat the data in the standard drawn in statement or any of the other 'Admission requirements' fields. Information must reflect the information in the approved Register of Admissions Selection Criteria for the year of the Handbook. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 150 words (1,125 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Visa requirements | A standard statement, displayed if the course is offered to international students. Data is not editable by faculties. | Contact APO: CIS | n/a | Yes |
| Pathway course | If a student can enrol in the course because of successful completion of another course (e.g. from Insearch or Tafe), include the details and circumstances of entry and if entry is guaranteed, e.g. 'Successful completion of the Insearch Diploma of Communication (DC) with a WAM of at least 70 per cent guarantees international students entry into this course with one year of recognition of prior learning.' Details about UTS courses, e.g. graduate certificates or graduate diplomas that lead into the course, should be added to the 'Articulation' field. Limit of 100 words (750 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Applications: all | Add any application details that apply to all students, e.g. 'Applicants must submit a research proposal at the point of application.' Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 150 words (1,125 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Applications: local | Add any application details that apply only to local students, e.g. 'Local students apply through UAC with first round applications closing 31 October, and final round closing 31 January each year.' Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 150 words (1,125 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Applications: international | Add any application details that apply only to international students, e.g. 'International students apply through UTS International.' Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 150 words (1,125 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| How to apply: domestic | Choose the appropriate statement title from the drop-down list. The statement title is mapped to the full statement. Once chosen, the full statement is displayed on the View tab in CIS and on the course's How to Apply tab on the UTS website. See the documentation for details of the statement in full. Note(s) • This field does not apply to postgraduate research courses and should be left blank for these types of courses. |
CIS: CI, Courses | No | Yes |
| How to apply: international | Choose the appropriate statement title from the drop-down list. The statement title is mapped to the full statement. Once chosen, the full statement is displayed on the View tab in CIS and on the course's How to Apply tab on the UTS website. See the documentation for details of the statement in full. Note(s) • This field does not apply to postgraduate research courses and should be left blank for these types of courses. |
CIS: CI, Courses | No | Yes |
| Assumed knowledge | This information must be course-specific only. Format should be as follows: First paragraph lists assumed knowledge only, e.g. Mathematics Extension 1; Physics; and English Standard. Second paragraph lists any recommended knowledge, e.g. English Advanced is recommended. and/or any other free text regarding recommended knowledge/experience. Information must be written in the present tense. The 'UAC Guide' uses the first paragraph for 'Assumed knowledge' information and the second paragraph for 'Recommended studies' information. Limit of 100 words (750 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| External articulation | 'external articulation' is the form of articulation which provides for approval and recognition by UTS of a course taught by an external provider as being equivalent to a component part of a UTS course. It may have been approved as part of a formal external articulation agreement with the external provider or it may be that UTS has assessed the external course and wishes to indicate that it recognises the external course for credit towards the relevant UTS courses. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 150 words (1,125 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Recognition of prior learning | This information must be course-specific only. Mention could be made of the typical number of credit points of exemption from related TAFE courses, degrees in other fields and degrees in the same field, and Insearch. Formerly called 'Credit recognition'. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 150 words (1,125 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Attendance / modes of delivery | Use a combination of the following choices: Full time, on campus Part time, on campus Full time, distance Part time, distance Full time, block Part time, block Full time, mixed Part time, mixed Full time, online Part time, online Note(s) • "Online" can only be used for courses offered with Keypath, ie. OPM courses. • Data in this field MUST match attendance/delivery mode data in CASS. • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Course duration and attendance | Is this course designed for full-time or part-time students, or both? For each category of student catered for, specify what is the time required to complete, assuming the standard program is followed and there are no failures. For programs designed for full-time students, is there any support for part-time study, e.g. block mode classes, e.g. "This course is offered on a three-year, full-time or six-year, part-time basis." Note 1: For courses offered with Keypath, include the normal non-interrupted duration of the course, and the normal study load of subjects per 7-week teaching session. Do not include "full-time", "part-time" or "accelerated". Examples: The course can be completed in a minimum of 8 months study, 1 x 6 credit point subject (or equivalent) per session over 4 x 7-week sessions. A 6 credit point subject requires an average of 15-20 hours of study per week. The course can be completed in a minimum of 20 months of online study (i.e. One 6 credit point subject per session over 10 x 7-week teaching sessions). Note 2: Research degrees have a specified maximum duration as described in the UTS Rules. They do not have a minimum duration. For a Doctoral degree by research, professional Doctoral degree and Doctoral degree by creative works, insert the following: "The maximum course duration is four years of full-time or eight years of part-time study." For a Doctoral degree by publication, insert the following: "The maximum course duration is one year of full-time study." For a Masters degree by research, insert the following: "The maximum course duration is two years of full-time or four years of part-time study." If students can complete in less time, the following should be inserted before the additional details: "Students can complete in less than the maximum time." Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 100 words (750 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. • This is a compulsory CIS field for all courses. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Field group: Minimum course duration | Default minimum course duration is displayed using a combination of four fields: FT year(s); FT comments; PT year(s); PT comments. Note: Research degrees have a specified maximum duration as described in the UTS Rules. They do not have a minimum duration. For a Doctoral degree by research, professional Doctoral degree and Doctoral degree by creative works, insert the following: '4' in 'FT year(s)' and 'max.' in 'FT comments' '8' in 'PT year(s)' and 'max.' in 'PT comments' For a Doctoral degree by publication, insert the following: '1' in 'FT year(s)' and 'max.' in 'FT comments' For a Masters degree by research, insert the following: '2' in 'FT year(s)' and 'max.' in 'FT comments' '4' in 'PT year(s)' and 'max.' in 'PT comments' Note(s) • This is a compulsory CIS field for all courses. |
n/a | n/a | |
| Field group: Majors/sub-majors/areas of study | The following three fields act as a group; data is displays based on the existence, or not, of data in the other fields. If there is data in 'Course structure 2: Majors' or 'Course structure 3: Sub-majors', display it. If there is no data in 'Course structure 2: Majors' or 'Course structure 3: Sub-majors', display the data in 'Areas of study' Note(s) • This is a compulsory CIS field for all courses. |
n/a | n/a | |
| Minimum course duration: FT year(s) | Part of the 'Minimum course duration' group of fields. Insert just the number of years required to complete the course full-time in Autumn session, e.g. '3' or '4.5'. Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Minimum course duration: FT comment | Part of the 'Minimum course duration' group of fields. Insert comments (if any) which will appear in brackets (auto-inserted) after the full-time number of years, e.g. 'not including completion of the 16 week practical experience requirement'. Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Minimum course duration: PT year(s) | Part of the 'Minimum course duration' group of fields. Insert just the number of years required to complete the course part-time in Autumn session, e.g. '6' or '8'. For equivalent part-time years, insert 'equiv.' Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Minimum course duration: PT comment | Part of the 'Minimum course duration' group of fields. Insert comments (if any) which will appear in brackets (auto-inserted) after the part-time number of years, e.g. 'not including completion of the 16 week practical experience requirement'. Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | A list of each location and session in which the course has an availability over the next year. This field is currently for DISPLAY purposes only in CIS. If there are errors in the data, contact APO: CASS by logging a job at the Service Desk | CASS | n/a | n/a |
| Course structure 1 | Describe how the total credit points are split between the various components of the course, e.g. Students must complete 144 credit points made up of 48 credit points of core subjects, a 48-credit-point major and 24 credit points of electives. Some details about the components or subjects can be provided but try not not to list specific subject/major/sub-major names as they will not be automatically updated if CASS data changes. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 200 words (1,500 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. • This is a compulsory CIS field for all courses. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Overseas study | Contains information on overseas study opportunities that form part of the course, e.g. 'Students spend their fourth year of study at a university overseas.' Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Industrial training / Professional practice | If industrial or professional training is a component of the course, provide course-specific details, such as duration of training, whether paid or unpaid, and when it occurs throughout the course. The UAC Guide uses the first sentence of this field only, so the first sentence should be a concise overview of any industrial training included or available with the course. The second sentence and onwards can give further details, e.g. Industrial training normally commences after completion of Year 4, Autumn session. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 100 words (750 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Primary study area (ASCED category) | Currently used only for Studylink (UG, PG and Yr 10 brochure). | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Areas of study | List any general or specific areas of study that are studied by all students, e.g. Research methodologies, information retrieval. Use sentence case with terms separated by commas, with a full-stop at the end. Do not list specific major, sub-major or subject names or codes. Limit of 40 words (300 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. • This is a compulsory CIS field for all courses. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Major studies text UAC | Used only for the UAC Guide when more information is required about the majors offered in a course than just their names (e.g. Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science). If there is data in this field, it will be used instead of the data in Course structure 2/Majors. Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Course structure 2 / Majors | List the majors available; if the course has no majors it should be left blank, e.g. Software engineering, systems development. Use sentence case with terms separated by commas, with a full-stop at the end. The names should be ordered alphabetically. Do not list specific major names or codes. Used in UAC Guide if 'Major studies text UAC' is empty. Limit of 40 words (300 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Course structure 3 / Sub-majors | List the sub-majors available; if the course has no sub-majors it should be left blank. Use sentence case with terms separated by commas, with a full-stop at the end. Do not list specific sub-major names or codes. Limit of 40 words (300 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Course completion requirements | Top-level core, options and electives, i.e. the rules for completion. Note: This data is used in the International Prospectuses under the 'Course structure' heading if Course program 2 is blank. For amendments, contact APO: CASS by logging a job at the Service Desk. |
CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Course diagram | The diagram should show the course structure, indicating where students need to make choices. Subject names shouldn't be included but rather the course components. Diagrams are not editable by faculties in CIS, advise APO: CIS of amendments via email or hardcopy mark up or to request a new diagram. |
Contact APO: CIS | n/a | Yes |
| Course program 1 | An explanation of the information presented in Course program 2. Data in this field is required if Course program 2 data exists (it inserts the 'Course program' heading in the handbook), e.g. The following example shows a typical full-time program. Example programs for students undertaking the course full time and part-time are shown below. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Course program 2 | A course program(s) is provided to show the subjects undertaken each session from commencement to graduation. This data is maintained in program templates in CASS. For amendments, contact APO: CASS by logging a job at the Service Desk. |
CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Rule and regulations: course specific | Add any course-specific rules and regulations that haven't already been covered in the course area information. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 200 words (1,500 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Levels of award | Provides details of the possible grading of the award to be conferred on individual students (Note: this is different to honours degree information.), e.g. 'Depending on individual performance, calculated on the basis of weighted results across all subjects in years four and five of the course, the Bachelor of Architecture is awarded as either a pass degree, or a degree with honours.' 'The Bachelor of Laws may be awarded with first or second class honours, which does not require an additional honours year.' See Rule 13.7 for details on the levels of award classification and grading at UTS. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 60 words (450 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Honours | Give the name of the Honours degree, state how many additional years/sessions it takes to complete and whether it is available on a full-time or part-time basis, e.g. The Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Applied Physics is available to eligible students with an additional one year of full-time, or equivalent part-time study. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 60 words (450 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Honours UAC | Used in the UAC Guide only. Needs to contain either of the phrases (or a slight variation on them) (due to strict UAC guidelines): Available as an additional year to meritorious students. or Awarded on the basis of superior performance throughout the course. Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Articulation with UTS courses | Used to describe programs of related courses at UTS where full credit for all subjects completed as part of a course at a lower level is granted towards a subsequent course at a higher level in the set of related courses. If only part of a lower level course can be counted for credit towards a higher level course, this should be described in the 'Further study at UTS' and 'Credit recognition' fields, e.g. This course is part of an articulated program comprising the Graduate Certificate in ... (Cxxxxx), the Graduate Diploma in ... (Cxxxxx) and the Master of Arts in ... (Cxxxxx). Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 150 words (1,125 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer between UTS courses | Used to identify which course(s) a student, who has not completed a particular course, can move to; particularly between combined degrees and the component parts. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 150 words (1,125 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Further study at UTS | Used to describe how completion of one UTS course may lead to admission in another course. It is not to be used for courses that are covered in the 'Articulation with UTS courses' field. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 150 words (1,125 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Exit award | Used to identify courses that are 'exit only' courses and to describe the circumstances under which students may qualify for such an award. It is not to be used to describe every possibility for early exit from an articulated set of UTS courses, e.g. This in an exit-only course for students enrolled in the Master of ... (Cxxxx). Direct entry is not available. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Limit of 150 words (1,125 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. • This is a compulsory CIS field for all exit-only courses. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Professional recognition | A list of professional bodies that recognise the course. If more than one body or association is listed, separate with semi-colons, with no full stop at the end. In a paragraph, if required, provides details of professional recognition if a list is not applicable or requires further textual details. Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences. Use only one paragraph if possible. If more than one paragraph is required, don't use extra headings, instead bold the text and include a colon that then runs into the paragraph. Limit of 50 words (375 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Other information | Include the contact details of the course coordinator, the UTS Student Centre, or a website address, email or telephone number where further information can be found. List using the following format, as applicable: Further information is available from: [Course coordinator's name] telephone +61 2 9514 xxxx fax +61 2 9514 xxxx email xxx@uts.edu.au www.uts.edu.au or UTS Student Centre telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887) or +61 2 9514 1222 Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au Limit of 100 words (750 characters) Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. • This is a compulsory CIS field for all courses. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | Yes |
| Search terms | This field is used for searching purposes, currently only in the 'My University website', but could be used anywhere where UTS courses are searched for. The data included in the field needs to be any term that could be used in a search to return a specific course. This means that variations of the search term should also be added (e.g. Mathematics, Math, Maths, Mathematician). Data must be presented as follows. Use initial capitals for each term and separate each term with a comma and space. Do not use colons, semi-colons or double spaces. No full stop is needed at the end. For example, in the Bachelor of Business you could include the main term(s) drawn from the course name, the names of any majors that can be undertaken in the course, any areas of study focused on, and career option job titles, e.g. 'Business, Accounting, Accountant, Economics, Finance, Financial Services, Human Resource Management, Human Resources, International Business, Management, Marketing, Financial Services, Marketing Communication, Business Law, Information Technology, Sport Management, Tourism Management' Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. • This is a compulsory CIS field for all courses. |
CIS: CI, Courses | Yes | n/a |
| Groups | Indicates the group(s) (if any) that the course belongs to. Used on the UTS website to display courses by study areas. Maintained by APO: CIS at the direction of the faculty. |
Contact APO: CIS | n/a | Yes |
| Primary group: breadcrumb display | Choose a group name from the dropdown listing all groups that a course currently belongs to, so a primary group can be set. This is used in the breadcrumb display on the UTS website. Note(s) • Changes must go through the APO:CIS approval process before they can be published. |
Contact APO: CIS | Yes | Yes |
| Call to action: public website | This field is only used by marketing managers to add a course-specific, 'call to action' statement to the 'Overview' and 'How to Apply' tabs on the public website. The whole statement should be linked, e.g. '<a href="http://www.uts.edu.au/future-students/info-day">Join us on Info Day: 6 Jan 2015</a>' Limit of 12 words (85 characters) |
CIS: CI, Courses | No | Yes |
| Field group: Graduate Attributes (GAs) | Three fields make up each course graduate attribute: code, attribute, and elaboration. The course GAs need to be set up before setting up the CILOs for the course. This data is added or updated via: CI / Course / Graduate Attributes / Edit. Course GAs can also be copied from another course (via CI / Course / Graduate Attributes / Copy) or inherited from the Course Area (via CI / Course / Graduate Attributes / Inherit). |
CIS: CI, Courses, Graduate Attributes tab CIS: CI, Course Area |
n/a | n/a |
| Graduate Attributes / Edit / Code | The code should be a whole number or a letter. | CIS: CI, Courses, Graduate Attributes tab | No | No |
| Graduate Attributes / Edit / Attribute | Insert the course graduate attribute (CGA), e.g. 'Business knowledge and concepts' |
CIS: CI, Courses, Graduate Attributes tab | No | No |
| Graduate Attributes / Edit / Elaboration | Insert an expanded version of the course graduate attribute (CGA), e.g. 'Be knowledgeable about business concepts necessary for a career in business and related professions'. |
CIS: CI, Courses, Graduate Attributes tab | No | No |
| Publish status (default) | All Active courses are automatically marked 'Yes' so they are available for publications (excluding the UTS website). If you don't want a course to be available for publication it needs to be marked as 'Publish status (default)=No'. CIS users cannot make this change. Note: All Active courses should be marked 'Publish status (default)=Yes' unless approval to mark them 'No' has been given by the Senior DVC. Contact the APO via the ServiceConnect for further details. |
Contact APO: CIS | n/a | n/a |
| Publish status (UTS website) | All Draft courses are automatically marked 'No' so they will not be published on the UTS website (once the course becomes Active in CASS, it manually needs to be flagged as 'Publish status (UTS website)=Yes'). If you want a course (Draft or Active) to be available on the Future Students website, it needs to be marked as 'Publish status (UTS website)=Yes'. CIS users cannot make this change. Note: All Active courses should be marked 'Publish status (UTS webste)=Yes' unless approval to mark them 'No' has been given by the Senior DVC. Contact the APO via ServiceConnect for further details. |
Contact APO: CIS | n/a | n/a |