This document discusses an upcoming technical meeting on June 20-21 to discuss data definitions and vocabularies for course data. It provides relevant links to information on the Course Data Programme and work related to data definitions and vocabularies. An introduction is given on the goals and approach for the data definitions and vocabulary framework work. Updates provided include spreadsheets and documents with summaries of the data definitions and mappings. Contact information is given for those with additional queries.

1. #coursedata
#coursedata technical days, June 20/21
Data Definitions and Vocabularies
Alan Paull (Lead on data defs/vocab work) alan@alanpaull.co.uk

2. Relevant sources of information
 Course Data Programme:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/coursed
ata.aspx
 XCRI Knowledge Base: http://www.xcri.co.uk
 Strand page: http://www.xcri.co.uk/data-definitions-and-
vocabulary-framework.html
 Data definitions:
http://www.xcri.co.uk/KbLibrary/XCRI_CAP_Data_Definitions3.0
.docx
 Vocabulary Framework:
http://www.xcri.co.uk/KbLibrary/CourseDataProgramme_Vocab
ulary_Framework3.0.docx

3. Intro to Data Defs &Vocabs Work Strand
 Community-based
 Accepted and authoritative
 Practical
 Interoperable
 Data Definitions Document
– General guidelines
– Namespaces
– Licencing
– Elements and attributes
 Vocabulary Framework Document
– Creation, publication and
maintenance
– Recommended Course Data
Programme vocabularies

4. Updates
 Spreadsheet version of Data Defs is
available:
http://www.xcri.co.uk/KbLibrary/Summary
Spreadsheet.xls
 Summary table also available:
http://www.xcri.co.uk/KbLibrary/DataDefs
Summary.docx
 KIS summary mapping spreadsheet:
http://www.xcri.co.uk/KbLibrary/KisSummary.xlsx
 XCRI Schema locations:
– At Google Code: http://code.google.com/p/xcri-
schemas/source/browse/#svn%2Ftrunk%2Fxsd
– At XCRI Knowledge Base: http://www.xcri.co.uk/bindings/[filename]

5. #coursedata
Thank you for participating in Stage 2 of the
Course Data programme
For any further queries about data definitions and
vocabularies please contact:
Alan Paull (Lead on data defs/vocab work) alan@alanpaull.co.uk
Sandra Winfield (Support Team & Data Defs/ Vocabs work Project Manager)
sandra.winfield@nottingham.ac.uk
Rob Englebright (JISC Technical Programme Manager) r.englebright@jisc.ac.u