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Requirement a) must be able to identify web pages that describe courses. Arises from use cases 1, 9 and 2 (and is implied by most of the others).

Requirement p) must be able to identify web pages that describe specific instances of a course being offered. Arises from many of the refinements to use cases 1, 9 and 2

Discussion: Modelling Course and CourseOffering & Course, a new dawn? threads.

Proposal

Course, a subtype of CreativeWork: A description of an educational course which may be offered as distinct instances at different times and places, or through different media or modes of study. An educational course is a sequence of one or more educational events and/or creative works which aims to build knowledge, competence or ability of learners.

CourseInstance, a subtype of Event: An instance of a Course offered at a specific time and place or through specific media or mode of study or to a specific section of students.

hasCourseInstance, a property of Course with expected range CourseInstance: An offering of the course at a specific time and place or through specific media or mode of study or to a specific section of students.

Examples

Example 1. Describing one offering of an online course.

Based on Coursera Data Scientist's Toolbox Code example

TYPES: #Course1 Course, CourseInstance, hasCourseInstance

PRE-MARKUP:
<!-- A MOOC / free online course. As a simple one-off course -->
<!-- Based on https://www.coursera.org/course/datascitoolbox -->
[Course]
  name: The Data Scientist’s Toolbox
  description: In this course you will get an introduction to the main tools and 
        ideas in the data scientist's toolbox...
  hasCourseInstance [CourseInstance]:
    courseMode: MOOC
    courseMode: online
    startDate:  February 15
    endDate:    March 21

MICRODATA:
<!--TODO-->

RDFA:
<body vocab="http://schema.org/">
<!-- A MOOC / free online course. As a simple one-off course -->
<!-- Based on https://www.coursera.org/course/datascitoolbox -->

<main typeof="Course">
  <h1 property="name">The Data Scientist's Toolbox</h1>
  <h2>About this Course</h2>
  <p property="description">
       In this course you will get an introduction to the main tools and ideas in the
       data scientist's toolbox...</p>
  <div rel="hasCourseInstance" typeof="CourseInstance">
    <meta property="courseMode" content="MOOC" />
    <meta property="courseMode" content="online" />
    <h2>Session dates</h2>
    <span property="startDate">February 15</span> - 
    <span property="endDate">March 21</span>                
  </div>
</main>
</body>


JSON:
<!--TODO-->

Example 2. Describing a college course offered at several locations.

Based on Fife College Accounting Code example

TYPES: #Course2 Course, CourseInstance, hasCourseInstance

PRE-MARKUP:
[Course]
  name: HNC Accounting
  description: This course is designed for those wishing to take up a career in Accounting 
        and Financial Administration within a range of organisations....
  hasCourseInstance [CourseInstance]:
    courseMode: Full Time
    startDate:  2016-08-29
    location:   St Brycedale Campus Kirkcaldy
  hasCourseInstance [CourseInstance]:
    courseMode: Full Time
    startDate:  2016-08-29
    location:   Halbeath Campus Dunfermline
  hasCourseInstance [CourseInstance]:
    courseMode: Evenings only and weekends
    startDate:  2016-08-31
    location:   St Brycedale Campus Kirkcaldy

MICRODATA:
<!--TODO-->

RDFA:
<body vocab="http://schema.org/" typeof="Course">
<!-- A college course offered at several locations -->
<!-- based on http://www.fife.ac.uk/student/courses/course/HCACC -->
  <h1>Course Details</h1>           
  <h2 property="name">HNC Accounting</h2>
    <p property="description">This course is designed for those wishing to take up 
       a career in Accounting and Financial Administration within a range of 
       organisations....</p>
  <h2>This course is currently offered on the date(s) and venue(s) listed below.</h2>
    <table >
      <tbody>
        <tr >
          <th scope="col" >Method of Study</th>
          <th scope="col" >Starts</th>
          <th scope="col" >Ends</th>
          <th scope="col" >Based at</th>
        </tr>
        <tr rel="hasCourseInstance" typeOf="CourseInstance">
          <td property="courseMode">Full Time</td>
          <td property="startDate">29 Aug 2016</td>
          <td property="endDate">23 Jun 2017</td>
          <td property="location">St Brycedale Campus Kirkcaldy</td>
        </tr>
        <tr rel="hasCourseInstance" typeOf="CourseInstance">
          <td property="courseMode">Full Time</td>
          <td property="startDate">29 Aug 2016</td>
          <td property="endDate">23 Jun 2017</td>
          <td  property="location">Halbeath Campus Dunfermline</td>
        </tr>
        <tr rel="hasCourseInstance" typeOf="CourseInstance">
          <td property="courseMode">Evenings only and weekends</td>
          <td property="startDate">31 Aug 2016</td>
          <td property="endDate">21 Jun 2017</td>
          <td  property="location">St Brycedale Campus Kirkcaldy</td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>  
</body>

JSON:
<!--TODO-->

Example 3. Describing a self-paced distance learning course where the price depends on the mode of delivery

Based on PTC Basic Proof Reading Course Code example

TYPES: #Course3 Course, CourseInstance, hasCourseInstance

PRE-MARKUP:
<!--A self-paced distance learning course (no events)-->
<!--Based on http://www.train4publishing.co.uk/courses/distance-learning/basic-proofreading -->
[Course]
  name: Basic Proofreading
  description:  The distance learning training course that takes you from 
        complete beginner to...
  hasCourseInstance [CourseInstance]:
    courseMode: online
    courseMode: distance learning
    offers [Offer]:
      price:    395
      priceCurrency:    GBP
  hasCourseInstance [CourseInstance]:
    courseMode: posted
    courseMode: distance learning
    offers [Offer]:
      price:    440
      priceCurrency:    GBP


MICRODATA:
<!--TODO-->

RDFA:
<body vocab="http://schema.org/">
<!--A self-paced distance learning course (no events)-->
<!--Based on http://www.train4publishing.co.uk/courses/distance-learning/basic-proofreading -->
<div typeof="Course">
  <h1 property="name">Basic Proofreading</h1>
  <p property="description">The distance learning training course that takes you 
        from complete beginner to PQB qualified proofreader in one step.</p>
  <div rel="hasCourseInstance" typeOf="CourseInstance">
    <meta property="courseMode" content="distance learning" />
    <span property="courseMode">Online</span>,
    <div rel="offers" typeOf="Offer">
      cost:<meta property="priceCurrency" content="GBP" />
           £<span property="price">395</span>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div rel="hasCourseInstance" typeOf="CourseInstance">
    <meta property="courseMode" content="distance learning" />
    <span property="courseMode">Posted</span>,
    <div rel="offers" typeOf="Offer">
      cost:<meta property="priceCurrency" content="GBP" />
           £<span property="price">440</span>
    </div>
  </div>	
</div>
</body>

JSON:
<!--TODO-->