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CourseInstance Profile

Version: 1.0-RELEASE (13 September 2022)

Specification describing the instance of a course.


If you spot any errors or omissions with this type, please file an issue in our GitHub.


Key to specification table

CD = Cardinality

Property Expected Type Description CD Controlled Vocabulary Example
Marginality: Minimum.
@context URL Used to provide the context (namespaces) for the JSON-LD file.
Not needed in other serialisations.
ONE
@type Text Schema.org/Bioschemas class for the resource declared using JSON-LD syntax. For other serialisations please use the appropriate mechanism.
While it is permissible to provide multiple types, it is preferred to use a single type.
MANY Schema.org, Bioschemas
@id IRI Used to distinguish the resource being described in JSON-LD. For other serialisations use the appropriate approach. ONE
dct:conformsTo IRI Used to state the Bioschemas profile that the markup relates to. The versioned URL of the profile must be used.
Note that we use a CURIE in the table here but the full URL for Dublin Core terms must be used in the markup (http://purl.org/dc/terms/conformsTo), see example.
ONE Bioschemas profile versioned URL
courseMode Text
URL
Schema:

The medium or means of delivery of the course instance or the mode of study, either as a text label (e.g. “online”, “onsite” or “blended”; “synchronous” or “asynchronous”; “full-time” or “part-time”) or as a URL reference to a term from a controlled vocabulary (e.g. https://ceds.ed.gov/element/001311#Asynchronous ).


Bioschemas:

The medium, means or pace of delivery of the course instance or the mode of study, either as a text label (e.g. “online”, “onsite”, “hybrid” or “blended”; “synchronous” or “asynchronous”; “full-time” or “part-time”) or as a URL reference to a term from a controlled vocabulary (e.g. https://ceds.ed.gov/element/001311#Asynchronous ).

Another example of a Glossary of terms as defined by the Bioschemas Training community and published in Zenodo in 2016: https://zenodo.org/record/166378#.YrHnEi8iu-o

MANY
location Place
PostalAddress
Text
VirtualLocation
Schema:

The location of for example where the event is happening, an organization is located, or where an action takes place.


Bioschemas:

Location of the Course Instance. If the Course Instance is online, add the connection details as text

ONE
Marginality: Recommended.
endDate Date
DateTime
Schema:

The end date and time of the item (in ISO 8601 date format).


ONE

ISO 8601

inLanguage Language
Text
Schema:

The language of the content or performance or used in an action. Please use one of the language codes from the IETF BCP 47 standard. See also availableLanguage. Supersedes language.


ONE
instructor Person
Schema:

A person assigned to instruct or provide instructional assistance for the CourseInstance.


Bioschemas:

An instructor can be the main teacher or trainer, as well as a training assistant, or a helper.

MANY
offers Demand
Offer
Schema:

An offer to provide this item—for example, an offer to sell a product, rent the DVD of a movie, perform a service, or give away tickets to an event. Use businessFunction to indicate the kind of transaction offered, i.e. sell, lease, etc. This property can also be used to describe a Demand. While this property is listed as expected on a number of common types, it can be used in others. In that case, using a second type, such as Product or a subtype of Product, can clarify the nature of the offer. Inverse property: itemOffered.


Bioschemas:

The price an attendee would pay to attend this CourseInstance. The price currency can be for instance in “GBP” (pound sterling) or “CHF” (Swiss francs).

MANY

Price currency ISO 4217 Date specified price ISO 8601

startDate Date
DateTime
Schema:

The start date and time of the item (in ISO 8601 date format).


ONE

ISO 8601

url URL
Schema:

URL of the item.


Bioschemas:

The preferred URL of this course instance. You must provide this value if it is known

ONE
Marginality: Optional.
alternateName Text
Schema:

An alias for the item.


MANY
contributor Organization
Person
Schema:

A secondary contributor to the CreativeWork or Event.


Bioschemas:

Contributors are those who made non-authorship contributions: e.g., critical review, commentary or revision.

MANY
description Text
Schema:

A description of the item.


Bioschemas:

A description of the Course Instance.

(courseInstance) description can be used to override (course) description for specific course instances.

ONE
duration Duration
Schema:

The duration of the item (movie, audio recording, event, etc.) in ISO 8601 date format.


Bioschemas:

(CourseInstance) duration can be used to override (Course) duration for specific course instances.

ONE
eventStatus EventStatusType
Schema:

An eventStatus of an event represents its status; particularly useful when an event is cancelled or rescheduled.


Bioschemas:

An eventStatus of an event represents its status; particularly useful when an event is cancelled or rescheduled. Used as text label (e.g. “postponed”, “cancelled”, “date TBC”, “application open” or “registration closed”).

ONE
funder Organization
Person
Schema:

A person or organization that supports (sponsors) something through some kind of financial contribution.


MANY
image ImageObject
URL
Schema:

An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.


ONE
maximumAttendeeCapacity Integer
Schema:

The total number of individuals that may attend an event or venue.


ONE
name Text
Schema:

The name of the item.


Bioschemas:

The name of the course.

Course instance name can be used to override Course name for variations in specific Course instances. Use name from Course unless the Course instance has a different name from the course.

ONE
organizer Organization
Person
Schema:

An organizer of an Event.


MANY
subEvent Event
Schema:

An Event that is part of this event. For example, a conference event includes many presentations, each of which is a subEvent of the conference. Supersedes subEvents. Inverse property: superEvent.


Bioschemas:

For events within events e.g. guest lecture within a workshop event

MANY
superEvent Event
Schema:

An event that this event is a part of. For example, a collection of individual music performances might each have a music festival as their superEvent. Inverse property: subEvent.


Bioschemas:

Use to describe the event a course instance takes place within. e.g. Galaxy Workshop during the ISMB Conference.

MANY
workFeatured CreativeWork
Schema:

A work featured in some event, e.g. exhibited in an ExhibitionEvent. Specific subproperties are available for workPerformed (e.g. a play), or a workPresented (a Movie at a ScreeningEvent).


Bioschemas:

The training material used in this specific course instance, or produced for this course instance.

If this is the same for all Course Instances, use hasPart and/or mentions in Course instead

MANY