Course Content Description

[jeannekitchens]

Use Case: California Community College Course Descriptors (CID) are model courses defined by a state agency. https://c-idsystem.org/.

The model course descriptions are required to include: Course Content. The CID guidelines defined Course Content as shown below.

Course Content: "Course content is a listing of the topics, theory, practices, and concepts typically covered in a given term. The content listed on descriptors should only include the minimum discipline content that is commonly found in that course. Local course outlines may contain more content and details about the content covered in the course. Courses that typically include a lab or activity component will list that content separately on the descriptor to indicate the minimum body of knowledge and practices essential to the course. "

CID Data Dictionary https://c-idsystem.org/c-id-tmc-adt-handbook/#25-ii-components-of-a-course-descriptor

CTDL Proposal:

ceterms:courseContent - A description of the topics, concepts, theories, and practices addressed in a course.
Domain - ceterms:Course
Range - rdf:langString

Data examples: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LoXPvVst8derb4Rk7-dLY7ICmPdGwdUaGp7zF-h7xqw/edit?gid=0#gid=0 from https://data-c-idsystem.org/descriptors/final?_gl=1*8wa19o*_ga*NTIyMjU1Mzc3LjE3ODUxODU5NTE.*_ga_TKRJZ3RZVL*czE3ODUxOTY5ODckbzMkZzAkdDE3ODUxOTY5ODckajYwJGwwJGgw

[philbarker]

@jeannekitchens can we make the term name courseContentDescription so that we keep the property name courseContent for if/when we need structured data for syllabuses etc.? We have done similar for a dozen or so properties. I guess the currently the only option for this type of information would be to mung it in with ceterms:description, so names like ceterms:___Description for properties that are essentially subProperties of ceterms:description is a pattern I like.

[philbarker]

Not specific to Courses, need it for other learning opportunities, so name should be contentDescription

[philbarker]

Building on Jeanne's outline above, taking into account others comments:

Draft Proposal

Use case: Allow for a listing of the general topics, theory, practices, and concepts typically covered by a Learning Opportunity or class.

URI: ceterms:contentDescription

label: Content Description
definition: Description of the topics, concepts, theories, and practices addressed by a learning opportunity or assessment.
domain: ceterms:LearningOpportunityProfile, ceterms:LearningProgram, ceterms:Course , ceterms:AssessmentProfile
range: rdf:langString
subPropertyOf: ceterms:description