Template:— training_course_design (trng_crs_dgn)
Context:— UK_Defence
Date: 2010/02/10 14:31:05
Revision: 1.5

This section specifies the template training_course_design.

NOTE  The template has been defined in the context of UK_Defence. Refer to the business context for details of related templates.

NOTE  An explanation of a template and the associated instantiation path is provided in the Template overview section.

Description

This template describes how to represent a Training Course; a sub-type of Course.

Business perspective

This information object represents a training course..

Business object definition


Figure 1 —  Graphical Representation for Business Object Training Course Design

Figure 1 —  Graphical Representation for Business Object Training Course Design

Training Course Design:

Attribute name

Attribute description

Attribute type

Optionality

Delivery method This is the description of the method to be used to deliver the training course. Intrinsic Mandatory
Derived_from This is the reference to the training needs analysis from which the training course design has been derived. Relationship to Training Needs Analysis Optional
ID The identifier of the training course design intrinsic Mandatory
Name This is the name of the training course. intrinsic Mandatory
Pre-requisites This is the description of pre-requisites for the training course intrinsic Optional
Qualification This is the reference to the qualification to be gained from this training course. Relationship to Qualification Optional
Qualification Awarding Body This is the reference to the awarding body for the qualification gained from this training course. Relationship to Organization Optional
Recommended training resources This is a description of recommended resources related to this training course. Relationship to Resource Requirement Optional
Related Courses This is the reference to related training courses Relationship to Training Course Design Optional (0:?)
Skill This is the reference to the skills to be gained from this training course. Relationship to Skill Mandatory (1:?)
Structure This is the description of the structure of the course Intrinsic Mandatory
Supplier This is the reference to the supplier of this training course. Relationship to Organization Mandatory (1:?)
Training objectives This is the description of the training objectives. Intrinsic Mandatory
Training performance indicators This is a description of the training performance indicators. Intrinsic Mandatory (1:?)
Type This is a description of the type of training course Intrinsic Optional

Table 1 — Training Course Design attribute details

Model diagrams
The EXPRESS-G diagram in Figure 2 shows the templates and EXPRESS entities that are required to represent the template "training_course_design". The text highlighted in blue shows the template parameters.


Figure 2 —  An EXPRESS-G representation of the Information model for training_course_design

Figure 2 —  An EXPRESS-G representation of the Information model for training_course_design

The graphic for the template to be used in other EXPRESS-G diagrams is shown in Figure  3 below.


Figure 3 —  The graphical representation of the training_course_design template

Figure 3 —  The graphical representation of the training_course_design template

Input parameters
The following input parameters are defined for this template:
delivery_method (Type='STRING', Optional)
This is the description of the method to be used to deliver the training course.
derived_from (Type= 'ENTITY (Document)' , Optional)
This is the description of the method to be used to deliver the training course.
ID (Type='STRING')
The identifier of the training course design.
ID_source_organization (Type='STRING')
The organization that created the identifier. Additionally a Person or Information System could be defined when either of these are the source; see Identifier template.
name (Type='STRING')
This is the name of the training course..
name_source_organization (Type='STRING')
The organization that named the training course.
prerequisites (Type='STRING', Optional)
This is the description of pre-requisites for the training course
qualification (Type= 'ENTITY (Qualification_type)' , Optional)
This is the reference to the qualification to be gained from this training course.
qualification_awarding_body (Type= 'ENTITY (Organization)' , Optional)
This is the reference to the awarding body for the qualification gained from this training course.
recommended_training_resources (Type= 'ENTITY (Resource_item)' , Optional)
This is a description of recommended resources related to this training course.
related_courses (Type= 'ENTITY (Document)' , Optional)
This is the reference to related training courses. [0:?]
skill (Type= 'ENTITY (Type_of_person_definition)' )
This is the reference to related training courses. [1:?]
structure (Type='STRING')
This is the description of the structure of the course.
supplier (Type= 'ENTITY (Organization)' )
This is the reference to the supplier of this training course. [1:?]
training_objectives (Type='STRING')
This is the description of the training objectives.
training_performance_indicators (Type='STRING')
This is a description of the training performance indicators. [1:?]
type (Type='CLASS', Optional)
This is a description of the type of training course.
The following classes and their sub-classes can be used:
classifications: [Course_type]
[warning:]Error RDL4: The URI urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence is not listed in dexlib/data/refdata/rdl_index.xml
Reference parameters
The following reference parameters are defined for this template:
training_course_design(Type='ENTITY (Document)')
Allow the Document entity instantiated in this path to be referenced when this template is used.
Note: The Document entity can be referenced in a template path by:
%^target = $training_course_design.training_course_design%
where target is the parameter to which the Document is bound.
Uniqueness constraints

The following parameter combinations specify a uniqueness constraint:
Unique constraint: Training_course_design
Each instance of the entity (Document) within the data set shall be uniquely identified by the following parameters on this template (training_course_design) namely: ID.
The instance is referenced by the following template parameter: training_course_design.
Instantiation path
The instantiation path shown below specifies the entities that are to be instantiated by the template.
A description of templates and the syntax for the instantiation path is provided in the Templates Help/Information section.
-- Representing document
/representing_document(
    doc_id=@ID,
    doc_id_class_name='Training_course_design_identification_code',
    doc_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    doc_org_id=@ID_source_organization,
    doc_org_id_class_name='Organization_name_or_identification_code',
    doc_org_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    doc_vn_id='/NULL',
    doc_vn_id_class_name='Version_identification_code',
    doc_vn_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    doc_vn_org_id='/NULL',
    doc_vn_org_id_class_name='Organization_name',
    doc_vn_org_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    domain='Product_life_cycle_support',
    domain_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    life_cycle_stage='Support_stage',
    life_cycle_stage_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std')/
%^training_course_design = $representing_document.document%

-- Delivery Method
/assigning_descriptor(
    descr=@delivery_method,
    class_name='Delivery_method',
    ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=^training_course_design)/

-- Derived_from
/assigning_document(
    assigned_document=^training_course_design,
    doc_ass_role='Training_needs_analysis_assignment',
    doc_ar_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=@derived_from)/

-- Name
/identifier(
    ID=@name,
    source_organization=@name_source_organization,
    type='Name',
    items=^training_course_design)/
/assigning_descriptor(
    descr=@prerequisites,
    class_name='Prerequisite',
    ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=^training_course_design)/

-- [optional Qualification]
/assigning_document(
    assigned_document=^training_course_design,
    doc_ass_role='Qualification_assignment',
    doc_ar_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=@qualification)/

-- [optional Qualification awarding body]
/assigning_document(
    assigned_document=^training_course_design,
    doc_ass_role='Qualification_awarding_body_assignment',
    doc_ar_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=@qualification_awarding_body)/
/assigning_document(
    assigned_document=^training_course_design,
    doc_ass_role='Recommended_training_resources_assignment',
    doc_ar_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=@recommended_training_resources)/

-- [optional Related Courses 0:?]
/assigning_document(
    assigned_document=^training_course_design,
    doc_ass_role='Related_course_assignment',
    doc_ar_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=@related_courses)/

-- [mandatory Skill 1:?]
/assigning_document(
    assigned_document=^training_course_design,
    doc_ass_role='Skill_assignment',
    doc_ar_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=@skill)/

-- Structure
/assigning_descriptor(
    descr=@structure,
    class_name='Structure',
    ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=^training_course_design)/

-- [mandatory Supplier 1:?]
/assigning_document(
    assigned_document=^training_course_design,
    doc_ass_role='Supplier_assignment',
    doc_ar_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=@supplier)/

-- Training objectives
/assigning_descriptor(
    descr=@training_objectives,
    class_name='Training_objective',
    ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=^training_course_design)/

-- [mandatory Training_performance_indications 1:?]
/assigning_descriptor(
    descr=@training_performance_indicators,
    class_name='Training_performance_indicator',
    ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=^training_course_design)/
/assigning_reference_data(
    class_name=@type,
    ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    items=^training_course_design)/
Instance diagrams
The instance diagram in Figure  4 shows an example of the EXPRESS entities and templates that are instantiated by the template:
/training_course_design(delivery_method='CBT', derived_from='@1671', ID='TCD123', ID_source_organization='UK_Defence', name='TCD123 name', name_source_organization='UK_Defence', prerequisites='basic computer skills required', qualification='@1949', qualification_awarding_body='@824', recommended_training_resources='1162', related_courses='@976', skill='@472', structure='TCD123 course structure', supplier='@660', training_objectives='TCD123 training objectives', training_performance_indications='TCD123 training performance indications', type='Training course type')/
(an illustration of the consolidated training_course_design template is shown in Figure 5 below.)


Figure 4 —  Entities instantiated by training_course_design template

Figure 4 —  Entities instantiated by training_course_design template

The instance diagram in Figure 5 shows the graphic symbol for the template that is to be used in other instance diagrams. The example template is:
/training_course_design(delivery_method='CBT', derived_from='@1671', ID='TCD123', ID_source_organization='UK_Defence', name='TCD123 name', name_source_organization='UK_Defence', prerequisites='basic computer skills required', qualification='@1949', qualification_awarding_body='@824', recommended_training_resources='1162', related_courses='@976', skill='@472', structure='TCD123 course structure', supplier='@660', training_objectives='TCD123 training objectives', training_performance_indications='TCD123 training performance indications', type='Training course type')/


Figure 5 —  Instantiation of training_course_design template

Figure 5 —  Instantiation of training_course_design template

Characterizations
No common characterizations of the template training_course_design have been identified. However, the ISO 10303-239 EXPRESS model may enable other assignments to the entities instantiated by the template.

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