Link: New Subject Coding Scheme Impact Assessment and Requirements Definition (PDF)
The New Subject Coding System project was commissioned by HEDIIP (the Higher Education Data & Information Improvement Programme) to develop a replacement to JACS for classifying the subjects of courses offered in UK Higher Education. Cetis (assisted by Alan Paull Services Ltd) were engaged to undertake stage 1 of the project, which involved extensive stakeholder engagement examining the requirements and impact relating to a new subject coding scheme. The findings of this work are presented in this report.
The response of stakeholders to the consultation of stage 1 of the NSCS suggests that, provided a case for change can be stated clearly, it is desirable to introduce a new subject coding scheme. In order to progress that development, the report recommends that:
- both prototypes be developed further with an expectation to converge them into a single prototype, depending on further feedback;
- a new governance model be developed under the auspices of an existing sector organisation, with broad representation;
- a subject coding framework be developed alongside a specific core scheme.
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[pdf http://www.hediip.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/Stage_1_report_2014-11-13.pdf]