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The PIR Course of Study (PCO) file contains information on all courses to be provided for a reporting year. Course information on the PCO file is referenced by the Student and Past Course Completions submissions.(Find more information available on HEIMShelp website: https://heimshelp.education.gov.au/pir/scope/pir-course-of-study).
Reporting Scope and File Structure
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The key element in the PCO file is the Course code (element 307). This code uniquely identifies a course and links it to the related submissions. A Course code (element 307 PIR) may only have one value reported for the following elements which uniquely identify the course of study:
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| Element Number | Element Name | Paradigm Entity | Default Paradigm field name | Paradigm menu location | Field Type | Default Paradigm Value | Width | Comment |
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| 307 | Course code | Base Program | program_destCourseCode | Courses/Edit Details/HEIMS Fields | TEXT | - | 10 | Entered by the user on the Paradigm Edit Course HEIMS Fields |
| 308 | Course name - full | Base Program | program_programName | Courses/Edit Details | TEXT | - | 72 | Typed in by the user on the Paradigm Edit Course page |
| 310 | Course type code | Base Program | program_destCourseType | Courses/Edit Details/HEIMS Fields | SELECT | - | 2 | Typed in by the user on the Paradigm Edit Course HEIMS Fields |
| 350 | Course load | Base Program | program_destCourseLoad | Courses/Edit Details/HEIMS Fields | TEXT | - | 2 | Typed in by the user on the Paradigm Edit Course HEIMS Fields |
| 455 | Combined course study indicator | Base Program | program_destCombinedCourseCode | Courses/Edit Details/HEIMS Fields | SELECT | 0 | 1 | User to select the right option from the drop-down menu |
| 461 | Field of education code | Base Program | program_destEduField | Courses/Edit Details/HEIMS Fields | SELECT | 0 | 6 | User to select the right option from the drop-down menu |
| 462 | Field of education supplementary code | Base Program | program_destSupplementaryEduField | Courses/Edit Details/HEIMS Fields | SELECT | 0 | 6 | User to select the right option from the drop-down menu |
| 415 | Reporting Year and Period Code | - | - | - | TEXT | 0 | 5 | Entered by the user on the Paradigm report form |
How to run PIR Course of Study (PCO) Report
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| Field Name | Value |
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| Institution | Leave it not selected |
| HEIMS Report | Always choose the latest (by default) |
| Offer Year | 2018 |
| Period Number | One (by default) |
| Submission Number | One (by default) |
| Course Level | Only select one that applicable to your college (hold Ctrl for multiple select) |
| Course Status | System select by default |
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External resources
- PIR Course of Study (PCO) file scope: https://heimshelp.education.gov.au/pir/scope/pir-course-of-study.
- HEIMS HELP PIR Reporting Website