Objective
Once you have read this article you will be able to produce PPS report from Paradigm.
Assumptions
The User has understanding of HEPCAT / HEIMS reporting
The User has access to HEPCAT
The user has an understanding of the Australian Tertiary Education System.
Key terms and concepts
The Past Course Completion (PPS) file contains information about all courses completed by domestic and overseas students undertaking a course leading to an organisation's higher education award.
Each record in the PPS file must have a unique combination of values for:
Student identification code (element 313)
Course code (element 307)
Specialisation code (element 463)
Reporting year and period code (element 415 PIR).
These elements are the key identifiers for a student's course completions record. There can be up to three records for each Student identification code / Course code, as up to three specialisations may be reported for a student in a course.
All courses for which a completion record is reported must be on the Course of Study submission for the reporting year.
(Find more information available on HEIMShelp website: https://heimshelp.education.gov.au/pir/scope/pir-past-course-completions).
Reporting Scope and File Structure
Element Number | Element Name | Paradigm Entity | Default Paradigm field name | Default Paradigm field labels | Paradigm menu location | Field Type | Default Paradigm Value | Width | Derived Field | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
313 | Student identification code | Student | studentNumber | Student No | Student/Student Details/Edit Details | TEXT | - | 10 | - | Unique value entered by users for each studentUnique value entered by users for each student |
307 | Course code | Base Program | destCourseCode | HEIMS Course Code | Courses/Edit Details/HEIMS Fields | TEXT | - | 10 | - | Entered by the user on the Paradigm Edit Course HEIMS Fields |
328 | Course commencement date | Program Enrolment | startDate | Start Date | Student/Course Enrolment/Course | DATE | 0 | 6 | - | User enters a start date for each course enrolment of the student |
329 | Mode of attendance code | Program Enrolment | destModeOfAttendance | HEIMS Mode of Attendance | Student/Course Enrolment/Course/HEIMS information | SELECT | 1 | 1 | - | Selected by the user on the Student/Course Enrolment/Course page |
330 | Type of attendance code | Program Enrolment | destTypeOfAttendance | HEIMS Type of Attendance | Student/Course Enrolment/Course/HEIMS information | SELECT | 1 | 1 | - | Selected by the user on the Student/Course Enrolment/Course page |
358 | Citizen/resident indicator | Program Enrolment | destResidentIndicator | HEIMS Resident Indicator | Student/Course Enrolment/Course/HEIMS information | SELECT_LONG | 1 | 1 | - | Selected by the user on the Student/Course Enrolment/Course page |
463 | Specialisation code | Base Program | destSpecialisationCode | HEIMS Specialisation Code | Courses/Edit Details/HEIMS Fields | SELECT | 91703 | 6 | - | Selected by the user on the edit course page |
415 | Reporting Year / Period | - | - | - | TEXT | 0 | 5 | - | Entered by the user on the Paradigm report form |