All Engagements where Qualification.QUALCAT = L0000.
Description
This field records the study intention for the Engagement where the information in Qualification.QUALCAT is not sufficient.
Notes
Where the student is studying a research based higher degree at level L (Qualification.QUALCAT = L0000), this field records if the students intention is to ultimately study at level D or L.
This field should be completed with the students intention at the start of the Engagement and should not be updated unless the information was previously unknown and becomes known.
It is common for students to follow a 1+3 pattern to their study, where the first year is a research masters level and then a 3-year PhD. However the student is often intending to study the PhD from the outset, so it forms one coherent engagement of study.
In this example providers should return the following:
Year 1: QUALCAT = L0000, STUDYINTENTION = D0003
Year 2-4: QUALCAT = D0003
9999 Not available should be returned where the student has not given an indication of their final intentions and so the information is unknown.
Reason Required
To allow analysis of student's actual study patterns compared to their initial intentions. It is common practice in UK higher education for research students to initially be registered on research masters programme with the intention to transfer to a doctoral programme. This field would allow the student's intention to be recorded.
Field Length
5
Quality Rules
Quality Rules to follow
Minimum Occurrence
0
Maximum Occurrence
1
Primary Key?
False
Valid Values
Code
Coding Frame Label
99999
Not available
D0003
Doctorate degree that meets the criteria for a research-based higher degree
L0000
Masters degree that meets the criteria for a research-based higher degree
