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MIT Data Warehouse SSM SUBJECT Table


This is a version of Subject Offered table built specifically for the Sloan School of Management.


Field Name

Description

Data Type

Length

CLUSTER_TYPE

The type of a cluster subject. Valid cluster_type are: J (joint subjects), M (subjects that meet together), S (SWE - School-Wide Electives)

VARCHAR2

1

CLUSTER_TYPE_DESC

The description of a cluster type

VARCHAR2

30

CONVERTED_MASTER_SUBJECT_ID

XXX

VARCHAR2

8

COURSE_NUMBER

Course number or first part of the Subject ID (such as 6, 15, 18, 21W).

VARCHAR2

3

COURSE_NUMBER_DESCRIPTION

The descriptive text for COURSE_NUMBER. Eg. "Urban Studies and Planning" for COURSE_NUMBER 11.

VARCHAR2

30

COURSE_NUMBER_SORT

This field is used for sorting the records by Course Number in numeric order.

VARCHAR2

3

HGN_CODE

Code indentifies whether the subject can be taken at a graduate level: H (Higher level graduate program), G (Graduate program), N (Not for Graduate Credit).

VARCHAR2

1

HGN_CODE_DESC

Descriptive text for HGN_CODE which identifies whether the subject can be taken at a graduate level. H=Highler level graduate program; G=Graduate program; N=Not for graduate credit.

VARCHAR2

30

IS_DESIGN_SECTION

A flag indicating whether this subject record is a Design section. Y=Yes, N=No

VARCHAR2

1

IS_LAB_SECTION

A flag indicating whehter this subject record is a Lab section. Y=Yes, N=No

VARCHAR2

1

IS_LECTURE_SECTION

A flag indicating whether this subject record is a Lecture section. Y=Yes, N=No

VARCHAR2

1

IS_MASTER_SECTION

A 'Y' in this field indicates that this subject record is the "master" or the "main" record of the subject. It is not a section of the subject. It has a section ID of "000".

VARCHAR2

1

IS_RECITATION_SECTION

A flag indicating whether this subject is a Recitation section. Y=Yes, N=No

VARCHAR2

1

MASTER_COURSE_DESCRIPTION

The descriptive text for MASTER_COURSE_NUMBER, eg. "Urban Studies and Planning" for MASTER_COURSE_NUMBER 11.

VARCHAR2

30

MASTER_COURSE_NUMBER

Course number or the first part of the Master Subject ID (such as 6, 15, 18, 21W).

VARCHAR2

3

MASTER_COURSE_NUMBER_SORT

This field is used for sorting the Master Course Number in numeric order.

VARCHAR2

3

MASTER_SUBJECT_ID

The subject ID of a cluster subject group that indicates the administrative home of the subject. Cluster groups include joint, meets-with, and School-Wide Elective subjects. For example, 15.070 and 6.265 "Adv Stochastic Processes" are two joint subjects, Master Subject ID of these two subjects is 15.070 as Course 15 (Sloan School of Management) is the home department of this subject.

VARCHAR2

8

MASTER_SUBJECT_ID_SORT

This field is used for sorting the Master Subject ID in numeric order.

VARCHAR2

8

MASTER_SUBJECT_KEY

A special field created in the SUBJECT OFFERED table used for joining records in SUBJECT OFFERED to records in the INSTRUCTOR ROLE DETAIL table. This field is NOT for reporting.

VARCHAR2

16

MEET_PLACE

Place (classroom) where the section/class of this subject meets

VARCHAR2

15

MEET_TIME

Scheduled times when the section/class of this subject meets

VARCHAR2

30

NUM_ENROLLED_STUDENTS

Number of students enrolled in the section of the subject

NUMBER

5

OFFER_DEPT_NAME

The name of the academic department which offers the subject/course

VARCHAR2

30

OFFER_SCHOOL_NAME

The school, for example "Architecture and Planning", which offers the subject.

VARCHAR2

30

RESPONSIBLE_FACULTY_NAME

The name of a faculty member/administrator who is responsible for the subject/class

VARCHAR2

60

SECTION_ID

The section code or number of the subject. Eg. L01, L02, R01, B01.

VARCHAR2

3

SUBJECT_ID

The subject ID (eg.18.01, 15.012, 21W.731)

VARCHAR2

8

SUBJECT_ID_SORT

This field is used for sorting the Subject ID in numeric order.

VARCHAR2

8

SUBJECT_KEY

Key identifying an entry in the SUBJECT OFFERED table. This field should only be used for linking tables together, NOT for reporting.

VARCHAR2

16

SUBJECT_TITLE

The title of the subject

VARCHAR2

100

SUBJECT_TYPE

Subject type code as catagorized by the Sloan School of Management for its Tuition Revenue Sharing Project. The valid subject types are: Sloan, Co-Sloan, E Center, and Non-Sloan.

VARCHAR2

20

TERM_CODE

** For FINANCIAL DATA: the Term Code identifies the status of the cost collector. Blank - open for charges between start and end dates. Term Code = 1 - Closed. Pre-end date charges allowed. Term Code = 2 - No longer in use. Term Code = 3 - Terminated. Charges not allowed. ** For STUDENT DATA: the Term Code identifies one of the terms in an academic year; for example: 1999FA==>Fall Term of the 1998-99 academic year, and 1999SP==>Spring Term of the 1998-99 academic year.

VARCHAR2

6

WAREHOUSE_LOAD_DATE

The date the record was loaded into the Data Warehouse from the source system.

DATE

8