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Johns Hopkins University Course Structure

JSON Structure for a JHU SIS Public Course Search course offering record.

Type: object Properties: 36

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Course is a JSON Structure definition published by Johns Hopkins University, describing 36 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0 meta-schema.

Properties

OfferingName SectionName Title SchoolName Department AllDepartments SubDepartment Areas Credits Level InstructionMethod Instructors InstructorsFullName HasBio Building Location Meetings DOW DOWSort TimeOfDay Status MaxSeats OpenSeats SeatsAvailable Waitlisted Repeatable IsWritingIntensive Term Term_IDR Term_JSS TermStartDate CoursePrefix SectionCoRequisites SectionCoReqNotes SectionRegRestrictions SectionDetails

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0

JSON Structure

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    "OfferingName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Offering name (e.g. NR.110.305)."
    },
    "SectionName": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Title": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "SchoolName": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Department": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "AllDepartments": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "SubDepartment": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Areas": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Credits": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Level": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "InstructionMethod": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Instructors": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "InstructorsFullName": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "HasBio": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Building": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Location": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Meetings": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "DOW": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "DOWSort": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "TimeOfDay": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Status": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "MaxSeats": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "OpenSeats": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "SeatsAvailable": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Waitlisted": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Repeatable": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "IsWritingIntensive": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Term": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Term_IDR": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Term_JSS": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "TermStartDate": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "CoursePrefix": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "SectionCoRequisites": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "SectionCoReqNotes": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "SectionRegRestrictions": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "SectionDetails": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Section detail set, present when a full section is requested.",
      "properties": {
        "Credits": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "CreditType": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "Departments": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "DepartmentID": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "Description": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "WebNotes": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "Meetings": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "Building": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "Room": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "Location": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "Dates": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "Times": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "DOW": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "Fees": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "Amount": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "FeeType": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "Prerequisites": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "Description": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "Expression": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "IsNegative": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}