How to read the Course Facility Code

Scope: This article will provide an overview of the Course Facility Id codes.

Purpose: This article supplies detailed documentation on the Course Facility ID coding used across the University of Maine System.

Detailed Information

Course Facility ID

Facility IDs in MaineStreet Campus Solutions identify where a class is taught.

Facility IDs are used for many things within the University of Maine System. Within the context of classes offered, the Facility ID indicates the building and room where a class section is held. 

Facility IDs are also utilized to indicate that a class meetings are in a virtual environment or have been arranged by the instructor (on or off-campus).

Facility IDs:

  • Provide precise information to students in regard to class locations.
  • In 2022, Facility IDs across the UMS were reviewed and updated for consistency across our institutions.

Course Facility ID Details

University of Maine System Facility IDs for all Institutions beginning Spring 2023
Facility ID Facility ID Description Definition/Use Case
WEB Online Generally, courses with Instruction Mode of WW (Online): these are class sections where 100% of course activity and class meetings are completed asynchronously (i.e., not in real time) online with no required online meeting times.
WEB LIVE Online Live Generally, courses with Instruction Mode of DS (Distance Synchronous Learning): these classes never meet in person. The course is taught online, and the instructor is expected to deliver instruction synchronously (i.e., in real time) at the times for which the class is scheduled.
ARRGD Arranged Generally, courses with Instruction Mode of AR (By Arrangement): these courses are meant for clinical placements, field placements, independent study, internships, and research hours. They do not require a classroom or meeting time but are considered to be in person, with location and time arranged by the instructor or supervisor; OR Instruction Mode of SL (Service Learning): Instruction time and locations are to be determined by the instructor.
Actual Facility Actual Facility

Generally, courses with Instruction Mode of P (In Person): The course is taught fully face-to-face in a classroom at scheduled meeting times.

UMS Facility IDs that include a Building and a Room Number are utilized for classes meeting in person at a UMS campus location.

WEB or WEB LIVE & Actual Facility

Online or Online Live & Actual Facility

 Multiple meeting patterns are created for classes with Instruction Mode of HB (Hybrid/Blended): these classes have both in-person and online components. The dates/times of in-person meetings are scheduled. Meeting patterns for the same class section indicate the in-person and online periods with the corresponding in-person facility on one meeting pattern, and the appropriate distance facility (WEB or WEB LIVE) for the online portion of the class.

Applies To

  • System-Wide
  • Anyone reviewing Course Facility ID information.

 

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