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vr.tr.student · thing-q48282

Let an agent handle students by level, institution, rights, support and data protection, with extra care for minors.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.PER
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Status Which student.

Level

School to university.

Level

Level.

  1. At which level and institution is the student enrolled? definition
  2. Full-time or part-time? definition

Age

Minors.

Age

Age.

  1. Is the student a minor? boundary
  2. Which safeguarding rules apply? boundary
Support Help available.

Funding

Grants and loans.

Funding

Funding.

  1. Which grants, loans or scholarships are available? action
  2. Who is eligible? boundary

Adjustments

Disability support.

Adjustments

Adjustments.

  1. What adjustments can be requested? action
  2. From which office? action
Well-being Health.

Mental health

Services.

Mental health

Mental health support.

  1. Which counselling and crisis services are available to students? action
  2. Is the need urgent? boundary

Housing

Accommodation.

Housing

Housing.

  1. Where can students find safe accommodation? action
  2. What tenancy rights apply? boundary
Records Data.

Privacy

Student data.

Privacy

Record privacy.

  1. Who may see the student records? boundary
  2. How can a student access their data? action

Rights

Appeals.

Rights

Academic appeals.

  1. How can a student appeal a decision? action
  2. Which ombudsman handles complaints? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.PER
Other names and narrower kinds
LGBTQ+ student, preschool student, middle school student, elementary school student, master student, woman student, LGBTQ+ university student, disadvantaged students, college student with a disability, student with a disability, student leader, School Captain

What it is Filled

A person enrolled in or attending an educational institution or programme, from preschool to university and adult education, or learning under a teacher.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle students by level, institution, rights, support and data protection, with extra care for minors.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Enrolled learner
  • Levels from preschool to doctorate
  • Rights and duties under institution rules
  • Minors need extra protection

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Complete assessed work for a student and let it be submitted as their own.
  • Share a student's grades, records or behaviour beyond those entitled to them.
  • Profile or label students in ways that limit their opportunities.
  • Collect data from child students without the consent their law requires.

Only with a human decision

  • Recording disciplinary, special needs or safeguarding concerns about a student.
  • Decisions on admission, grading or exclusion.

May

  • Help a student learn by explaining, quizzing and giving feedback.
  • Report progress to teachers or guardians who are entitled to see it.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Students, often minors, depend on institutions that hold power over their futures.
  • Education records follow people for years and must be kept private.

Who is affected

  • Students
  • Parents and guardians
  • Teachers

Owners Filled

Steward

The student, with the educational institution that enrols them.

Master systems

  • School and university student records
  • National education registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11448873 - registry parent class
  • Q20826540 - registry parent class

related

  • learning person - role
  • school and university - institution
  • teacher - counterpart
  • academic degree - qualification

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.student
  • Wikidata: Q48282 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48282)
  • student number: institution-specific enrolment

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Level: primary, secondary, higher education
  • Student ID or enrolment record
  • Adult learners and apprentices are students too
  • A role, not an appearance.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • enrol and study
  • access student support and funding
  • request reasonable adjustments
  • protect student records

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Exposing student data
  • Unmet learning needs
  • Student mental health crises
  • Financial hardship

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Right to education (ICESCR Article 13)
  • Education and disability law
  • Data protection for student records
  • Safeguarding rules for minors

Context of use required Filled

  • Learning and gaining qualifications.
  • pupils in schools
  • undergraduate and postgraduate students
  • international students
  • part-time and adult learners
  • students with additional needs

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q48282: student - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Student - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should student levels be separate entries?
  • How should support services be localised?
  • How should international student rules be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q48282/spec.json