- FICM Overview
- How to Use
- Table of Contents
- 1. Getting Started
- 2. Basic Database Principles and Applications
- 3. Building Area Measurement
- 4. Space Use Codes
- 5. Data Analysis and Reporting
- 5.1 Comparison and Complexity
- 5.2 Required Data Elements
- 5.3 Optional Data Elements
- 5.4 Optional Building and Space Elements
- 5.5 Building and Space Optional Data Element Discussion
- 5.5.1 Building Ownership Status
- 5.5.2 Estimated Replacement Cost
- 5.5.3 Disabled Access to Buildings
- 5.5.4 Building Condition
- 5.5.5 Space Suitability
- 5.5.6 Room or Space Condition
- 5.5.7 Room or Space Architectural Features
- 5.5.8 Functional Categories
- 5.5.9 Coding for Organizational Unit, Academic Discipline, or Academic Program
- 5.6 Data Analysis and Reporting
- 5.7 Data Element Questions and Answers
- 6. Emerging Issues
- 1. Getting Started
PDF & Related Info5.5.9 Coding for Organizational Unit, Academic Discipline, or Academic Program
Information and coding schemes to identify the organizational unit, Academic Discipline, or Academic Program to which a space (or room) is assigned are institution specific; that is, they are based on the institutionally determined names or conventions to identify the organizational unit (school, department, division, etc.) to which the space is assigned at the time of the inventory. Since these organizational structures and names vary across institutions, these data are not useful for interinstitutional comparisons or reporting. For that purpose, users have adopted the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) or some local or state adaptation of these coding structures for academic fields or programs.
For external reporting and interinstitutional use of facilities inventory data, this updated manual recommends that the Academic Discipline coding scheme adopted by an institution be consistent with or capable of being presented in a crosswalk to the categories defined by the NCES CIP, as used for standard federal Academic Program reporting. The current CIP at the two-digit level can be found in appendix C. This crosswalk to standard instructional programs is applicable only for space assigned to appropriate academic functions (e.g., instruction, research, academic support) and not for nonacademic functional categories (e.g., student services, institutional support).