Tutor support documentation

Definition: The existence and type of tutor support documentation available with the resource itself.
Obligation: Optional
Type of element: Restricted vocabulary

Entry guidelines

This element should be used to describe whether or not tutor support documentation has been provided for the resource, and if so, whether this is a weighty tome or a simple instructions leaflet. Some of the larger resources may be quite complicated, and the existence of support documentation could be of importance for the FAILTE database end user.

terms to be used

Minimal:

For resources with some basic tutor support documentation, such as an instructions page or a leaflet. This type of documentation can easily be read through before beginning use of the resource.

Comprehensive:

For resources with substantial tutor support documentation which appears on several pages. This type of documentation may need to be studied in full, requiring some investment of time by the tutor before using the resource, or may contain basic information for use before beginning to use the resource, along with some additional material for use as and when necessary.

Extensive:

For resources with a large amount of tutor support documentation which are large enough to require an index or contents page and which are intended largely for reference.

NB:"Extensive" documentation may not actually contain an index or contents page, but where support documentation is extensive enough that one would be useful, then this term should be applied. Similarly, the presence of an index or contents page does not always imply that the documentation is extensive: it may be more appropriately described as "Comprehensive".)