# Course outcomes (ERD)

The UCDM includes a number of entities to represent Course outcomes in a learning environment. These entities primarily represent the grades and scores earned by learners in their courses.

## Entities <a href="#courseoutcomes-erd-entities" id="courseoutcomes-erd-entities"></a>

The Course outcome entities in the Unizin Common Data Model are as follows:

<table data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th width="211.33333333333337">Entity</th><th>Definition</th><th>Data dictionary documentation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Course grade</td><td>The grade that a learner receives as part of their participation in a given Course section enrollment.</td><td><a href="https://docs.udp.unizin.org/ucdm/data-dictionary-2.0.html#course_grade">https://docs.udp.unizin.org/ucdm/data-dictionary-2.0.html#course_grade</a></td></tr><tr><td>Grading period</td><td>A defined length of time that will culminate in a grade.</td><td><a href="https://docs.udp.unizin.org/ucdm/data-dictionary-2.0.html#grading_period">https://docs.udp.unizin.org/ucdm/data-dictionary-2.0.html#grading_period</a></td></tr><tr><td>Grading period group</td><td>The grade awarded to a Person for a given Grading period.</td><td><a href="https://docs.udp.unizin.org/ucdm/data-dictionary-2.0.html#grading_period_grade">https://docs.udp.unizin.org/ucdm/data-dictionary-2.0.html#grading_period_grade</a></td></tr><tr><td>Grading period grade</td><td>A grouping of related Grading periods.</td><td><a href="https://docs.udp.unizin.org/ucdm/data-dictionary-2.0.html#grading_period_group">https://docs.udp.unizin.org/ucdm/data-dictionary-2.0.html#grading_period_group</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) <a href="#courseoutcomes-erd-entityrelationshipdiagram-erd" id="courseoutcomes-erd-entityrelationshipdiagram-erd"></a>

The following Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) represents the UCDM's Course outcome entities and their relationships.

<figure><img src="/files/NausYOIYjZkg3DQLda41" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="info" %}
**Academic structures ERD only**

This diagram only represents entities in the Course outcomes section of the Unizin Common Data Model. Any relationships with entities outside of the Course outcomes section of the UCDM are not shown here.
{% endhint %}


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