- `course_id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
- `department` varchar(80) DEFAULT NULL, -- Stores the authorised value DEPT
- `course_number` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL, -- An arbitrary field meant to store the "course number" assigned to a course
- `section` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL, -- Also arbitrary, but for the 'section' of a course.
- `course_name` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
- `term` varchar(80) DEFAULT NULL, -- Stores the authorised value TERM
- `staff_note` mediumtext,
- `public_note` mediumtext,
- `students_count` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, -- Meant to be just an estimate of how many students will be taking this course/section
- `enabled` enum('yes','no') NOT NULL DEFAULT 'yes', -- Determines whether the course is active
+ `course_id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, -- unique id for the course
+ `department` varchar(80) DEFAULT NULL, -- the authorised value for the DEPARTMENT
+ `course_number` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL, -- the "course number" assigned to a course
+ `section` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL, -- the 'section' of a course
+ `course_name` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL, -- the name of the course
+ `term` varchar(80) DEFAULT NULL, -- the authorised value for the TERM
+ `staff_note` mediumtext, -- the text of the staff only note
+ `public_note` mediumtext, -- the text of the public / opac note
+ `students_count` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, -- how many students will be taking this course/section
+ `enabled` enum('yes','no') NOT NULL DEFAULT 'yes', -- determines whether the course is active