ExpertContract

Expert contracts represent formally defined expertise relationships, typically stipulated by (not yet defined in detail) contractual agreement. They are concluded between an expert — either a natural person or an organization — and another party for a defined time span. As part of this project the contract holder will mostly be Come2Data.

The scope of an expert contract can be further specified by assigning the expert’s professional domain and individual competences. In addition, a simple identifier for the level of expertise (e.g. beginner to expert) can be set. A free-text description field allows the inclusion of supplementary information. Through the interested flag, potential experts can be marked in advance to support the preparation of an agreement. The state of these contracts — expert or prospective party — will be shown as part of the contract name.

The exact nature and terms of each expert contract are to be defined by the involved parties.

Ontological Reference:
C2D Ontology – ExpertContract

List View

Each Expert Contract is identified by its name in the list view. This name is automatically generated whenever an item is created or modified.

Clicking on the name opens the detail view of the corresponding entry.

To create a new entry, open the drop-down menu in the upper left corner of the menu bar and select Create Expertise.

Detail View and Creating a New Entry

When creating a new Expert Contract, the fields Contract Begin and Contract End are automatically populated to a default duration of one year, starting tomorrow.

Expert Contracts can be associated with either a person or an organization, as indicated by the selector in the upper section. Clicking the arrow icon next to the drop-down field opens a search dialog to find and select the appropriate entry.

NB: As of version 1.0.2, no automated exclusivity check is implemented for these fields.
Please ensure that only one of the two fields (person or organization) is populated.
Contracts without an assigned expert are considered invalid.
If both a person and an organization are set, the system defaults to the person, which is reflected in the auto-generated name.

The Professional Domain may also be selected using the corresponding selection arrow.

The fields Description and Proficiency Level can be used to further describe the scope and depth of the expert relationship.

The lower section allows you to define the Contract Holder. In most cases this will be Come2Data itself, but the field also supports tracking expert contracts held by other organizations.

NB: As of version 1.0.2, this field has no default value and must be set manually.

After saving, the name of the Expert Contract is automatically generated. It follows the pattern: [Expert | Interested]: [Name of Person or Organization]

The prefix is determined by the value of the Is interested flag.

After saving the record, competences can be added to further specify the expertise.

To add a competence, open the Relationships tab and navigate to the Competences subsection. Click Actions and select Link, then choose the appropriate competences from the pop-up dialog. The dialogue allows you to add multiple entries at once.

Professional Domain

Professional domains are organized hierarchically across three levels. Entries are usually selected via detail views, as illustrated above. Modifications can be made by adding new entries or updating existing ones, provided they follow the established structural and stylistic conventions.

As of Knowledge Base version 1.0.2, references between professional domain entries are implicit. This may be subject to change in future versions.

Ontological Reference:
C2D Ontology – Professional Domain

Competences

Competences follow a similar structural approach to professional domains. The entries are based on the C2D Framework for Data Literacy (Version 5). Entries are usually selected via detail views, as illustrated above. Modifications can be made by adding new entries or updating existing ones, provided they follow the established structural and stylistic conventions.

Ontological Reference:
C2D Ontology – Competence