CourseSpec

The CourseSpec (Course Specification) resource adapts a general educational standard (StandardSpec) to a specific course and grade level (such as IB Spanish B SL or 2nd Grade ESO). It enables overriding the default misconception libraries configured at the standard level for this specific course.

Schema

Metadata (metadata)

Field	Type	Required	Description
reference_code	string	Yes	Unique identifier for the course (e.g., course.ib.spanish_b.sl).
name	string	Yes	Readable name of the course (e.g., “IB Spanish B — Standard Level”).
description	string	Yes	Detailed explanation of the course and target competency level.
author	string	No	Author of the specification.

Specification (spec)

Field	Type	Required	Description
standardRef	string	Yes	Canonical reference to the inherited StandardSpec ID (e.g., standard.ib.spanish_b).
misconceptionRefs	array	Yes	List of references to misconception libraries (LIBRARY) specific to this course.
misconceptionRefsOverride	boolean	Yes	If true, the misconception libraries of this course replace the standard’s default libraries. If false, they are merged with those of the standard.

Example Usage

apiVersion: colabedu.ai/v1beta1
kind: CourseSpec
metadata:
  reference_code: "course.ib.spanish_b.sl"
  name: "IB Spanish B — Standard Level"
  description: "IB Spanish B course for Standard Level (SL). Target CEFR level: B2."
  author: "ColabEdu Core"
spec:
  standardRef: "standard.ib.spanish_b"
  misconceptionRefs:
    - library.misconceptions.spanish_l2.base
    - library.misconceptions.spanish_l2.intermediate
  misconceptionRefsOverride: true