The concept that concerns us has several references in our language, although the most widespread and on which we focus is the one associated with the field of education. Its other meanings include the evolution of something, appreciable in history, and on the other hand from an aspect of direction, such is the case of a river.
Education that can be received about a discipline in a formal or informal institution
Because the term course is used to refer to a type of formal education that is not necessarily registered within the traditional and official curricula that are part of a career, but many times it can also be carried out temporarily for personal interest but not to obtain a certain degree. We could say that the course understood in this sense is the basic unit of all formal education but many times it can fall outside of official education.
When we talk about a course, we refer to that curricular space in which a teacher or professional is in charge of imparting knowledge to a certain number of students.
The course is part of formal education since it is systematized around a topic, a temporary projection, the material that will be used, the practical strategies designed for each topic, a pre-existing knowledge that is also formalized. Thus, it differs, for example, from the informal education that a person can develop throughout his life simply by living in society.
The course normally takes place in spaces planned for such an activity known as classrooms or cloisters. In them, even the physical space is designed so that students or attendees can pay attention in a comfortable and direct way to the person who teaches the class. Sometimes, materials such as blackboards or blackboards, technological devices, documents and other elements are part of the space to contribute to the exposition of the themes.
As stated at the beginning, courses can be part of an official curriculum such as a professional career, or even primary or secondary education.
However, they can also exist outside of official education and this is so when we do not find a specific qualification as a result, but rather that the people who attend the course do so as a hobby, out of personal interest, to increase their knowledge without expecting to obtain from him an official acknowledgment that they have done so.
In any case, the vast majority of courses taught outside of official education or the educational system provide attendees with a diploma or a certificate that they have attended and passed it. It is intended to reliably demonstrate that the person attended and completed the learning that was taught in the course in question. Meanwhile, this certificate is usually presented by the holder of the certificate to apply to a specific job that precisely the task is linked to what has been learned in the course.
On the other hand, when the institute that dictates the course has a long and recognized trajectory in the subject on which it teaches, it is also very important and decisive to obtain the degree that it extends since it will add a score against the dispute for the job position against others applicants who do not hold it.
For example, having taken a fashion production course with one of the most relevant image consultants in the corresponding country, will certainly be relevant and will add points in favor of the person who attended the course in their resume when they must present it to apply to a job that demands knowledge and experience on fashion production.
Set of students who make up the same grade
Continuing within the field of education, the group of students who make up the same degree of studies will be called a course. "The seventh year A went on a graduate trip last week."
But this concept also has other meanings in common use that we will review below.
Evolution or continuation of something, path that something follows
The direction, evolution, or continuation of something is designated by the term course. "The course of events proved his innocence before the law."
The route that something follows is also called a course. "The course of a river."
Information that precedes a resolution and synonymous with circulation
The series of information that precedes the resolution of a file, whether at the judicial or financial level, is called a course.
And finally it can be used as a synonym for circulation. "The Argentine peso is the legal tender in Argentina."
