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Key Terms and Concepts
Calculating Grade PointsPoint Average (GPA)The acronym GPA stands for grade point average, which in turn requires the allocation of grade points to each unit enrolment outcome. Specifically, this involves allocating a grade point value (e.g. 5) to a specific letter score (e.g. credit). Australian providers differ on the exact grade point scale to use, but the process is always the same. For comparison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_grading_in_Australia Paradigm implements GPA in a way that reflects industry practice. As per the above link institutions may define their own GPA scale by adding the relevant information to the grade schema defined in the interface under SYSTEM > Search Grade Type. We expect providers to assign a GPA value to fail and fail equivalent grades. Field name | Brief Description | Sample Data |
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Scheduled unit no | The unique internal system code allocated to each scheduled unit | 10216 | Unit No | The institution allocated unique Unit number for each unit of study | BEM1001 | Title | The institution allocated unique Unit name for each unit of study | Entertainment since 1945 | Start Date | The Commencing date for the unit of Study | 09 Feb 2019 | Status | The current status code for the unit of Study | Completed Enrolled Exempt Withdrawn Failed
| Institution | The Code identifying the institution the unit of study was taken at. Especially significant if multiple locations are run from the one instance of Paradigm | SF | Grade | The percentage achieved for the unit of study (if successfully completed) | 80 | Grade Description | The grade achieved for the unit of study | HD DN CR P F WN WD WF RPL HD DN CR P F WN WD WF WH RPL
| Published Grade | The grade published to the student for the unit of study. This may differ to the Grade description if the unit is moderated, or graded on the curve or if the grade is withheld due to non-payment of fees or academic misconduct |
| Credit Points Earned | The number of pointed earned towards the required course total upon successful completion of the unit of study | | Unit Credit points | The number of points that the student can earn upon successful completion of the unit of study | | Grade Points | The number of points that this unit contributes to the Students Grade point average | 4.0 |
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Credit Points Granted | The number of Credit points granted as either advanced standing or RPL | 12.0 | Credit Points Enrolled | The number of points currently enrolled in | 18.0 | Credit Points Attempted | The number of Credit points attempted. This number includes any units that the student has failed | 126 | Credit Points Earned | The number of credit points that actively count toward the Course total | 120 | Total Credit Points | The total number of points that the student has earned towards the course of Study | 120 | Credit Points required | The number of points required to complete the course of study | 144 | Credit point Outstanding | The number of points still required to complete the course of study | 24 | GPA | The Grade Point Average | 5.67 | Weighted GPA | Weighted GPAs take into account the difficulty of the coursework and unweighted GPAs doesn't | 5.67 |
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