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The student has been enrolled into a course of Study
The Student has been enrolled into units of study
Key terms and concepts
Grade Points - Calculating
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Unit Credit points | The number of points that the student can earn upon successful completion of the unit of study |
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Grade Points | The number of points that this unit contributes to the Students Grade point average | 4.0 |
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