Overview
Base Units in Paradigm provide the structure in creating scheduled unit enrolments, adding assessments, and all other related data in the system. This knowledge article will give you all the key fields required to successfully create a base unit in Paradigm – and at the same time meeting the government reporting requirements. This will also provide the workflows on some of the base units processes in your business or institution: search, create/add, add attachments, edit, delete, as well as adding assessments to base units.
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Key Terms and Concepts
EFTSL is an acronym of Equivalent Full Time Study Load. EFTSL is a measure used by the Australian Government and institutions to measure the total load consumed by a student. EFTSL is a measurement of how much a unit is worth within a normal full-time study year.
To calculate a study load (EFTSL) for a single unit, take the number of credit points for one year of full time load, and divide it by the number of credit points for the unit. For example, if the one year load is worth 96 and a single unit is worth 12 credit points, the EFTSL is 0.125 which represents 96 12 divided by 1296, or as a fraction, one-eighth. This is based on a normal study year being comprised of two semesters, meaning the sum of EFTSL for all units within each semester is 0.5 in total. The student may study 4 units per semester, implying 8 units for the year, meaning that a single unit is now worth 0.125 EFTSL. If your institution works on a trimester structure, then you may end up with an EFTSL count of more than 1. Technically, trimester study mode is overloading above a normal study load. A similar overloading of EFTSL would occur in the event that a student was enrolled in units above the normal level, for example accelerated learning.
Add New Assessments
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Assessment Name | X | The name of the assignment or work required. You can be specific here to make entering grades easier, and that the correct marks can be entered against the correct assessment at a later time. | Assessment 1 - Interpretive Dance Essay |
Assessment Type | X | What type of work is required for this assessment? |
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Description |
| A description of the required work. | A 1000 word Essay on the origins of interpretive dance and the concept of communication in the early 20th Century |
Maximum Mark | X | What is the Maximum Mark available for this assignment? | 25 |
Minimum Mark | X | What is the Minimum Mark required to pass this assignment? | 12.5 |
Weighting | X | What is the weighting of this assignment within the whole unit? | 25 |
Start Week |
| What week is the work undertaken in the unit? |
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End Week |
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Delivery Mode identifier |
| VET - Providers. What is the delivery method of this unit and assignment? |
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Scheduled Hours |
| What are is the schedule scheduled number of delivery or training hours required to complete this assessment? | 25 |
Vet in Schools |
| Is this a VET in schools a school-based unit? |
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Assessment Status |
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NOTE
Before a student can be enrolled into a Unit:
The unit / subject must have already been created as a Base Unit
The Base Unit must then be scheduled, by creating a scheduled unit record, giving it a specific time period for delivery, a census date, and a venue
Once these have be done, the student can be enrolled in the Scheduled Unit.
Some of the fields within the Add Unit section are required by either or both sections of Government reporting (HEIMS and AVETMISS).
The following table shows the minimum system required fields to create a viable / functioning base unit record.
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Unit ID | 1001(Unique ID Assigned by the System) |
Unit code | ICT201 Data Entry Note: Unit Code should NOT contain spaces, use underscore (_) instead. e.g. ARTS_1101 |
Name | Introduction to Information Systems |
Unit provider | Paradigm College |
Unit type | Tuition |
Method of delivery | On Campus |
Unit status | Active |
EFTSL Load (UGrad) &/or (PGrad) | 0.125 |
However, more information is often required for Government reporting compliance.
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Credit Points | For the unit result to contribute toward the student final course result total the unit will require a credit point statement. This is the number of points that the unit will contribute to the overall course total. |
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HEIMS fields are required for HEIMS courses
HEIMS Discipline: A code that uniquely identifies the discipline to which a unit of study is classified by the Higher Education Provider/Vet provider. These codes are taken from the HEIMS Discipline code document. This document is updated annually (normally available in September for the following year) and can be found on the HEIMS website.
HEIMS Work Experience Indicator: An indicator whether a unit of study consists wholly of work experience in the industry
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0 | Student is not undertaking work experience in industry or student is undertaking work experience in industry where learning and performance is directed by the provider |
1 | Student is undertaking work experience in industry where learning and performance is not directed by the provider, but support is received from the provider |
2 | Student is undertaking work experience in industry where learning and performance is not directed by, and support is not received from, the provider |
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Nominal Hours | The nationally agreed number of hours that the unit of study requires to be completed. These hours are reviewed and updated annually and are available from the NCVER website |
Scheduled Hours | The number of hours the provider has allocated to teach the unit of study |
VET Flag | Is the unit a part of VET Course or is the unit considered Vocational Training? Answer yes or no |
VET in Schools | Is this unit a part of the National VET in Schools Program? Answer yes or no |
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BE ADVISED Before a student can be enrolled into a Unit:
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Alternatively, refer to the screenshots below with fields highlighted in RED: RED fields are the system required fields for a base unit to be successfully added and the VET reporting required fields Under the EDIT UNIT DETAILS Form, enter the following information. Scroll down, and look for these other two required fields. Below the EDIT UNIT DETAILS Form, you will find the EDIT HEIMS DETAILS Form, fill out the following required information (fields highlighted in RED).
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Alternatively, refer to the screenshots below with fields highlighted in RED: RED fields are the system required fields for a base unit to be successfully added and the VET reporting required fields Under the EDIT UNIT DETAILS Form, enter the following information. Scroll down, and look for these other required fields.
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Alternatively, refer to the ASSESSMENT DETAILS Form screenshot below with the required colour coded fields. RED fields are the system required fields for an assessment to be successfully added; BLUE fields are the optional fields; and GREEN fields are for VET Providers required fields.
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