Student - Academic Summary

Overview

The Student Academic Summary page will show you all the units enrolled by a student, each with a unit grade, description, published grade, credit points earned, credit points, and grade points information. A summary below all the unit academic records will also be shown with the calculated Grade Point Average (GPA). This knowledge article will give you a sample grade calculation and how to load the student academic summary.

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Assumptions

  • The student has been enrolled in a course of study; and

  • The student has been enrolled in units of study.

 

Key Terms and Concepts


 

A. Calculating Grade Point 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 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, see Edit Grade Items.

We expect providers to assign a GPA value to fail and fail equivalent grades.

 

B. UNITS ENROLLED BY STUDENT section

Field name

Brief Description

Sample Data

Field name

Brief Description

Sample Data

Scheduled unit no

The unique internal system code allocated to each scheduled unit

10216

Unit No

The institution allocated a unique Unit number for each unit of study

BEM1001

Title

The institution allocated a 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 enrolment status code for the unit of Study

  • Completed

  • Enrolled

  • Exempt

  • Withdrawn

  • Failed

Institution

The code identifying the institution where the unit of study was delivered. Especially significant if multiple providers are configured within a single instance of Paradigm

SF

Grade

The percentage achieved for the unit of study

80

Grade Description

The grade achieved for the unit of study

  • HD

  • DN

  • CR

  • P

  • F

  • WN

  • WD

  • WF

  • RPL

Published Grade

The grade published to the student for the unit of study. This may differ from 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 credit points achieved upon completion of the unit of study, toward the total credit points required for the course

  • 6.0

  • 4.5

Unit Credit points

The number of points that the student can earn upon successful completion of the unit of study

  • 6.0

  • 4.5

Grade Points

The number of points that this unit contributes to the Students Grade point average

4.0

 

C. CREDIT POINT SUMMARY section

Field Name

Brief Description

Sample Data

Field Name

Brief Description

Sample Data

Credit Point Counts

Credit Points Granted

The number of Credit points granted as either advanced standing or RPL

This is drawn from the student’s edit course enrolment screen Credit Points Granted field, see Course Enrolment-Credit Point Calculations fields

6

Credit Points Enrolled

The total number of the student’s unit enrolments' credit points currently enrolled

This is the sum of the Credit Points field for each Unit Enrolment, representing the total credit points for all unit enrolments that have Enrolled status.

12.0

Credit Points Earned

The number of credit points that actively count toward the required credit points for the Course. It represents the total number of credit points of all unit enrolments that have Completed status.

24.0

Total Credit Points

The total number of points that the student has earned towards the course of study.

Calculation: Credit Points Granted + Credit Points Earned

30

Combined Credit Points

The combined total number of credit points including the currently enrolled units.

Calculation: Credit Points Granted + Credit Points Enrolled + Credit Points Earned

42

Credit Points Failed

Will reflect the total number of credit points for all Failed unit enrolments

12

Credit Points Attempted

The number of Credit points attempted. This number includes any units that the student has failed

Calculation: Credit Points Earned + Credit Points Enrolled + Credit Points Failed

48

Credit Point Calculations

Credit Points Required

The number of points required to complete the course of study

This is drawn from the Base Course record Credit Points Required field, see Add Base Course Fields

144.0

Credit Points Outstanding

The number of points still required to complete the course of study, without including the still currently enrolled units.

Calculation: Credit Points Required - Total Credit Points

114

Credit Points Outstanding (inclusive)

The number of points still required to complete the course of study, including the still currently enrolled units.

Calculation: Credit Points Required - Combined Credit Points

102

Credit Point Aggregates

GPA

The Grade Point Average, refer to the above details, read more.

2.67

Weighted GPA

Weighted GPAs take into account the difficulty of the coursework whereas unweighted GPAs do not, read more

2.67

Weighted Average Mark

The average of the actual/numerical marks the student achieved in all units of the course of study, see WAM calculation in Paradigm.

95.75

 

D. GRADUATION MESSAGE section

Default message (conditional label) that is dependent on the total credit points achieved by the student in the course of study.

It will display a message as in the screenshot below,

if in the Student Course Enrolment credit points calculation has not reached the required credit points for the course of study

Else, it will display as below,

given that the required credit points for the course of study have been met.

 

 

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Workflow

 

how to Load the Student Academic Summary


NOTE:

If the student summary is already loaded, proceed to the “STEP 2 Load the student’s academic summary.” part of this instruction.

 

STEP 1 Load the student’s record.


1, 2, 3, 4 Go to Student > Search > Enter either the student number or name. > Click Search.

 

INFO:

You can add more filters in searching for a student here. Check the STUDENT SEARCH Form screenshot below for the fields that you can use as a filter when searching for a student record.

 

  

5 Once you’ve found the student, click the blue hyperlink Student Number under the Student No column. This will automatically load the Student Summary page.

 

 

 

STEP 2 Load the student’s academic summary.


6 With the Student Summary page loaded, go to the COURSE ENROLMENTS Form section of the page, click the ACTIONS button on the right of the course record of the student that you want to load the academic summary, and then select Academic Summary.

 

 

7 A page with the following sections will then be displayed:

 

UNITS ENROLLED BY STUDENT

Refer to the Key Terms and Concepts section above for the description of each table column header.

CREDIT POINT SUMMARY

Refer to the description above and their calculations.

GRADUATION MESSAGE

Read more here.

 

 

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