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 into a course of study; and
The student has been enrolled into 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 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
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Status	The current status code for the unit of Study	Completed Enrolled Exempt Withdrawn Failed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	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

Field Name	Brief Description	Sample Data
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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How to load the Student Academic Summary

HOW TO Load the Student Academic Summary

NOTE: If the student summary is already loaded, proceed to “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 filter in 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.