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module credits

  • 23-03-2008 12:54pm
    #1
    pilot1087
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 304 ✭✭


    Hey Guys,

    I'm in final year and I'm not exactly sure how the module credit system works when all the results are in... i.e. for my average.

    Say if I get 70% in a 10 credit module and 60% in a 5 credit module... to get my average do I just add the 60 to the 70 and divide by 3.... or by 2??

    Thanks for any help.


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  • #2
    GavMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,930 ✭✭✭GavMan


    pilot1087 wrote: »
    Hey Guys,

    I'm in final year and I'm not exactly sure how the module credit system works when all the results are in... i.e. for my average.

    Say if I get 70% in a 10 credit module and 60% in a 5 credit module... to get my average do I just add the 60 to the 70 and divide by 3.... or by 2??

    Thanks for any help.

    Its pretty convoluted but this is how i work it.
    • There are 60 credits per year
    • So, put the credits that the module is worth on top of the 60
    • Then divide 60 into your result and multiply it by whatever the module was worth
    • So for example, for a 10 credit module you get 60% in, divide it by 60 and multiply by 10
    • Then do that for all your modules and add the resulting calculations together and this is the average


  • #3
    cognos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 131 ✭✭cognos


    this *may* work: if you get 50 percent in a 10 credit module, and everything else is 5 credits just count the 50 twice in your calculations. like if you had 2 modules, a 5 crediter in which you got 80 and the 10 crediter you got 50 in then the average would be (50+50+80)/3


  • #4
    H2G2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭H2G2


    That’s not the full story, you are forgetting about the module weighting system. Remember some modules get a higher weighting than others and this is not always reflected in the ECTS credit system. For an accurate answer for your degree programme, don’t just rely on a simplistic ECTS calculation, ask your Faculty Administrator and they will give you the correct formula. It may vary for related programmes even within a school, so its always best to check.


  • #5
    aoife000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 150 ✭✭aoife000


    cognos wrote: »
    this *may* work: if you get 50 percent in a 10 credit module, and everything else is 5 credits just count the 50 twice in your calculations. like if you had 2 modules, a 5 crediter in which you got 80 and the 10 crediter you got 50 in then the average would be (50+50+80)/3

    OP - This is spot on, and worked for me :D


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