Semester 1 Exam Reults

Call Me Jimmy

Question: if all modules are 5 credits except for one, and that one is 15 credits, does that mean that mark will be weighted 3 times as much in the overall calculation for the year?

Darren1o1

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

Question: if all modules are 5 credits except for one, and that one is 15 credits, does that mean that mark will be weighted 3 times as much in the overall calculation for the year?

Yes, it is a weighted average of the module credit and grading.

Konata

Well done everyone, especially those in final year/masters etc!

Just a wee question - the results are given in percentages yes? How does one calculate an overall? Ie 1st class honours etc. When I was in UCD we got grades ie A+,A,A- etc which each cared a GPA mark. 1st class honours would then be a GPA above 3.61 or whatever. I'm only in 1st year now in DCU but curious as to how it works!

Darren1o1

Konata wrote: »

Well done everyone, especially those in final year/masters etc!

Just a wee question - the results are given in percentages yes? How does one calculate an overall? Ie 1st class honours etc. When I was in UCD we got grades ie A+,A,A- etc which each cared a GPA mark. 1st class honours would then be a GPA above 3.61 or whatever. I'm only in 1st year now in DCU but curious as to how it works!

It depends on your course, since in my masters we do not have a 2.1 and 2.2 just a second class. I thinking it is 70%+ is a first 63-69% is a 2.1, 55-62 is a 2.2, 50-54 is third class and 40-49 is a pass. That's the way my undergrad was in 07 but that may have changed. It will say on the results form mailed out to you.

The marks and standards doc is here http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/pdfs/M&S_version%202011.2.0.pdf

H2G2

Darren1o1 wrote: »

Yes, it is a weighted average of the module credit and grading.

NO.
Sorry but that not technically correct. It depending on the module weighting. Normally most modules have 100 weight associated with them for grade calculation purposes. But in some cases - particularly final year projects, etc can have a higher weight eg 300. Usually these also have a higher credit, but not always. Eg. 5 Vs 20 credits doesn't have to mean 100 Vs 400 weights. Best to check for your specific programme. Some modules like INTRA can be 30 or more credits and have 0 weight for grade calculation purposes.
Gets more confusing in programme's like CA and EC which have module groups in final year and individual modules have credits but no weight, the weighting belongs to the mother module.
Confused yet

carlowboy

Darren1o1 wrote: »

It depends on your course, since in my masters we do not have a 2.1 and 2.2 just a second class. I thinking it is 70%+ is a first 63-69% is a 2.1, 55-62 is a 2.2, 50-54 is third class and 40-49 is a pass. That's the way my undergrad was in 07 but that may have changed. It will say on the results form mailed out to you.

The marks and standards doc is here http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/pdfs/M&S_version%202011.2.0.pdf

It hasn't been like that since you graduated. 70+ is a 1.1, 60-69 is 2.1, 50-59 is 2.2 and 40-49 is 3.0

Darren1o1

carlowboy wrote: »

It hasn't been like that since you graduated. 70+ is a 1.1, 60-69 is 2.1, 50-59 is 2.2 and 40-49 is 3.0

Yeah I think it changed a year after I left. I would have gone up a grade too!!

redout

When are they putting up the pass lists?

Darren1o1

redout wrote: »

When are they putting up the pass lists?

Mine are up in the portal pages

redout

Darren1o1 wrote: »

Mine are up in the portal pages

Whereabouts exactly?

Is the pass lists appearing at the top of your portal page?

I just have student record update, exam results and general dcu news.

Attol

https://www.dcu.ie/results/passlist.php3

I just get told they're not available.

Darren1o1

redout wrote: »

Whereabouts exactly?

Is the pass lists appearing at the top of your portal page?

I just have student record update, exam results and general dcu news.

Mine are under the examination results, which is underneath Examination Timetable. I am master student graduating so I may have it earlier...

Konata

What's a Pass List?

GLaDOS

Passlists aren't available until the end of the year I think? Same way you aren't given a grade until the end of the year.

thecornflake

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Passlists aren't available until the end of the year I think? Same way you aren't given a grade until the end of the year.

True, I do believe all grades are preliminary until the end of year thus a pass list is not available until end of year.

Gunslinger92

Konata wrote: »

What's a Pass List?

Student numbers of the people who got firsts, 2.1s etc are listed, if I remember correctly!