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Credit systems
In the United Kingdom, a credit system is used by higher education institutions (HEIs). This system was introduced in 2001 and is now recognised by all HEIs. Some of the purposes of a credit system are to:
- quantify learning outcomes;
- help students transfer between institutions;
- make an objective judgement about a student’s performance.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes are the knowledge, skills and competences a student should acquire from the study programme. They describe what students should know, understand and be able to do after completing their studies. Learning outcomes help students to organise their learning process. Learning outcomes are usually specified for all levels of the study programme and for each course or module.
The learning outcome describes clearly defined skills and competences which a student should acquire through the process of studying in that subject area. The learning outcome is always related to the teaching approach adopted at that level of education: undergraduate, postgraduate, advanced and higher doctoral level studies as well as continuing higher education and life-long learning.
Quality assurance
This fact is well-known in the industry, so I’ll refrain from rehashing it. But what I will say about it is that one of the best ways to make sure you’re getting a good product is to use an agency for quality assurance (QA). The way I see it, there are three common mistakes that lead to poor quality products:
- The client didn’t give enough money for the required service
- The client didn’t have enough money for the required service
- The client had the money but didn’t order a good enough product
ECTS credits
Each course has a number of ECTS credits attached. This indicates the size and workload of a particular course and enables transferability between universities. Each ECTS credit is completed in 25-30 hours of work, so for example a 20-credit module would take 500-600 hours to complete. The scale is as follows:
10 credits – small module
20 credits – typical semester module
30 credits – large semester module or full year module
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Credits are the main criterion used by universities and employers to assess your academic workload. The European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) is therefore a very important asset for your career progression in Europe.
An ECTS credit represents 25 – 30 hours of work. It usually takes 60 ECTS credits to complete one year of full-time study; a Master’s degree programme requires 90 – 120 ECTS credits, which is equivalent to 3 years of full-time study.
You can earn your credits through attendance at lectures, seminars or laboratory sessions, or through independent written work like essays, projects and examinations.