| Up to 40 hours of learner time in total | Tutor contact time and test time Self-directed learning time that has tutorial support available | 0.0015 EFTS units per hour 0.00088 EFTS units per hour | A course of 12 hours, 5 tutor contact hours, 1 hour in a test, and 6 self-directed learning hours - has a course EFTS factor of:
(6 x 0.0015) + (6 x 0.00088) = 0.0143 EFTS units
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| Less than 20 hours of learner time per week (part-time) | Tutor contact time and test time Self-directed learning time that has tutorial support available | 0.0015 EFTS units per hour
0.00088 EFTS units per hour | A course running for six part-time weeks for six hours a week (36 in total), with 12 hours of this involved in self-directed learning - has a course EFTS factor of:
(24 x 0.0015) + (0.00088 x 12) = 0.0466 EFTS units |
| 20 or more hours of learner time per week (full-time), and more than 40 hours total | Tutor contact time and test time
Self-directed learning time that has tutorial support available | 0.0300 EFTS units per week x the percentage that tutor contact time and test time make up of the total learning hours 0.00088 EFTS units per hour
| A course running for four full-time weeks with 100 hours in total, 70 of which relate to tutor contact time - has a course EFTS factor of:
(4x 0.03 x 70%) + (0.00088 x 30) = 0.1104 EFTS units
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