EFTS factors of ACE courses

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Reference table
calculatING EFTS factors of ACE courses
Course length  Learning type  Course EFTS factor  Example
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

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

  • Last changed: 19 November 2009