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ECTS Calculation Guide

At the University of Zakho, ECTS credits for modules are calculated based on student workload hours divided into three categories: (1) contact hours and study time, (2) assignments, and (3) assessment and exam preparation. Each category contains various sections that are assigned hours which are multiplied by weights and summed to calculate total hours. The total hours from all categories are then divided by 25, as each ECTS credit corresponds to 25 hours, to determine the ECTS credits for a given module. An example calculation is provided for a Linear Algebra module to demonstrate this process.

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ECTS Calculation Guide

At the University of Zakho, ECTS credits for modules are calculated based on student workload hours divided into three categories: (1) contact hours and study time, (2) assignments, and (3) assessment and exam preparation. Each category contains various sections that are assigned hours which are multiplied by weights and summed to calculate total hours. The total hours from all categories are then divided by 25, as each ECTS credit corresponds to 25 hours, to determine the ECTS credits for a given module. An example calculation is provided for a Linear Algebra module to demonstrate this process.

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ECTS Calculation
At University of Zakho the ECTS for any module can be calculated based on hours that can be performed by students as a
Student WorkLoad (SWL). This is categorized by three main categories: Contact hours and study time(1), Assignments (2),
and Assessment & Exam Preparation(3) (Figure 2).

Figure 2: Calculation of ECTS based on three categories

Contact hours and study time

This category includes several sections that can be considered for calculation of ECTS. They are:

Module Hours (Per-Week)


Laboratory (Per-Week)
Tutorial (Per-Week)
Presentations or Seminar (Per-Semester)
Field Work (Per-Semester)
Self-Study (Preparation) (Per-Week)
Other (Per-Semester)

Each section has it is own required time that is going to be multiplied by a weight in order to calculate the total hours that
students need to spend within this category. An Example is shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3: Example of contact hours for a module with grades

Assignments

This category also includes some other section as (Figure 4):

Homework
Assignments
Project
Report

Figure 4: Example of Assignments for a module with grades

Assessment & Exam Preperation

This has three main sections (Figure 5). Ther are:

Quizzes
Mid-term Exam
Final Exam

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Figure 5: Example of Assignments for a module with grades

Therefore, the total calulated hours in all categories will be summed-up and then divided by 25 (as each ECTS corresponds to
25 hours). Doing this, the ECTS of a module will be known.

Below is an example of calculating ECTS for a Linear Algebra module (Figure 5).

Figure 6: Example of Calculating ECTS for a Linear Algebra module with grades

For more information visit the University of Zakho

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