2:1 degree... calculation??

davetid

Hi there,

I've been unsure where to post this but I'm wondering if someone can help me. I want to work out what percentages I need to get a 2:1 in the final year of my 3 year degree.

Year 2 and 3 are weighted evenly at 50% each.

59% = 2:1 classification.

In year 2, I did 5 modules and year 3 there are 6.

Both years are worth 120 credits each. (this may or may not be relevant)

In 2nd year - the total percentage mark when added together is: 277.1%

So far, year 3 percentage mark is - 63% - (from 1 completed module worth 15 credits)

I've been trying to do the math my self, but I'm sturggling. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

silvercar

[STRIKE]2nd year total of 277.1 averages at 55.42 So if that carries equal weight to 3rd year and you need 59% overall, you need 62.58% as an average for the 3rd year.

If all modules are equal weight then they need to add to 62.58 x 6 = 375.48.[/STRIKE]

I would check whether 5 units in yr2 and 6 units in yr 6 really do get equal weight, as that implies that each unit taken in yr2 is more important to your final mark than each unit in yr 3.

Assume you aren't studying maths?

davetid

Thanks for the reply. I don't study maths, English thankfully.

In 2nd year 2 modules were worth 15 credits and 3 worth 30.

Third year... 4 are worth 15... 2 worth 30... does that help? The math clearly confuses me.

silvercar

davetid wrote: »

Thanks for the reply. I don't study maths, English thankfully.

In 2nd year 2 modules were worth 15 credits and 3 worth 30.

Third year... 4 are worth 15... 2 worth 30... does that help? The math clearly confuses me.

That totally changes the calculation!

You can't just add the score in the 5 modules together. You need to tell us what the scores were for the 15 credit units and what were for the 30 credit units.

davetid

I see. Apologies for that. Also, thank you for this help.

Year 2:

Module 1: 30 credits... Total score - 50.7%
Module 2: 15 credits... Total score - 56.7%
Module 3: 15 credits... Total score - 56.7%
Module 4: 30 credits... Total score - 56.7%
Module 5: 30 credits... Total score - 56.3%

Year 3

Module 1: 15 credits... Total score - 59%
Module 2: 15 credits...
Module 3: 30 credits...
Module 4: 30 credits...
Module 5: 15 credits...
Module 6: 15 credits...

davetid

does the info I provided help? (again, much appreciating your help)

agrinnall

Yes, although there's a discrepancy between post #1 and post #5, in 1 you say your Y3 score is 63% but in 5 you say your mark in module 1 was 59%, so you need to clear that up.

Basically what you need to do is multiply the credits for each module by the percentage mark achieved:

So for example, year 2 module 1: 30 credits * 50.7% = 15.21 credits awarded.

For year 1 your total credits awarded was 66.12, which is 55% of the total of 120 credits avaiable.

For year 2 so far, if you got 59% for module 1 that is 8.85 credits.

To get a 2:1 you need to achieve 59% of the total of 240 credits available across both years, which is a figure of 141.6 credits.

You currently have [STRIKE]76.97[/STRIKE] 74.97 credits, so you need another 66.7 credits from the 105 available, which means you need to average [STRIKE]61.6%[/STRIKE] 63.5% in the remaining 5 modules. You can recalculate after each module is marked to see how that figure changes.

As you haven't managed that high a mark at all so far you need to get the books out and start studying hard! Good luck.

silvercar

Agreeing with the method suggested by agrinnall.

year 1 is 66.12 total credits, year 2 unit is 8.85, so total so far is 74.97, so you need another 66.63 from the 105. That means averaging nearly 63.5% in your remaining units.

agrinnall

silvercar wrote: »

Agreeing with the method suggested by agrinnall.

year 1 is 66.12 total credits, year 2 unit is 8.85, so total so far is 74.97, so you need another 66.63 from the 105. That means averaging nearly 63.5% in your remaining units.

Whoops, yes, arithmetical mistake in my post adding 66.12 and 8.85.