Calculation of EFTSU in the Enrolments Statistics Snapshot

The specific case of calculation of EFTSU for unit attempts in research units is described in the Research Subsystem. The splitting of the calculated EFTSU, by responsible organisational unit, is described below.

The process which calculates the EFTSU value of each component of a unit attempt, represented by an individual record in the Enrolments Statistics Snapshot, is described below. The methods by which other derived values in that snapshot are determined are described in Derivation of Values in the Government Statistics Process.

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The EFTSU calculation described below determines the student load for a unit of study or part of a unit of study for a particular stage of a particular course for a particular academic organisational unit and discipline group combination, as prescribed by DEST. In Callista, EFTSU is calculated for each record in the enrolment statistics snapshot.

Form labels (e.g. ENRF3000) indicate locations where data could be checked.

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The process which calculates the EFTSU of a student unit attempt:

• determines the annual load figure to be used in calculating the EFTSU values for student unit attempt records within a particular student course attempt by:
• if the unit version is explicitly linked to a course annual load record, the load recorded for that record is used (CRSF1210 > CRSF12C0), or else,
• if the course annual load structure contains entries for the course (CRSF1210 > CRSF12C0);
• for each passed unit attempt,the number of credit points for units which the student had passed, at the point in time (census date) the unit was studied, is totalled and
• the resulting figure is compared to the course annual load values (CRSF12C0) to determine which year of the course the student was undertaking and
• the annual load figure for the year of the course in which each unit was studied is used, or else,
• if annual load is standard across all years of a course, standard annual load for the course version is used (CRSF1210)
• calculates the credit point load for the student unit attempt/load calendar instance combination by:
• using the override credit points if set for the student unit attempt (ENRF3000), or otherwise,
• using the enrolled credit points for the unit version (CRSF2210)

and either

• apportioning this load according to the unit load apportionment for the unit attempt, where specified (ENRF01K0) or else
• apportioning the load according to the default load apportionment details for the relevant teaching period (ENRF01K0)
• calculates an EFTSU figure for each student unit attempt/load calendar instance combination by dividing the credit point load by the annual load figure
• splits the EFTSU figure for each student unit attempt/load calendar instance combination according to the teaching responsibility apportionments (CRSF2210 > CRSF2220 or CRSF2520) and the unit discipline apportionments (CRSF2210 > CRSF2230) of the unit version/unit offering option.
  (Note that the EFTSU figure for research units is split according to the organisational unit(s) of the research supervisor(s) rather than teaching responsibilities.)

That is, EFTSU is calculated for each unique combination of load calendar, student, course attempt, unit attempt, teaching calendar, teaching responsibility organisational unit and discipline group in the enrolments statistics snapshot.

For example:

Unit ABC123 has an EFTSU value of 12 against a standard annual load of 96.
The unit is taught 33% by the faculty of arts and 67% by the faculty of education.
This unit is 50% in the discipline group 'arts' and 50% in the discipline group 'education'.

The calculation would be performed as follows:

12 / 96 => 0.125

*0.33 => 0.04125

* .50 => 0.020625 - (arts/arts)
* .50 => 0.020625 - (arts/education)

* 0.67 => 0.08375

* .50 => 0.041875 - (education/arts)
* .50 => 0.041875 - (education/education)

Updated 11 March 2002