Honours Degree Scheme:
Where a student has met all of the requirements for award, an indicator score will be
calculated. This indicator score will be used to determine the student’s degree classification.
The indicator score will be derived from the best 220 credits at Levels 5 and 6, i.e. the module
with the lowest mark, whether it be at Level 5 or Level 6, will be disregarded. Where that
module has a credit volume of more than 20 credits, for the purpose of calculating the award
the mark will be used but with a reduced credit volume. E.g. where that module is a 40-credit
module, the mark shall be used but the module shall be regarded as a 20 credit module.
Where there are two or more modules with a joint lowest mark, and those modules are at both
Levels 5 and 6, the Level 6 module shall be disregarded.
Of the best 220 credits, module marks at Level 5 will be weighted one third, and module
marks at Level 6 will be weighted two thirds. Marks will be also weighted according to module
credit volume, such that:
Indicator Score =
1/3 x sum (L5 module mark * credit volume of that module) / sum (level 5 credit volume)
+ 2/3 x sum (L6 module mark * credit volume of that module) / sum (level 6 credit volume)
| Indicator Score | Classification |
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
| 70 – 100 | 1st Class Honours (1) |
| 60 – 69 | 2nd Class Honours Upper Division (2:i) |
| 50 – 59 | 2nd Class Honours Lower Division (2:ii) |
| 40 – 49 | 3rd Class Honours (3) |
My Modules and Marks:
| Module Name | Module Code | Level | Credits | Mark |
|------------------------------------------|-------------|-------|---------|------|
| Object Oriented Programming | 5COSC019W | 5 | 20 | 50 |
| Database Systems | 5COSC020W | 5 | 20 | 40 |
| Software Development Group Project | 5COSC021W | 5 | 20 | 42 |
| Client-Server Architectures | 5COSC022W | 5 | 20 | 40 |
| Server-Side Web Development | 5COSC024W | 5 | 20 | 62 |
| Advanced Client-Side Development | 5COSC026W | 5 | 20 | 40 |
| Cyber Security | 6COSC019W | 6 | 20 | 65 |
| Applied AI | 6COSC020W | 6 | 20 | 79.5 |
| Advanced Server-Side Web Programming | 6COSC022W | 6 | 20 | 83.4 |
| Computer Science Final Project | 6COSC023W | 6 | 40 | 64.85|
| Operational Research and Optimisation | 6DATA005W | 6 | 20 | 76.2 |
And ChatGPT calculated this:
To calculate your Honours Degree Score and Class, we'll follow the steps outlined in the scheme:
1. Disregard the module with the lowest mark at either Level 5 or Level 6.
2. If the module with the lowest mark has more than 20 credits, consider it as a 20-credit module for calculation purposes.
3. Calculate the weighted sum of module marks for Level 5 and Level 6 separately.
4. Apply the weighting scheme: one-third for Level 5 modules and two-thirds for Level 6 modules.
5. Compute the Indicator Score.
6. Determine the degree classification based on the Indicator Score.
Let's proceed with the calculation:
### Step 1: Disregard the lowest module mark
The module with the lowest mark at Level 5 is "Database Systems" with a mark of 40.
### Step 2: Calculate weighted sum of module marks
#### Level 5:
- Object Oriented Programming: \(50 \times 20 = 1000\)
- Software Development Group Project: \(42 \times 20 = 840\)
- Client-Server Architectures: \(40 \times 20 = 800\)
- Server-Side Web Development: \(62 \times 20 = 1240\)
- Advanced Client-Side Development: \(40 \times 20 = 800\)
Total Level 5 weighted sum: \(1000 + 840 + 800 + 1240 + 800 = 4680\)
#### Level 6:
- Cyber Security: \(65 \times 20 = 1300\)
- Applied AI: \(79.5 \times 20 = 1590\)
- Advanced Server-Side Web Programming: \(83.4 \times 20 = 1668\)
- Computer Science Final Project: \(64.85 \times 20 = 1297\)
- Operational Research and Optimisation: \(76.2 \times 20 = 1524\)
Total Level 6 weighted sum: \(1300 + 1590 + 1668 + 1297 + 1524 = 8379\)
### Step 3: Calculate Indicator Score
Total Level 5 credit volume: \(20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 = 100\)
Total Level 6 credit volume: \(20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 = 100\)
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### Step 4: Determine Degree Classification
Based on the provided classification table:
- \(70 – 100\): **1st Class Honours (1)**
- \(60 – 69\): **2nd Class Honours Upper Division (2:i)**
- \(50 – 59\): **2nd Class Honours Lower Division (2:ii)**
- \(40 – 49\): **3rd Class Honours (3)**
Since your Indicator Score falls between \(70\) and \(100\), your degree classification is **1st Class Honours (1)**.
Congratulations! You've earned a First-Class Honours degree classification.
All I need to know is that, did ChatGPT nail the calculations?