Description
Sum source*factor and return awarded-converted residual.
Education credit bookkeeping depends on conversion factors, overlap, prior recognition, caps and prerequisite assertions. Contact hours and recognized credits are different quantities; a numerical equivalence or waiver flag does not establish accreditation or authority to award a qualification.
Sum source*factor and return awarded-converted residual.
When to use this tool
Use Recognition Credit Unit Residual when checking the stated credit, overlap, rounding or prerequisite convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter recognizedSourceCredits, sourceToTargetFactors, awardedTargetCredits. Follow any array-alignment requirements below. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read convertedCredits, residual. Use the output convention below.
Require aligned nonnegative source-credit values and positive conversion factors, plus nonnegative awarded target credits. Sum source*factor and return awarded-converted residual.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| recognizedSourceCredits | Recognized Source Credits | Required. Array of finite number; minimum 0; maximum items 256. |
| sourceToTargetFactors | Positive target credits per source credit, aligned to source-credit entries. | Required. Array of finite number; maximum items 256. |
| awardedTargetCredits | Awarded Target Credits | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| convertedCredits | Converted Credits | Required. Finite number. |
| residual | Signed supplied/calculated difference in the direction specified above. | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"recognizedSourceCredits": [
2,
3
],
"sourceToTargetFactors": [
1,
2
],
"awardedTargetCredits": 7
},
"output": {
"convertedCredits": 8,
"residual": -1
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Factors are target credits per source credit; no accreditation, curriculum equivalence or actual recognition decision is verified.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Consult the institution’s current recognition and qualification rules and verified completion/evidence records for actual credit decisions.
References
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