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waggle (here)
Aug 22, 2014 11:08
9 yrs ago
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English term

credit

English Tech/Engineering Engineering: Industrial Aftertreatment System Fundamentals
This course qualifies for 20 AG/TURF/GOLF EDUCATE Credits.


thanks for your help with this term, some synonym or else
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5 +2 credit / unit / course credit
4 +1 point / token
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Non-PRO (2): Tony M, Yvonne Gallagher

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11 mins
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credit / unit / course credit

This term is used in educational institutions, it is a unit that gives weight to the requirements of an academic course taken.
Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Course_credit

Peer comment(s):
agree Takeshi MIYAHARA
1 hr
Thank you!
neutral Yvonne Gallagher : not "unit"
1 hr
To quote Wikipedia on this matter: "Course credit = often credit hour, or just credit or "unit"." To be honest, I've never heard or used "unit" either, but as it is kind of a measurement unit, I felt it might be a proper use in this context as well.
agree GILLES MEUNIER
11 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
10 mins

point / token

In many education systems, you can obtain a higher qualification gradually, over some period of time, by collecting 'credits' if you successfully complete a number of small 'course modules'; by collecting these 'credits', you can eventually get enough to earn you major qualification, like say a degree, etc.

These 'credits' are abbit like the tokens used in certain kinds of gambling, where at the end of your play, you can exchange them for real money; also, a bit like the KudoZ points system on here!
Peer comment(s):
neutral Yvonne Gallagher : yes, to explanation but "point/token" not synonyms for "credit"
1 hr
Not close synonyms, no — but I was trying to give Asker as wide as possible an over view of the general idea.
agree Tina Vonhof (X) : Good explanation and in some countries they are indeed called (study) points.
3 hrs
Thanks, Tina! Yes, I felt it was probably the expalantion that was going to be most important here.
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