INTRODUCTION FOR NEW SURVEY MANAGERSE V E RY T H I N G YO U N E E D T O K N O W B U T W E R E T O O A F R A I D T O A S K ! !

E D W I N A L I N D S AY , G C A

2

Acronyms AGS Rounds

Production and Population Survey Population Survey Population Do’s and Don’ts Form and id Production GCAID oAGS id’s

Processing Processing Procedure Return Dates

START (url:http://www.graduatecareers.com.au/research/start/)

GOOD MORNING!

3

AGS – Australian Graduate Survey GDS – Graduate Destinations Survey CEQ – Course Experience Questionnaire

◦ PREQ – Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire

ACRONYMS

4

2 rounds every survey “Financial year” Round 1 October (mid year completions)

Reference date: October 31 Commencement date: October 1

Round 2 April (end of year completions)

Reference date: April 30 Commencement date: April 1

AGS ROUNDS

5

PRODUCTION AND POPULATION

6

Round 1 (October) Includes all students who completed course between

January 1 and June 30

Round 2 (April) Includes all students who completed course between

July 1 and December 31

PREQ Includes all graduands who complete a research-based higher degree (master

degree by research or doctorate by research)

SURVEY POPULATION

7

DO include Course completers/graduands continuing to honours Graduands completing assoc degrees or diplomas Domestic or internationals who are situated off-shore but studied at an

Australian campus via distance education

DON’T include Off-shore graduands – people who studied at a campus outside Australia Deceased graduands (this one is rare!)

SURVEY POPULATION DO’S AND DON’TS

8

• GCA send out an “Order form” for hard-copy forms and ids

• SM send orders to GCA

• GCA create the artwork for the hard copy forms

• GCA send proof work to SM for checking

• SM approves forms

• GCA sign off on art work

• GCA send printed forms or pdf art work to SM

FORM AND ID PRODUCTION

9

GCAID

10

oAGS id’s: CEQ id’s = (GDS + CEQ) PREQ id’s = (GDS + PREQ)

oCEQ id’s: oCEQ id’s = (CEQ only) oPREQ id’s = (PREQ only)

OAGS ID’S

11

PROCESSING

12

• Collate returned hard-copy forms

• Download oAGS responses

• Code all responses

• Either scan or data enter all responses

• Finalise data file for return to GCA

• GCA process and finalise data file

• Data file checked by SM

• National data file compiled

PROCESSING PROCEDURES

13

• Collate returned hard-copy forms

• Return forms to GCA

• GCA download AGS responses

• GCA code all responses

• GCA scan all responses

• GCA process and finalise data file

• Data file checked by SM

• National data file compiled

OR

14

RETURN DATES 2014• Hardcopy forms or uncoded online files

From 18 August to 12 September, 2014

• Completed data fileFriday 19 September, 2014

15

• Survey Training and Resources Tool

• Available to all Survey Managers

• URL: http://www.graduatecareers.com.au/research/start/

• New Survey Managers section for further information

START WEBSITE

16

QUESTIONS?