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
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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!
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AGS – Australian Graduate Survey GDS – Graduate Destinations Survey CEQ – Course Experience Questionnaire
◦ PREQ – Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire
ACRONYMS
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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
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PRODUCTION AND POPULATION
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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
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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
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• 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
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GCAID
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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
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PROCESSING
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• 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
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• 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
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RETURN DATES 2014• Hardcopy forms or uncoded online files
From 18 August to 12 September, 2014
• Completed data fileFriday 19 September, 2014
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• 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
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QUESTIONS?