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Post Graduation Plans

Post Graduation Plans. Sara Lazenby , sllazenby@wisc.edu Jocelyn Milner, jlmilner@wisc.edu Academic Planning and Analysis, February 2012. Post Graduation Plans What is the Post Graduation Plans Questionnaire?.

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Post Graduation Plans

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  1. Post Graduation Plans Sara Lazenby, sllazenby@wisc.edu Jocelyn Milner, jlmilner@wisc.edu Academic Planning and Analysis, February 2012

  2. Post Graduation Plans What is the Post Graduation Plans Questionnaire? • Started in 2008-09 (with December 2008 graduates). The survey has evolved since that point. • Meets VSA/College Portrait reporting requirements and potentially meets federal reporting requirements. • An e-mail request is sent near the end of the fall or spring semester to students who intend to graduate. • Survey is available via a portlet in the MyUW portal. • Asks questions regarding future plans and a self-assessment of learning outcomes. • Results tabulated after degrees are posted (October), responses may be matched to degree recipients. • Summary reports available by late fall. Special reports are available by request. Data is also available through the Data Warehouse/InfoAccess.

  3. Post Graduation Plans – Campus Summary Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 Bachelor’s Degree Recipients What is most likely to be your principal activity/activities after graduation? (Unduplicated) If employment selected, which best describes your plans at this time? Have accepted a position Work Full-Time Considering one or more offers Work Part-Time Graduate School Full-Time Currently searching for a position Other Will begin searching for a position after graduation Other includes: graduate school part-time, additional coursework, military service, volunteering, and unspecified activities. Based on 1,810 responses (31% response rate) Do you have a valid passport? Yes, from the United States Do you plan to work in Wisconsin after graduation? Yes, from another country Yes Undecided No No Based on 1,723 responses (30% response rate) Based on 1099 responses (92% response rate among those with work as their primary activity) SL, Academic Planning and Analysis, 8/11 Source: Post Graduation Plans Questionnaire Responses)

  4. Post Graduation Plans – Essential Learning Outcomes Questions about learning • Eighteen questions that provide a self-assessment at graduation, that maps to the essential learning outcomes at UW-Madison. • Respondents asked to assess their ability upon entering UW-Madison and at graduation. • Results are tabulated as the non-null average for each question • Added December 2010

  5. Post Graduation Plans – Essential Learning Outcomes

  6. Post Graduation Plans – Essential Learning Outcomes

  7. Post Graduation Plans – ALL GRADUATES “How able were/are you to …” SL, Academic Planning and Analysis, 8/11 Scale: 1 –Not at all, 2 –A little, 3 –Somewhat, 4 –Very, 5 –Extremely Responses sorted clockwise from the question with the highest response score at graduation for all UW-Madison students. Based on 2,077 to 2,115 responses, depending on question.

  8. Majors with at least 50 responses to question about plans after graduation • Biology • Business: Finance, Investment, and Banking • Economics • English • History • International Studies • Journalism • Mechanical Engineering • Nursing • Political Science • Psychology • Spanish SL, Academic Planning and Analysis, 8/11

  9. Post Graduation Plans – BIOLOGY MAJORSFall 2010 and Spring 2011 Bachelor’s Degree Recipients What is most likely to be your principal activity/activities after graduation? (Unduplicated) If employment selected, which best describes your plans at this time? Have accepted a position Work Full-Time Considering one or more offers Work Part-Time Graduate School Full-Time Currently searching for a position Other Will begin searching for a position after graduation Other includes: graduate school part-time, additional coursework, military service, volunteering, and unspecified activities. Based on 112 responses (29% response rate) “Do you have a valid passport?” Yes, from the United States Do you plan to work in Wisconsin after graduation? Yes, from another country Yes Undecided No No Based on 108 responses (28% response rate) Based on 36 responses (88% response rate among those with work as their primary activity) SL, Academic Planning and Analysis, 8/11 Source: Post Graduation Plans Questionnaire Responses)

  10. Post Graduation Plans – ENGLISH MAJORSFall 2010 and Spring 2011 Bachelor’s Degree Recipients What is most likely to be your principal activity/activities after graduation? (Unduplicated) If employment selected, which best describes your plans at this time? Have accepted a position Work Full-Time Considering one or more offers Work Part-Time Graduate School Full-Time Currently searching for a position Other Will begin searching for a position after graduation Other includes: graduate school part-time, additional coursework, military service, volunteering, and unspecified activities. Based on 69 responses (31% response rate) “Do you have a valid passport?” Yes, from the United States Do you plan to work in Wisconsin after graduation? Yes, from another country Yes Undecided No No Based on 67 responses (30% response rate) Based on 35 responses (88% response rate among those with work as their primary activity) SL, Academic Planning and Analysis, 8/11 Source: Post Graduation Plans Questionnaire Responses)

  11. Post Graduation Plans – BIOLOGY MAJORS “How able were/are you to …” SL, Academic Planning and Analysis, 8/11 Scale: 1 –Not at all, 2 –A little, 3 –Somewhat, 4 –Very, 5 –Extremely Responses sorted clockwise from the question with the highest response score at graduation for all UW-Madison students. Based on 104 to 107 responses, depending on question.

  12. Post Graduation Plans – ENGLISH MAJORS “How able were/are you to …” SL, Academic Planning and Analysis, 8/11 Scale: 1 –Not at all, 2 –A little, 3 –Somewhat, 4 –Very, 5 –Extremely Responses sorted clockwise from the question with the highest response score at graduation for all UW-Madison students. Based on 63 to 66 responses, depending on question.

  13. Post Graduation Plans – Targeted Minorities “How able were/are you to …” SL, Academic Planning and Analysis, 2/12 Scale: 1 –Not at all, 2 –A little, 3 –Somewhat, 4 –Very, 5 –Extremely Responses sorted clockwise from the question with the highest response score at graduation for all UW-Madison students. Based on 106 to 116 responses, depending on question.

  14. Post Graduation Plans – Transfer-Starts “How able were/are you to …” SL, Academic Planning and Analysis, 2/12 Scale: 1 –Not at all, 2 –A little, 3 –Somewhat, 4 –Very, 5 –Extremely Responses sorted clockwise from the question with the highest response score at graduation for all UW-Madison students. Based on 377 to 388 responses, depending on question.

  15. Post Graduation Plans – at Graduation “How able were/are you to …” (Transfers and Freshmen Starts) SL, Academic Planning and Analysis, 2/12 Scale: 1 –Not at all, 2 –A little, 3 –Somewhat, 4 –Very, 5 –Extremely Responses sorted clockwise from the question with the highest response score at graduation for all UW-Madison students. Based on 377 to 388 and 1699-1732 responses, depending on question.

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