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Introduction for new SMs

Introduction for new SMs. Everything you need to know but were too afraid to ask!!. 9 :00 – 10:00. Good Morning!. Acronyms AGS Rounds Production and Population Survey Population Survey Population Do’s and Don’ts Form and id Production oAGS id’s Processing Processing Procedure

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Introduction for new SMs

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  1. Introduction for new SMs Everything you need to know but were too afraid to ask!! 9:00 – 10:00

  2. Good Morning! • Acronyms • AGS Rounds • Production and Population • Survey Population • Survey Population Do’s and Don’ts • Form and id Production • oAGS id’s • Processing • Processing Procedure • Return Dates • START (url:http://www.graduatecareers.com.au/research/start/)

  3. Acronyms • AGS – Australian Graduate Survey • GDS – Graduate Destinations Survey • CEQ – Course Experience Questionnaire • PREQ – Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire

  4. AGS Rounds • 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

  5. Production and Population

  6. Survey Population • Round 1 (October) • Includes all students who completed course betweenJanuary 1 and June 30 • Round 2 (April) • Includes all students who completed course betweenJuly 1 and December 31 • PREQ • Includes all graduants who complete a research-based higher degree (master degree by research or doctorate by research)

  7. Survey Population Do’s and Don’ts • 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!)

  8. Form and id production • 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

  9. oAGS id’s • 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)

  10. Processing

  11. Processing Procedures • 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

  12. OR • 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

  13. Return Dates 2011 • Uncoded or partly coded forms • Friday 7 September, 2012 • Completely coded forms • Friday 14 September, 2012 • Completed data file • Friday 21 September, 2012

  14. START Website • 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

  15. AGS Review • DIISRTE currently undertaking a review of the AGS • Round tables in Feb • Report released last week • 2013 AGS business as usual

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