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Survey Manager Information Forum . Melbourne, Day one 28 th June, 2012. Dr Noel Edge Executive Director. Survey Managers’ Information Forum (SMIF) 2012. Noel Edge Executive Director. 2012 SMIF Program. Julie-Ann Pegden ( Curtin ). 2012 SMIF Program (cont’d). Joanne Tyler (Monash )
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Survey Manager Information Forum Melbourne, Day one 28th June, 2012 Dr Noel Edge Executive Director
Survey Managers’ Information Forum (SMIF) 2012 Noel Edge Executive Director
2012 SMIF Program • Julie-Ann Pegden (Curtin)
2012 SMIF Program (cont’d) • Joanne Tyler (Monash) • Phil Aungles (DIISRTE) • Marian Thakur (TEQSA)
GCA News, Changes, etc, … • Release of DIISRTE’s AQHE Report/AGS Review: • Pivotal development for GCA (much more tomorrow!) • Key provisions: • New instruments as from 2014 (AGS13 as per normal): • Centralised administration of three instruments: • UES (revised = current UES + some CEQ?) • GOS (based on current GDS) • Employer Survey (based on GCA’s current GOS?) • Stratified sample based instruments (but possibly hybrid…) • Online and phone instruments • Wide sector consultation • Earlier delivery of data • Possible longitudinal survey (= BGS ?) • Possible separate international onshore/offshore graduates instrument • Tender for central administration body – end of 2012
AQHE Instruments Timetable AGS12 AGS13 ? AGS14 (not proposed at this time, but …)
GCA News, Changes, etc, … • Technology: • New internal servers for increased reliability and data storage capacity/security • New GCA website (including an integrated START site) – increased emphasis on GCA’s web presence with innovations in social media and web site traffic innovations • CEQuery software – addressing technical limitations of CEQuery and planning improved functionality and data dictionary extensions
GCA News, Changes, etc, … (cont’d) • BGS– Beyond Graduation Survey • Follow-up to the AGS conducted three years and five years after course completion • 34 institutions participated in 2011 • Just completed the first 5 years out pilot survey • Increased interest in the BGS: • DIISR (ie before DIISRTE) – 7 and 9 year follow up of PhD graduates • DFaHCSIA (Office of Women) – gender wage gap research
GCA News, Changes, etc, … (cont’d) • GOS – Graduate Outlook Survey • Survey of graduate employers • Addresses recruitment practices, intake numbers, perceptions of candidate quality, etc. • More than 500 employers responded in 2011 • DIISRTE stole our GOS acronym and name! (see AQHE Report)
GCA News, Changes, etc, … (cont’d) • Austrade talks … • Shanghai – career fairs: • 15 Australian universities • 45 graduate employers • GCA introduced to chamber of commerce and alumni groups • Possible site content sharing between Austrade and GCA • Useful link for international graduate survey
GCA News, Changes, etc, … (cont’d) • Changing Focus, Priorities and Organisational Structure : • Increase our engagement level with institutions (institution research, careers services, students, researchers, …) • Increase our strategic initiatives an emphasis on strategy, policy and consultation • Work closely with Higher Education decision makers in government (DIISRTE, TEQSA, …), Universities Australia and other university bodies, NAGCAS and employers to explore strategic directions in both GCA’s Research and Graduate Opportunities (GO) operations • So some changes to our internal organisation structure …
Policy, Strategy and Stakeholder Relations Advisor Bruce G GCA Board Exec.Director Noel E Co. Secretary Graeme B Graduate Careers Australia Ltd General Manager Graeme B Survey Reference Group Line Management Advisory Role Corporate Services Graeme B(General Mgr) Research Operations Darren M (Team Leader) GO Operations Chris M(Sales/MktMgr) GCA Communications Tina H(Comms/Pub’nMgr) • Info. Tech. • Acct’g/Legals • Web Strategies • Hum. Resources • Asset Mgt • Office Admin. • Communications • Publications • Graphic Design • GO Sales • UGO Sales • Elec. Sales • Career Fairs • Sales Reporting • AGS • CEQuery • BGS • GOS • Custom Jobs • Research Dev’t. • Jo O • Isobel H • Leena A • Lisa G • Graeme B • David C • Jessica A • Nadine H • Jo K • Hina K
Research Team Graeme David Bruce Nadine Darren Jessica
GCA’s Survey Reference Group (SRG) Members in 2011... • Prof Joan Cooper – Convenor(University of New South Wales) * • Tim Sealey(Universities Australia) • Phil Aungles, Sam Pietsch, Chris Sainsbury (DEEWR/DIISRTE) • Leone Nurbasari(Australian National University) • Helen Jacob (Deakin University) • David De Bellis(Flinders University) • Prof Phillipa Pattison (University of Melbourne) * • Prof Carole Kayrooz(University of Canberra) * • Justine Fritsch (University of Southern Queensland) • Tanya Tietze(University of the Sunshine Coast) • Robert McCormack (University of Western Australia) • Dr Noel Edge, Bruce Guthrie (GCA) * UA nominee
More than 400 presentations over three days • Dashboards • IE reporting tool • Best practice • Response rates • Declining response rates to student surveys • All respondents to receive incentive • Personalise as much as possible
(cont’d) • Carroll, D. 2011. An analysis of mode effects in the 2010 Course Experience Questionnaire. Journal of Institutional Research, 16 (2), 1–12. • Abstract • Historically, responses to the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) were required to be collected by self-administered paper or online questionnaire to be eligible for official analysis. CEQ responses collected by telephone were excluded from the final analysis file to minimise the potential for bias due to mode effects: systematic variation in responses obtained using different data collection methods. For the 2010 CEQ, however, telephone data collection was permitted to maximise response rates, with responses collected in this manner included in the final analysis file for the first time. In all, nearly ten per cent of all valid responses to the 2010 CEQ were collected by telephone, with institutional use of telephone data collection ranging from 18 to 56 per cent of all responses received for that institution. Using regression and matching methods, this paper seeks to identify mode effects in the 2010 CEQ data that cannot be attributed to compositional differences between the telephone and self-administered respondent samples. Implications for survey practice are also discussed. Best Paper AAIR Conference 2011
The Careers Group – University of London WHAT LONDON GRADUATES do
The Careers Group – University of London (cont’d)WHAT LONDON GRADUATES do
The Careers Group – University of London (cont’d)WHAT LONDON GRADUATES do
The Careers Group – University of London (cont’d)Destinations Interactive
The Careers Group – University of London (cont’d)Destinations Interactive
AGS 2011 Highlights • Core 2011 AGS reports released (or soon to be): • Graduate Destinations • Graduate Salaries • Graduate Course Experience • Postgraduate Destinations • Postgraduate Research Experience • AGS Report • GradStats and GradFiles • 2011 SMIF – Melb • GCA’s centralised data collection service for private providers – 4 institutions • GCA’s telephone data collection service for universities – 4 institutions
2011 Employment Results 1 • Activities of bachelor degree graduates (n=68,205), males (n=26,112) and females (n=42,027), 2011 (%)
2011 Employment Results 2 • Graduates available for full-time employment (n=44,176), males (n=17,671) and females (n=26,459) bachelor graduates, 2011 (%)
2011 Salaries Results 1 • 2011 Graduate Starting Salaries (GSS) • All: $50,000 pa • Males: $52,000 pa • Females: $50,000 pa
2011 CEQ Results 2 CEQ mean percentage agreement by sex, 2011
2011 BGS Results 3 Self-rated employability skills, high/very high, bachelor degree graduates in full-time employment, by broad field of education, 2008 and 2011 (%)
2011 GOS Results 3 Methods used to promote graduate program, by organisation size, 2011 (%)
Career Fairs GCA works closely with University Career Services staff 50,000 copies distributed across 48 campuses – Australia’s largest distribution 10,000+ students registered with GCA’s GO at 2012 career fairs
2012 SMIF • So … welcome All • Informal climate and an opportunity to meet other survey managers and GCA staff - swap tips, information, war stories, make suggestions, … and enjoy
questions? answers suggestions… comments! Cue Cards … coding tips, …