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Introduction for new Survey managers Everything you need to know but were too afraid to ask !! EDWINA LINDSAY, GCA. Good Morning!. Acronyms AGS Rounds Production and Population Survey Population Survey Population Do’s and Don’ts Form and id Production GCAID oAGS id’s Processing
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Introduction for new Survey managersEverything you need to know but were too afraid to ask!! EDWINA LINDSAY, GCA
Good Morning! • 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/)
Acronyms • AGS – Australian Graduate Survey • GDS – Graduate Destinations Survey • CEQ – Course Experience Questionnaire • PREQ – Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire
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
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 graduands who complete a research-based higher degree (master degree by research or doctorate by research)
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!)
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
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)
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
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
Return Dates 2014 • Hardcopy forms or uncoded online files • From 18 August to 12 September, 2014 • Completed data file • Friday 19 September, 2014
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