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New SM Brief and Q&A. Good Morning!. Acronyms AGS Rounds Production and Population Survey Population Survey Population Dos and Don’ts Form and id Production oAGS IDs Processing Processing Procedure Return Dates START (http://start.graduatecareers.com.au). Acronyms.
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New SM Brief and Q&A
Good Morning! • Acronyms • AGS Rounds • Production and Population • Survey Population • Survey Population Dos and Don’ts • Form and id Production • oAGS IDs • Processing • Processing Procedure • Return Dates • START (http://start.graduatecareers.com.au)
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
Production and Population
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 Dos 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 “Order form” for hard-copy forms/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 IDs • oAGS IDs: • CEQ IDs = (GDS + CEQ) • PREQ IDs = (GDS + PREQ) • oCEQ IDs: • oCEQ IDs = (CEQ only) • oPREQ IDs = (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 2011 • Uncoded or partly coded forms • Friday 2 September, 2011 • Completely coded forms • Friday 9 September, 2011 • Completed data file • Friday 16 September, 2011
START Website • Survey Training And Resources Tool • Available to all Survey Managers • URL: http://start.graduatecareers.com.au • New survey managers section for further information