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Graduate Careers Australia Survey Managers Information Forum 2014

Usage of AGS data and the future. Graduate Careers Australia Survey Managers Information Forum 2014. Chandrama Acharya Strategic Planning and Information Division Macquarie University July 2014. AGS Code of Practice and Usage of Data. The data should be

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Graduate Careers Australia Survey Managers Information Forum 2014

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  1. Usage of AGS data and the future Graduate Careers Australia Survey Managers Information Forum 2014 Chandrama Acharya Strategic Planning and Information Division Macquarie University July 2014

  2. AGS Code of Practice and Usage of Data The data should be • used with impartiality, objectivity and integrity. • analysed using methodologically sound and transparent methods. • used and presented in ways that assure the privacy of respondents and confidentiality of their responses. Source: Code of Practice Universities of Australia v8, GCA

  3. Response rate and use of data Raw GDS, CEQ or PREQ data with, or results based on, institutional response rate below 50.0% should not be disclosed or published external to institution. Exceptions(with note on response rate): Federal and State Govt departments and any statutory bodies Professional bodies External auditing bodies Academic researchers GCA

  4. Usage of AGS data • Federal Government • MyUniversity website (public) • Institutional Performance Portfolio (IPP) • Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) • Others • Good University Guide • QS Stars Rating • Universities Australia • University groups • Researchers • Professional bodies (accreditation purposes)

  5. Institutional Use of AGS data Institutional quality assurance and improvement plan to the Commonwealth (Compact) Understanding student experience Teaching Performance Indicator Curriculum enhancement (course performance report, faculty or academic discipline report etc.) Information on Employability Career advice Further study activities (UG/PG conversion, program development ) Marketing

  6. Proposed changes in government surveys CEQ and GDS will be continued till 2014-15 CEQ will cease PREQ ? Graduate Outcome Survey (GOS) - from 2015-16 Employer Satisfaction Survey (ESS) – fourth quarter of 2014 pilot result is out. Main recommendations: further research on developing methodology, items and clusters future ESS be conducted in conjunction with AGS or BGS full census of AGS respondents Source : http://education.gov.au/upholding-quality-quality-indicators-learning-and-teaching

  7. What is ahead.. Changes in Methodology Centralised administration Reliable Cost effective to institution Sample survey, rather than population Effective response rate

  8. Implications for Institutional Reporting Break in the trend due to change in methodology Number of responses by narrow FOE Sub-group analysis by different dimension may not be meaningful, eg Equity group Course level analysis Citizenship Methodology for benchmarking (eg, weighted or ‘adjusted’ score rather simple score ) Implication for employment outcome data Timely return of raw data sets to institutions

  9. Contact Chandrama Acharya Manager, Surveys Chandrama.Acharya@mq.edu.au

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