Everything you need to know but were too afraid to ask!!

Introduction for new SMs

9:00 – 10:00

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/)

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AGS – Australian Graduate Survey◦ GDS – Graduate Destinations Survey◦ CEQ – Course Experience Questionnaire

Acronyms

◦ PREQ – Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire

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

AGS Rounds

Production and Population

Round 1 (October)◦ Includes all students who completed course between

January 1 and June 30

Round 2 (April)◦ Includes all students who completed course between

July 1 and December 31 PREQ◦ Includes all graduants who complete a research-based higher

degree (master degree by research or doctorate by research)

Survey Population

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!)

Survey Population Do’s and Don’ts

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

Form and id production

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)

oAGS id’s

Processing

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

Processing Procedures

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

OR

Uncoded or partly coded forms◦ Friday 7 September, 2012

Completely coded forms◦ Friday 14 September, 2012

Completed data file◦ Friday 21 September, 2012

Return Dates 2011

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

START Website

DIISRTE currently undertaking a review of the AGS

Round tables in Feb

Report released last week

2013 AGS business as usual

AGS Review