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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/)
Good Morning!
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