Elektroniese program-impak studie onder alumni studente van die SVOBB SKOOL vir OPENBARE BESTUUR EN BEPLANNING Fanie Cloete & babette Rabie MET SPESIALE DANK AAN FINLO

Agtergrond tot die studie Doelwit ‘n Meningsopname onder Alumni studente om die inhoud en impak van die OOB programme te toets op ‘n koste- effektiewe, tyd-besparende wyse Om te voldoen aan ‘HEQC’ vereistes, “evidence-based” evaluering, Visie 2012, die US Beleid vir Onderrig en Leer Toets die relevansie van programme en modules vir persoonlike ontwikkeling en langtermyn professionele loopbane van alumni vir beter resultate

Vraelys 21 gestruktureerde en oop vrae. Opinies van Alumni studente oor: toepaslikheid van die studieprogram vir persoonlike ontwikkeling en benodigde vaardighede vir werksplek toepaslikheid en tyd-allokasie van spesifieke modules mededingende voorsprong verleen deur die programme en modules Omskep in web-gebasseerde formaat, aangebring op die US se webruimte met e-pos skakel na die web-blad

Questions posed (1) In which one of the following sectors are you currently employed? At what level in the organisation are you currently employed? In what year did you complete your studies at our School? What qualifications did you received from the School of Public Management and Planning? How significant do you rate the contribution of your study programme at the School to your general education? How significant do you rate the contribution of your study programme at the School to your professional career skills? How relevant were the following academic topics that you studied at the School for your general education? How relevant were the various academic topics that you studied at the School for your current career?

Questions posed (2) To what extent have you used the insights/knowledge/skills gained in the following academic topics in your career thus far? How should the following academic topics be treated in our curriculum in future in order to improve the skills/careers of our students? How is the School regarded in your work environment compared to similar academic departments at the following other universities? To what extent did your qualification(s) from the School give you a competitive advantage in respect of other candidates for your current job? If you could start your academic studies all over again, would you make the same choices again? Explain. If you were in a position to change anything to the curriculum of the programme that you followed, what would you like to change? Any other comments/advice/recommendations that you would like to give?

Steekproef 2965 alumni studente se kontakbesonderhede verkry van Alumni kantoor (gratis) 495 e-pos adresse Eerste e-pos in Oktober 2006, opvolg e-pos in Januarie 2007, laaste e-pos Maar 2007 77 response gekry na eerste versending, in totaal 84 na derde e-pos

Results (demography)

Results (demography)

Results (year of study and qualification)

Results (examples of questions and scales)

Resultate (interessante oop kommentaar) Meeste respondente blyk tevrede te wees met die impak van die programme op hul persoonlike ontwikkeling en werksvaardighede Vrae oor geldigheid van steekproef Voorstelle sluit in: Meer praktiese vaardigheidsontwikkeling (bv ekonomiese regeerkunde /’governance’, projekbestuur en menslike hulpbronbestuur)

Gevolgtrekkings E-pos Vraelys Data Goedkoop, vinnig, koste-effektief, globaal. 16% terugvoerkoers laag, maar kan verbeter (groter gebruik) Effektiewe steekproef grootte onbekend Vraelys Doen ‘n volledige “pilot” studie, ook tov trek van data Hersien vrae om dubbelsinnigheid uit te skakel Programme het oor tyd verander, skep verwarring in response. Data moet in ooreenstemming met jaar van studie ontleed word Data “Compatibility” van databasis met statistiese ontledings prog’e Kodering van data

Moontlike verbeteringe Loodstudie om navorsingsgeldigheid te verseker Stuur e-pos wat gewilligheid van persone toets om aan studie deel te neem = definitiewe steekproef Veralgemeenbaarheid van die bevindinge tans onder verdenking Hersien vraelys, verwyder dubbelsinnigheid Vraelys ook in Afrikaans beskikbaar stel Beter kodering vir makliker verwerking van data Lyk na mees koste-effektiewe metode sover vir alumni opvolgstudie van hierdie aard