INTRODUCTION FOR NEW SURVEY MANAGERS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW BUT WERE TOO AFRAID TO ASK!! EDWINA LINDSAY, GCA

2  Acronyms  AGS Rounds Production and Population  Survey Population  Survey Population Do’s and Don’ts  Form and id Production  GCAID  oAGS id’s Processing  Processing Procedure  Return Dates START (url: GOOD MORNING!

3 AGS – Australian Graduate Survey  GDS – Graduate Destinations Survey  CEQ – Course Experience Questionnaire ◦ PREQ – Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire ACRONYMS

4 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

5 PRODUCTION AND POPULATION

6 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 graduands who complete a research-based higher degree (master degree by research or doctorate by research) SURVEY POPULATION

7 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

8 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

9 GCAID

10 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

11 PROCESSING

12 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

13 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

14 RETURN DATES 2014 Hardcopy forms or uncoded online files From 18 August to 12 September, 2014 Completed data file Friday 19 September, 2014

15 Survey Training and Resources Tool Available to all Survey Managers URL: New Survey Managers section for further information START WEBSITE

16 QUESTIONS?