Transcript Introduction for new SMs - Graduate Careers Australia

Everything you need to know but were too afraid to ask!!
9:00 – 10:00
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Acronyms
AGS Rounds
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Production and Population
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Survey Population
Survey Population Do’s and Don’ts
Form and id Production
oAGS id’s
Processing
◦ Processing Procedure
◦ Return Dates
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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
◦ PREQ – Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire
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2 rounds every survey
“Financial year”
Round 1
◦ October (mid year completions)
 Reference date: October 31
 Commencement date: October 1
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Round 2
◦ April (end of year completions)
 Reference date: April 30
 Commencement date: April 1
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Round 1 (October)
◦ Includes all students who completed course between
January 1 and June 30
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Round 2 (April)
◦ Includes all students who completed course between
July 1 and December 31
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PREQ
◦ Includes all graduants who complete a research-based higher
degree (master degree by research or doctorate by research)
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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
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DON’T include
◦ Off-shore graduands – people who studied at a campus
outside Australia
◦ Deceased graduands (this one is rare!)
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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
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oAGS id’s:
◦ CEQ id’s = (GDS + CEQ)
◦ PREQ id’s = (GDS + PREQ)
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oCEQ id’s:
◦ oCEQ id’s = (CEQ only)
◦ oPREQ id’s = (PREQ only)
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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
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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
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Uncoded or partly coded forms
◦ Friday 7 September, 2012
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Completely coded forms
◦ Friday 14 September, 2012
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Completed data file
◦ Friday 21 September, 2012
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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
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DIISRTE currently undertaking a review of the AGS
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Round tables in Feb
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Report released last week
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2013 AGS business as usual