GCA Reporting Feedback

1:30-2:15

Preliminary Tables A & B and frequencies for checking during data submission

Tables A-J◦ Careers advisers (plus employer names file, etc.)

National Distribution Files (AGS+CEQ and AGS+PREQ)

CEQ tables AGS reports

GCA Reporting Feedback 1

Preliminary Tables A & B and frequencies for checking during data submission

Table A: all graduates in chosen cohort, all destinations (activities), based on the DEST variable.

Table B: all graduates in chosen cohort available for full-time employment, based on the AVAILFT2 variable.

Checking 1

Checking preliminary Tables A and B and frequencies

Frequencies sent◦ All cleaned frequencies◦ Key variables (to simplify

checking)◦ CEQ output (incl. counts of

valid CEQ cases) Output checking

instructions

Checking 2

Data checks: possible data entry errors out-of-range codes mis-codes (eg., when no value label appears in the

table) variables where all values are missing, (shows

“Missing” in the Valid Percent column) errors in data downloaded from sources such as

student records duplicated records (identified via GCAID)

Checking 3

Check overall logic e.g.,

fields of education: are all the fields listed valid for your institution?

levels of award: does the split of qualifications appear reasonable based on your survey population and the qualifications available from your institution?

sex, age, ATSI, NESB, fee-paying questions, etc., – does the distribution appear reasonable based on your particular student profile. (e.g., numbers of older students, numbers of fee-paying students etc.)

Checking 4

Do the destinations figures in Tables A and B reflect your expectations – do they differ notably from your previous year’s figures, for example (without good reason).

Checking 5

Finalised GDS results ◦ Tables A & B◦ Table C (state breakdown version of Table A)◦ Table D (state breakdown version of Table B)◦ Tables A-D have 16 sub-tables◦ Tables E-J feature national, state and institutional results for

overall destinations, employment and salaries (varying breakdowns)

Tables A-J also sent to Heads of Careers Services◦ SMs advised

Tables A-J

Careers Advisers also get cut-down data files showing◦ Employment-related (incl. job search) details and employer

names◦ Further study details◦ Spreadsheets with value labels rather than codes◦ Careers advisers analyse and make lists by sorting

Will discuss how careers advisers use GDS data tomorrow.

Careers Advisers

GDS+CEQ file◦ PREQ data excluded◦ CEQ/PREQ comments excluded◦ Employer name excluded

GDS+PREQ files Basic file – institution code deleted along with variables

that might identify an institution (such as GCAID, postcodes, raw responses, comments, CEQ, options, employer name, further study institution)

SPSS, SAS, Excel, tab del

National Distribution Files

Made available as CSV files Institution by FoE and level of award◦ ASCED mean & SD (linear trans)◦ AREA mean & SD (linear trans) still of use?◦ ASCED % agreement by scale◦ AREA % agreement by scale◦ CEQ_app_ASCED (legacy, still of use?)

Historical files will soon be available again on START

CEQ Tables

Australian Graduate Survey Graduate Destinations Graduate Salaries Graduate Course Experience (CEQ) Postgraduate Destinations Postgraduate Research Experience (PREQ)◦All shortened PDF files with additional tables an

figures in Excel files

AGS Reports

Questions?