FSD1261 Employment Survey of Tampere University Postgraduates 2001
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Placement Survey of Tampere University Postgraduates 2001
Authors
Mäkinen, Jukka (University of Tampere. Career Services)
Karvinen, Aija (University of Tampere. Career Services)
Ollikainen, Jyrki (University of Tampere. Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Philosophy)
Abstract
The survey charted the employment situation of persons with a post-graduate degree from the University of Tampere. Respondents' current employment status and employment during postgraduate studies were investigated. Respondents were asked about the nature of their current job, occupational title, and whether the job was commensurate with their qualifications. Experiences of working or studying abroad were studied. One topic pertained to job searching: job searching methods used, employment sectors and type of employers approached and how the respondent had obtained his/her current job.
Opinions on whether the postgraduate degree enhanced employment prospects were probed. Respondents were asked about employer attitudes towards postgraduates and the reasons for commencing postgraduate studies. Background variables included respondents' sex, postgraduate degree (licentiate, doctorate) and field of study.
Keywords
career development; employment; higher education; labour market; postgraduates; universities
Topic Classification
educational research; sociology (FSD Topics Classification)
employment; post-compulsory education (CESSDA Topics Classification)
Series Name
Employment Surveys of Tampere University Graduates
Restrictions
Responses to open-ended questions 1 and 2 and to some other open-ended questions are missing.
Access to the data granted for scientific and teaching purposes; FSD's access application procedure. Restricted access.
Data Collector
University of Tampere. Career Services
Data Producer
University of Tampere
Collection Date
Spring 2003
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis Unit
Individual
Universe
Persons who completed a postgraduate degree at the University of Tampere in 2001
Sampling Procedure
Total study. The questionnaire was sent to all persons who had completed their postgraduate degree at the University of Tampere in 2001 (altogether 148 persons). The data were collected in the early spring of 2003, which means that respondents received the questionnaire approximately one year after the completion of their studies.
Collection Mode
Postal survey
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Response Rate
63 %
Time Method
Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Data Source
Field of study and sex variables were obtained from the Tampere University student register.
Collection Size
Data: SPSS portable file. Data available also in other file formats.
Data version
1.0 (8.7.2003)
Other Material
Questionnaire: pdf file in Finnish
Citation Requirement
The source must be acknowledged in any publication based wholly or in part on the data.
Bibliographical Citation
Employment Survey of Tampere University Postgraduates 2001 [computer file]. FSD1261, version 1.0 (2003-07-08). Tampere: University of Tampere Career Services [data collection], 2003. Tampere: University of Tampere [producer], 2003. Tampere: Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor], 2003.
Depositing Requirements
The archive must be informed of all publications where the data have been used.
Disclaimer
The depositor and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the secondary use of the data.
Related Publications
Tampereen yliopistossa vuonna 2001 jatkotutkinnon suorittaneiden työelämään sijoittuminen (2003) [verkkodokumentti]. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. http://www.uta.fi/rekrytointi/sijoittuminen/jatkotutkinto01.pdf [viitattu 8.8.2003].
