Index
Major University Surveys
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Survey |
Description |
Scope |
In use since |
Dissemination of data |
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Internal RMIT Surveys: | ||||
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Course |
Designed to systematically gather information from students about their teaching and learning experience in all University courses |
The Student Feedback Policy requires that all courses are to be surveyed annually. |
Introduced in 2005. |
Reports provided to the course teaching staff. Results are aggregated to Field of Education, Portfolio, School and Program level and, made public for the purposes of benchmarking, and sharing good practice. Used to inform local improvement planning and course review. An end-of-year report is made to the Vice-Chancellors’ Executive. Results are also distributed to staff with responsibility for improving student satisfaction with teaching and learning through the Heads of Schools. |
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Ongoing |
Administered biennially and designed to evaluate research degree candidate satisfaction |
Administered to all enrolled research degree candidates. |
Since 2000 |
Distributed to each Academic Portfolio and School to inform supervision and the management of related matters. Considered by the Research and Graduate Studies Committee who establish an Action Plan. |
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Student Experience Survey (SES) |
Collects information from students about their university wide experience and their program experience. Versions are available for VET, Higher Education and Offshore programs. |
School’s determine annually which programs to survey. |
Since 1999 RMIT has collected student experience data at the program and university wide level. The University Experience Survey: UES and the Program Experience Survey : PES (for HE) and Student Satisfaction Survey: SSS (for TAFE) were used to capture this information. This effort was consolidated into one survey, the SES, in 2004. |
Program reports are published to the RMIT web accessed by staff login. Results related to students’ program experience are used to inform program annual reports, and subsequently School plans, budgets and profile decisions. Program level results are also a useful predictive indicator of graduate responses on the Course Experience Questionnaire: CEQ (for HE) or Student Outcome Surveys: SOS (for VET). Students’ experiences of their general University and campus life inform plans and budgets for support and infrastructure groups such as the Library, Property Services, Student Services, the Student/RMIT Union etc. |
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External Surveys: |
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Australian Graduate Survey (previously Graduate Destination Survey) |
A national survey designed to gather information about recent graduates about their course, any work in their final year, their status regarding work and study, salary four months after graduation, and methods they have used to search for jobs. |
Distributed to graduates around four months after completion of their award. |
Since 1977 |
Report submitted to Academic Board and Board of Technical Studies. Report disseminated electronically to VCE and Heads of Schools and Deans Academic Development. Report available on the RMIT Policy and Planning website. Online tools, reports and documentation are available within RMIT via the Policy and Planning Group website. |
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Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) |
A national survey (administered with the GDS) designed to gather perceptions of recent graduates about the quality and usefulness of their programs. Graduates express their degree of agreement or disagreement on a five-point scale with statements about different facets of their courses: • Good Teaching • Goals and standards • Appropriate Assessment • Appropriate Workload • Generic skills • Work relevance (three ATN universities only) • Overall satisfaction |
Distributed to graduates around four months after completion of their award. |
Since 1992 |
Report disseminated to VCE, Heads of Schools and Deans Academic Development. Time series data on key scales are used during the RMIT profile process. Online tools, reports and documentation are available within RMIT via the Policy and Planning Group website. These allow comparisons by field of education and with other institutions at a state and national level. Sessions are conducted four times a year through RMIT’s Open Program to assist staff in using these data tools. |
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Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire |
A national survey designed to gather information on the educational experiences of students in higher research degree courses in Australian institutions. Graduates express their degree of agreement or disagreement on a five-point scale with 28 statements about seven facets of their courses: • the quality of supervision • intellectual climate of the department in which the respondent was based • the development of skills • the quality of the infrastructure provided by the university • the thesis examination process • the clarity of goals and expectations • overall satisfaction |
Distributed to students who qualified for a master’s degree by research or a doctorate for the previous academic year. RMIT administers the instrument to research degree candidates who submitted for examination. |
Since 1999 |
Report submitted to Academic Board and Board of Technical Studies as well as the Research and Graduate Studies Committee for consideration. Report available on the RMIT Research Training Group website. Is used to inform improvement and review activity (for example, currently being used to inform a Quality consultancy unit review of processes to support research supervision). |
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Student Outcomes Survey |
A Victorian Government survey designed to gather information from TAFE graduates and module completers about their general characteristics, fields of study, employment outcomes, occupations and industries of employment and satisfaction with and opinions about their course of study. |
Distributed to TAFE graduates and module completers about five months after completion of their studies. Conducted by NCVER |
Since 1999, covering TAFE graduates and module completers. Previous surveys of TAFE graduates carried out since 1995. |
Report disseminated electronically to VCE, Heads of Schools and Deans Academic Development. Time series data on key scales are used during the RMIT profile process. Online tools, reports and documentation are available within RMIT via the Policy and Planning website. |