Study title

University of Tampere Survey for Fifth-year Students 2008

Dataset ID Number

FSD2900

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2900
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2900

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• University of Tampere. University Services

Abstract

The survey, conducted by the University of Tampere for its fifth-year students in 2008, examines progress with studies, working during studies, and planning of studies.

Studies were first charted by asking the respondents which educational institution and field of study they had primarily wanted to be accepted into when they had applied, and to what extent they agreed with a number of statements relating to studies and study progress (e.g. "University studies have met my expectations", "I have progressed in my studies according to my plans"). Things that had negatively affected the progress of studies were charted.

Planning of studies was examined with questions about the support received from the university when planning studies, and own initiative in searching for information supporting planning. With regard to minor subjects, a number of statements were presented (e.g. "I choose my minor subject(s) based on my own interests", "Recommendations from other students have an effect on my choices").

Relating to employment, the respondents were asked whether they had worked during studies and during the academic year 2007-2008, and to what extent they agreed with several statements about working during studies (e.g. "Studying and working at the same time is very stressful", "I work because I want to avoid taking a student loan", "Working takes up time needed for studies", "I don't work because I want to graduate as soon as possible"). The respondents were also asked which line of work they aimed at after graduation and later in their career, and to what extent they thought various things would affect their employment (e.g. performance in studies, work experience, international experience).

Views on higher education and the relevance of university education in occupational life were charted by presenting a number of statements (e.g. "Limiting the time students spend on studies is justified", "Study grant should be increased", "Education has developed my occupational identity"). Finally, the respondents were asked how confident they were about the future, which groups they felt were the closest to them (e.g. university students, family and friends), whether they studied full-time or part-time, and whether they were going to graduate before the end of the degree reform's transition period (2008).

Background variables included, among others, the respondent's age, gender, field of study, school (faculty), number of credits, and length of internship/studies abroad.

Keywords

educational grants; employment; higher education institutions; students (college); undergraduates

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

University of Tampere Student Surveys

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• University of Tampere. University Services

Time Period Covered

2008

Collection Dates

2008-04

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Students in the University of Tampere who had been granted a right to study in 2003 and who had enrolled as 'present' for the spring semester 2008 (excluding students who had been granted a right to study for a higher academic degree only (e.g. a Master's degree))

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The survey was emailed to all second-year students in the University of Tampere, who had enrolled as 'present' and had a university email address and a basic user account. The survey was sent to 1,107 students, out of whom 318 responded. Contact details were obtained from the student register of the University.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

29

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

As requested by the data depositor, variables relating to questions 34 and 35 in the feedback and comments section have been removed from the data. The data do not contain open-ended questions.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

University of Tampere: University of Tampere Survey for Fifth-year Students 2008 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2017-09-29). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2900

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

More information on surveys for students on the University of Tampere website (in Finnish): https://www.uta.fi/opiskelu/kyselyt/index.html [online document]

Related Publications

Ahrio, Leena (2012) Modernin yliopisto-opiskelun toimintakertomus. Tampere: Acta Universitatis Tamperensis 1215.