Study title

University of Tampere Survey for Third-year Students 2013

Dataset ID Number

FSD2971

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2971

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• University of Tampere. University Services

Abstract

The survey, conducted by the University of Tampere for its third-year students in 2013, examines progress with studies, working during studies, financial circumstances, planning of studies, and studies and internship abroad.

Studies were first charted by asking the respondents 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"). Planning of studies was examined with questions about support received from the university when planning studies. Things that had negatively affected the progress of studies were charted. Several statements about study environment and ability to study were presented (e.g. "Students are treated fairly and equally", "I have received enough information and support to plan my studies").

Studies and internships abroad were surveyed by asking the respondents whether they were going to study or do an internship abroad, which ways of gaining international experience they found interesting, and to what extent they agreed with statements relating to the usefulness of studies and internship abroad (e.g. "Funding studies/internship abroad is difficult").

Relating to grants and benefits, the respondents were asked whether they had used study grant, whether they thought the remaining eligibility period for financial aid would suffice until graduation, whether they had taken a student loan, and whether they had avoided taking a student loan for some reason.

Regarding employment, the respondents were asked whether they had worked during studies, whether they had worked during the academic year 2012-2013, and to what extent they agreed with several statements related to working during studies (e.g. "I work because I want to avoid taking a student loan", "Working takes up time needed for studies").

Finally, the respondents were asked whether they studied full-time or part-time, which educational institution and field of study they had primarily wanted to be accepted into when they had applied, and whether they had considered doing their Master's in another field or university.

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

employment; higher education institutions; students (college); tutoring; 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

2013

Collection Dates

2013-04

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 2010 and who had enrolled as 'present' for the spring semester 2013 (excluding students who had been granted a right to study for a higher academic degree only (e.g. only a Master's degree without a Bachelor's degree))

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The survey was sent to all students in the University of Tampere, who had been granted a right to study for an academic degree in autumn 2010 and enrolled as 'present' for the spring semester 2013. The population of the survey was 1,175 students, out of whom 376 responded to the survey. 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

32

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

As requested by the data depositor, the following variables have been removed from the data: questions relating to education reform, and feedback and comments (questions 8-11, 28 and 29), and and open-ended question about the learning environment (14). The data do not contain open-ended questions.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

University of Tampere: University of Tampere Survey for Third-year Students 2013 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2017-09-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2971

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

From 2008 onwards the surveys have been reported as time series on the following web page (in Finnish): http://www.uta.fi/opiskelu/kyselyt/aikasarjat.html.

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