Study title

Student Feedback Survey for Bachelor Graduates 2013

Dataset ID Number

FSD2974

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2974

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Universities Finland UNIFI
• CHE Consult GmbH

Abstract

The Student Feedback Survey, collected every academic year, charts student experiences of studying in a university. The national survey is sent to all students who have completed their Bachelor's degree or studied for three years in a field where Bachelor's degrees are not awarded. Themes of the survey include, among others, progress with studies, financing of studies, well-being, and balance between studies and other aspects of life.

With regard to financing of studies, the respondents were asked about paid work done during studies and their means of financing studies (e.g. student grant, student loan, wages) as well as their financial circumstances at the time of the survey. Extra-curricular activities and participation in the activities of a student association were surveyed.

Experiences of studies were examined with statements relating to the quality of education and teaching and support received in studies. Satisfaction with studies, life in general, family life, and friends was charted as well as own performance in studies. The respondents were presented several statements about, for instance, the guidance provided by their university, group work, course requirements, study progress, ability to study, professional goals, health and well-being, social life, and personality traits. The universities were also able to add university-specific questions to the survey, which charted primarily the same themes as the main survey and additional background information.

Background variables included the respondent's university, field of study, age, and gender. Some of the background variables are specific to individual universities (e.g. the respondent's degree programme, major subject or faculty).

Keywords

academic achievement; education; educational certificates; educational finance; higher education institutions; satisfaction; students (college); teaching; tutoring; undergraduates; university courses

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Educational policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Time use (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Student Experience Surveys for Bachelor Graduates

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• CHE Consult GmbH

Time Period Covered

2010-09 – 2013-12

Collection Dates

• 2013-09-30 – 2013-10-18
• 2014-03-03 – 2014-03-21

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People who completed a Bachelor's degree in Finnish universities in 2013 and third-year students (studies begun in 2010) in the fields where Bachelor's degrees are not awarded (excluding the National Defense University)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Universities were recommended to deliver the survey to the whole population. Data were collected in two collection rounds, the first taking place in autumn 2013 and the second in spring 2014.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: English and Finnish.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Number of Cases and Variables

224 variables and 6574 cases.

Data Version

3.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The dataset contains the data collected during both collection rounds, in the autumn and spring, which differed somewhat from each other. Because the variables were numbered according to the combined data during the archiving process, the numbering of the variables in the archived data may slightly differ from the numbering on the original questionnaire. Additionally, the wording of some of the questions varies somewhat depending on when the data were collected. During the archiving, questions and background variables specific to individual universities were renamed to include an abbreviation referring to the name of the university and a running number. The abbreviations have been added in brackets after the name of each university in variable yo (university). Response scales in questions q24_2, q24_5, q24_8, q24_9, q24_13, q24_14, q24_16, q24_17, q24_21, q24_33, q24_35, q24_37, q24_43, q24_44, q24_53, q24_55, q24_56, q24_57, q24_62, q24_65 and q24_68 were inverted at FSD because they appeared to be erroneous. Due to insufficient documentation of the original variables, there is no certainty of their validity.

Variables containing very detailed information on the respondents and their major subjects were removed from the data during archiving. In addition, the age variable was divided into categories and the open-ended responses to q6 as well as the responses to comment section at the end of the survey were removed.

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

Universities Finland UNIFI & CHE Consult GmbH: Student Feedback Survey for Bachelor Graduates 2013 [dataset]. Version 3.0 (2018-05-09). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2974

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

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

Related Publications

Yliopistolakiuudistuksen vaikutusten arviointi. Loppuraportti 30.6.2016 (2016). Owal Group. Helsinki: Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriön julkaisuja 2016:30. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-263-420-7