FSD2995 University of Tampere Survey for Third-year Students 2014

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Study title

University of Tampere Survey for Third-year Students 2014

Dataset ID Number

FSD2995

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2995

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, 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.

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

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

2014

Collection Dates

2014-04

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 2011 and who had enrolled as 'present' for the spring semester 2014 (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 2011 and enrolled as 'present' for the spring semester 2014. The population of the survey was 1,178 students, out of whom 360 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

31

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data do not contain open-ended questions excluding q20_1. As requested by the data depositor, the following variables have been removed from the data: questions related to communication and electronic services and education reform (7-13) as well as an open-ended question about the learning environment (16).

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 2014 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2017-09-15). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2995

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 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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