Study title

Employment Survey of Tampere University Bachelor Graduates of 2015-2016

Dataset ID Number

FSD3268

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3268
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3268

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Berg, Leena (University of Tampere. University Services)
• Kurlin, Ari (University of Tampere. Career Services)
• Markkola, Mikko (University of Tampere. University Services)
• Ollikainen, Jyrki (University of Tampere. Faculty of Natural Sciences)
• Tuomela, Jukka (University of Tampere. University Services)

Abstract

The survey charted the employment situation and job placement of persons who had graduated with a Bachelor's degree from the University of Tampere in 2015 and 2016. The survey was divided into four different parts; education history, current employment status and employment history, factors affecting employment, and happiness with the employment situation and the degree programmes at the University of Tampere. The survey was sent to those graduates who had received 10 credits (ECTS) or less during the year following their graduation.

The first part of the survey studied the respondents' current education and their plans for education in the future. The second part of the survey charted the current employment and the employment history of the respondents. This included questions on the type and length of current employment and the type of employment the participants had had during their studies. The third part of the survey charted which factors had been the most important in obtaining their current job and which factors may have hindered or prevented them from finding a job. The respondents were also asked about the channels they used when looking for work.

In the fourth part of the survey, the respondents were asked about their happiness with their current employment situation, their view on how their job corresponded with their education, and what advantages having a bachelor's degree had given them in the labour market. The respondents were also asked about their satisfaction with the degree programmes at the University of Tampere. The survey also investigated their views on whether their education had provided them with useful skills and abilities (e.g. information seeking skills, social skills, language skills, skills related to the field of study) that were relevant in working life.

Background variables included the respondent's degree, faculty, field of study, gender, time of starting studies, and year of graduation.

Keywords

appointment to job; career development; educational certificates; employment opportunities; graduates; higher education institutions; labour and employment; labour force; tertiary education (first stage)

Topic Classification

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

Series

Employment Surveys of Tampere University Graduates

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• University of Tampere. Tilastotieteen Tutkimuspalvelu TUPA [Statistical research service TUPA]

Time Period Covered

2015 – 2017

Collection Dates

Autumn 2017 ( 2017 )

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Tampere

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Persons who had graduated from the University of Tampere with a Bachelor's degree in 2015-2015 and had received 10 credits or less during the year following graduation

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Data Sources

Background variables were received from the student register of the University of Tampere.

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The survey was sent to those graduates who had received 10 credits (ECTS) or less during the year following their graduation.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of individuals, year of starting studies was categorised and the names of degree programmes were removed as well as information on the respondents' region.

The data do not contain open-ended responses of the type "other, please specify" nor variables q2f, q4e, q4g and q4h.

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

Berg, Leena (University of Tampere) & Kurlin, Ari (University of Tampere) & Markkola, Mikko (University of Tampere) & Ollikainen, Jyrki (University of Tampere) & Tuomela, Jukka (University of Tampere): Employment Survey of Tampere University Bachelor Graduates of 2015-2016 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2019-07-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3268

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.

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