Study title

Tampere University Survey for New International Degree Students: Fall 2022

Dataset ID Number

FSD3794

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3794
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3794

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Tampere University. University Services

Abstract

The survey is conducted among new international degree students at the Tampere University to collect information about their experiences of starting their studies. The survey covers experiences of access to information, student orientation, student tutoring and Tampere as a city to study.

The survey started by asking respondents how they found the information they needed to start their studies and what they would have liked to know more about before starting their studies. Respondents were also asked to rate a new student's website. The next question asked about orientation. Respondents were asked whether they had looked at the orientation materials for all new students in the new student orientation area of Moodle, and which parts of the Moodle area they found most useful. Students were also asked to rate their satisfaction with the orientation. Next, students' opinions on student tutoring were sought. Respondents were also asked about the start of their studies: how well they had started and what help they had received in planning their studies. Respondents were also asked to evaluate issues related to the application process and the app for new students. Finally, respondents were asked to rate different statements related to Tampere as a city to study.

Background variable in the data is the respondent's faculty.

Keywords

access to information; advice; foreign students; higher education institutions; online education; planning; students (college); tutoring; undergraduates; university courses

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 (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator.

Data Collector

• Tampere University. University Services

Time Period Covered

2022

Collection Dates

2022-10-03 – 2022-10-29

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Tampere

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

International students who started their Bachelor's and Master's studies at the Tampere University in fall 2022

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

All students who started their studies at English-language programmes were invited to participate in the survey. In the end, 227 students participated in the survey. The survey was answered online using Microsoft Forms.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

49

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD3793 Tampere University Survey for New Degree Students: Fall 2022

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

For anonymisation purposes, the degree programme of the studies has been removed from the data at FSD. For the same reason, open-ended variables were removed. In addition, multiple-choice variables, where structured response options and open-ended responses were recorded in the same variable have been removed at FSD.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Tampere University: Tampere University Survey for New International Degree Students: Fall 2022 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2024-09-25). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3794

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

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