Study title

University of Tampere Survey for Fifth-year Students 2007

Dataset ID Number

FSD2897

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2897

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• University of Tampere. University Services

Abstract

The survey, conducted by the University of Tampere for its fifth-year students in 2007, examines progress with studies, working during studies, and planning of studies.

Studies were first charted by asking the respondents which educational institution and field of study they had primarily wanted to be accepted into when they had applied, and 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"). Things that had negatively affected the progress of studies were charted.

Planning of studies was examined with questions about the support received from the university when planning studies, and own initiative in searching for information supporting planning. With regard to minor subjects, a number of statements were presented (e.g. "I choose my minor subject(s) based on my own interests", "Recommendations from other students have an effect on my choices").

Relating to employment, the respondents were asked whether they had worked during studies and during the academic year 2006-2007, and to what extent they agreed with several statements about working during studies (e.g. "Studying and working at the same time is very stressful", "I work because I want to avoid taking a student loan", "Working takes up time needed for studies", "I don't work because I want to graduate as soon as possible"). The respondents were also asked which line of work they aimed at after graduation and later in their career, and to what extent they thought various things would affect their employment (e.g. performance in studies, work experience, international experience).

Finally, the respondents were asked how confident they were about the future and whether they studied full-time or part-time.

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

educational grants; employment; higher education institutions; students (college); 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

2007

Collection Dates

2007-03 – 2007-05

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 2002 and who had enrolled as 'present' for the spring semester 2007 (excluding students who had been granted a right to study for a higher academic degree only (e.g. a Master's degree))

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The survey was emailed to all second-year students in the University of Tampere, who had enrolled as 'present' and had a university email address and a basic user account. Students who had been granted a new right to study in 2002 in addition to their previous one and students who had a right to study in International School of Social Science were excluded. The survey was sent to 1,032 students, out of whom 359 responded. 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

35

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

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

As requested by the data depositor, the following variables have been removed from the data: questions 4, 5 and 6 relating to the degree reform, questions 26 - 31 relating to compulsory language studies, and questions 34 and 35 in the feedback and comments section. 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 Fifth-year Students 2007 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2017-10-02). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2897

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

Ahrio, Leena & Vallo, Minna (2007). Opiskelijakysely viidennen vuoden opiskelijoille 2007. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Opinto- ja kansainvälisten asiain osasto. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:978-951-44-7198-8

Related Publications

Ahrio, Leena (2012) Modernin yliopisto-opiskelun toimintakertomus. Tampere: Acta Universitatis Tamperensis 1215.

Ahrio, Leena & Vallo, Minna (2007). Opiskelijakysely viidennen vuoden opiskelijoille 2007. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Opinto- ja kansainvälisten asiain osasto. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:978-951-44-7198-8

Ahrio, Leena & Vallo, Minna (2007). Työelämää ja opintoja. Tampereen yliopiston opiskelijakyselyt 2004-2007. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Opinto- ja kansainvälisten asiain osasto. Tutkimuksia ja selvityksiä; 48.