Destinations and Longitudinal Surveys

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Destinations and Longitudinal Surveys

• Jan Moore Nikki Fraser
• Employability Careers Guidance Team

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Well be covering

• Headline stats
• The annual survey
• External internal analysis
• Ideas for use
• Longitudinal surveys
• Improving MMUs graduate LMI

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Science Engineering

• 73 response rate
• 87 in employment and/or further study
• 73 employed in NW
• 61.9 employed in graduate track

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Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education
Survey

• Conducted annually since 2002-3
• Snapshot 6 months after completing course
• Statutory exercise strictly regulated by HESA but
  paid for by MMU

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External analysis

• HESA
• What Do Graduates Do? www.prospects.ac.uk/links/
  wdgd
• Graduate LMI www.prospects.ac.uk/links/csdlmi
• League Tables
• Unistats www.unistats.com

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Internal analysis

• Key Performance Indicator - EPI
• Comparison with other institutions
• Comparison to previous years faculty
  performance
• Uniview

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How we have used DLHE

• The Changing Professions in the North West of
  England
• Departmental queries, including surveys for
  professional bodies
• Internal subject reviews AME
• Mentors

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Longitudinal surveys

• Limitations of DLHE survey
• HESA Longitudinal Survey
• Departmental commissions

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Improving MMUs graduate LMI

• Faculty response rate Institution response rate
• Make students aware of the survey before leaving
• Improve number accuracy of email addresses
• Encourage participation in telephone follow-up
• Inform us of any missing courses/students

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Contact

• Nikki Fraser
• n.a.fraser_at_mmu.ac.uk
• Ext 2309
• Jan Moore
• j.d.moore_at_mmu.ac.uk
• Ext 3483