Summary information

Study title

University of Tampere Survey for Third-year Students 2015

Creator

University of Tampere. University Services

Study number / PID

FSD3112 (FSD)

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3112 (URN)

10.60686/t-fsd3112 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

University of Tampere Student Surveys

Tampere University has conducted student experience surveys annually since 2004. FSD collections contain data from 2004 to 2015 and from 2021 to 2023. Archiving of the series has been discontinued. The surveys gather information on progress in, satisfaction, and problems with studies. Student feedback is used to improve the quality of education. The respondents are students from different annual courses at Tampere University. The surveys contain both repeated and changing modules. The surveys cover for example the respondents' attachment to the university, what it had been like to start...

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Abstract

The survey, conducted by the University of Tampere for its third-year students in 2015, 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. "I plan to graduate as quickly as possible", "I have progressed in my studies according to my plans"). 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"). Regarding electronic services, the respondents were asked where they would prefer getting their study related information from, and how the electronic services at the University of Tampere could be improved. Furthermore, the respondents were asked which ways of gaining international experience they found interesting. Finally, the respondents were asked 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.

Methodology

Data collection period

04/2015

Country

Finland

Time dimension

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

Students in the University of Tampere who had been granted a right to study in 2012 and who had enrolled as 'present' for the spring semester 2015

Excludes: 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)

Sampling procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Kind of data

Quantitative

Data collection mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Access

Publisher

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Publication year

2017

Terms of data access

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

Related publications

Not available