Dear all PGTs,

If you want to help the NPC with this survey, please email your responses to jamessheard1984@hotmail.co.uk

Cheers

- Billy

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N.B. This questionnaire is intended for all postgraduate students with a compulsory taught element to their course. If you’re unsure about whether you qualify as a taught student it is requested that you don’t fill in this survey.

Part One Personal Profile

1- Gender

Male
Female
Other
Prefer not to disclose


2- Age

19-21
21-25
25-30
30-40
40-60
60+

3- Nationality (as you are registered at your institution)

British
EU/EFTA
Rest of the world

Part Two Educational History

4- Study status – (please answer only if you would define your course as being either of the following)

Part-time
Distance Learner

5- Time since BA completed (final transcript given rather than graduation date)

Within three months
Within six to twelve months
Within 1 to 3 years
Within 3 to 5 years
Within 5 to 10 years
Within 10 to 20 years
Longer than 20 years

6- Current institution

7- Institution at which you completed your BA (leave blank if same as above)

8- BA Result

First
High Second
Low Second
Third
Other

Part Three- Rationales/incentives for postgraduate study

9- Please underline the heading you think is most relevant to the reason why you decided to do a postgraduate degree

Required graduate skills/employment development
Necessary for desired career/training as part of current or first stage graduate employment, including those taken Masters as additional year/years to an undergraduate programme.

A change in career or desire to improve prospects
For those in employment previously only- higher level/better paid career option or for a change of career

Love of academia
Personal academic challenge or convinced by reputation or persuasion of a particular academic, institution or other individual to do the course or with the intention of having a career in academia

To decide on your future career direction
No reason/no other interesting or possible career or education opportunities open after your BA.

The social environment and lifestyle of University
Wanted to remain/return to the University environment for social/personal reasons.

Other
Feel free to state
The main reason why I decided to do a Masters does not fit under any of these heading.

Part Four- 10- Are you settled into your course? (please underline which option best explains your current status with regard your course)

1- Already left, I have already left the course/have made the decision to leave my course

2- Likely to leave, I have seriously considered leaving the course and it would take a significant improvement in my fortunes for me to carry on/complete it

3- Unhappy and unsettled, I am unhappy with the course and I doubt whether I will complete it

4- Happy but unsettled, I am happy with the course but despite this I doubt I will be able to complete it.

5- Unsure/neutral, The course has met my expectations/I don’t understand the question.

6- Unhappy but settled, I am unhappy with the course but despite this I expect I will be able to complete it.

7- Happy and settled, I am happy with the course and expect I will be able to complete it

8- Happy and confident, I am happy with the course and confident that I will be able to complete it

9- Ecstatic and confident, I am delighted with the course and am confident that I will be able to complete it

10- Ecstatic and fully confident, I am delighted with the course and have no doubt I will be able to complete it.

Thank you for completing the survey,

James