Identify Activity That Will Require
Augmentation in FY 2001-02
GRADUATE AND ALUMNI
JOB PLACEMENT SURVEY
A critical component
for measuring student and academic program success is the
employment placement of graduates. Constant inquiries are
made academic programs, employers and public agencies community
officials regarding the employment patterns and success
of CSULB graduates. In the past year, the College of Engineering,
College of Business and other departments have sought this
type of job placement information.
Several departments
on campus have attempted to collect this data and have found
it to be a difficult and cumbersome task. The purpose of
this request is to seek support necessary to more accurately
track this information and make the data available to many
constituents who seek it in a timely manner.
Currently, the Career
Development Center collects information from the graduating
classes in the even numbered years (i.e. 1998, 2000, etc.)
The Center is currently compiling the data collected from
the class of 2000. Over 5,000 surveys were mailed out to
the graduates and approximately 10% of those surveys have
been returned. In past years the percentage return has been
between 10 and 15 percent. This is not an adequate level
of response to accurately respond to the many questions
that colleges, employers and others are seeking.
In order to implement
an expanded effort to collect, analyze and report job placement
information, it is requested that money be designated for
temporary help funds and operating expenses related to this
project.
Temporary help funds
are requested to assist with survey distribution and follow-up
to increase the response rate of graduates. Operating funds
are requested to support printing, mailing, communication
and data processing costs associated with the expanded effort
that is being proposed. These funds will also be used to
expand the use of web-based activities to both collect survey
information and make available survey data to interested
parties.
| Budget |
| Graduate
Assistant ($986/mo. X 10 mo.) |
$9,860 |
|
Software/Web Development |
10,725 |
| Printing |
|
| |
-
5,500 letters/surveys to grads/alumns @ .50 ea |
2,750 |
| |
-
5,500 postcards to grads/alums @ .25 ea |
1,375 |
|
Stipends for focus group participants (30 @ $40 ea) |
1,200 |
| Stipends
for focus group facilitators (3 @ $60 ea) |
180 |
| Materials
for groups |
70 |
| Postage
(11,000 letters/postcards @ .32 ea) |
3,840 |
|
|
| TOTAL |
$30,000 |
