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Preliminary Analysis of the 2013 Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey (CGPSS) - York University Results Richard Smith Acting Director Office of Institutional Research and Analysis September 2013
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Preliminary Analysis of the 2013 Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey (CGPSS) - York University Results
Richard SmithActing Director
Office of Institutional Research and Analysis September 2013
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Introduction
• York participated in the Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey (CGPSS) since 2005.
• CGPSS is used by Ontario universities as part of the Multi-Year Accountability Agreement (MYAA) accountability framework.
• Data for this report are sourced from York’s 2013 survey results.
• Indicators are benchmarked against the results from York’s 2010 survey, as well as the 2013 results for Ontario and Canada.
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Response rates
2013 2010 20070
0.05
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.25
0.3
0.35
0.4
0.45
0.5
24.1%
21.6%
46.6%
39.8%
34.3%
42.1%
34.2%
30.6%
36.2%
York
Ontario
Canada
Year
Re
sp
on
se
ra
te
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Distribution of respondents by discipline
Business & Management
Fine Arts
Political Science
Miscellaneous
Psychology
Environmental sciences
Education
Social Work
Sociology
Physical Education
Nursing
Physics
Legal Studies
Biology/Botany
History
Foreign Languages/Literature
Media/Communications
Economics
French/English
Geography
Mathematics
Chemistry
Anthropology/Archaeology
Computer/Info Science
Other Health Sciences
Philosophy
Electrical/Computer Engineering
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
18
62
4870
6822
2510
34
250
26
8
1726
10
22
5
2217
19
16
178
6
4
0
Master
PhD
Respondents
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Overall indicators of satisfaction
• The following questions are selected to reveal areas of focus for enhancing graduate student satisfaction.
• Part I:1. If you were to start your graduate/professional career again, would you select this same
university? 2. If you were to start your graduate/professional career again, would you select the same field of
study?3. Would you recommend this university to someone considering your program?4. Would you recommend this university to someone in another field?5. If you were to start your graduate career again, would you select the same faculty supervisor?
• Part II:1. Overall, how would you rate the quality of your academic experience at this university? 2. Overall, how would you rate the quality of your student life experience at this university? 3. Overall, how would you rate the quality of your graduate/professional program at this
university?4. Overall, how would you rate the quality of your overall experience at this university?
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Satisfaction with program, quality of interactions, coursework and obstacles to academic progress
• Part III: Rate the following dimensions of your program1. The intellectual quality of the faculty2. The intellectual quality of my fellow students3. The relationship between faculty and graduate students4. Overall quality of graduate level teaching by faculty5. Advice on the availability of financial support6. Quality of academic advising and guidance7. Helpfulness of staff members in my program8. Availability of area courses I needed to complete my program9. Quality of instruction in my courses10. Relationship of program content to my research/professional goals11. Opportunities for student collaboration or teamwork12. Opportunities to take coursework outside my own department13. Opportunities to engage in interdisciplinary work14. Amount of coursework
• Part IV: Rate the extent to which the following factors are an obstacle to your academic progress1. Work/financial commitments 2. Family obligations3. Availability of faculty4. Program structure or requirements5. Course scheduling6. Immigration laws or regulations
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General assessment
*Difference in means significant at 5% level.
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 20133. Y
our
grad
uate
/pro
fess
iona
l pro
gram
at
this
uni
vers
ity?
1 2 3 4 5
3.59
3.62
3.78*
3.77*
2.86
2.97*
3.32*
3.36*
3.53
3.61
3.66*
3.65*
3.31
3.39
3.61*
3.64*
Mean ScoresPoor Fair Good Very good Excellent
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General satisfaction
*Difference in means significant at 5% level.
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
3. W
ould
you
rec
omm
end
this
uni
vers
ity t
o so
meo
ne c
onsi
derin
g yo
ur
p
rogr
am?
1 2 3 4 5
3.64
3.75*
3.88*
3.88*
4.16
4.28*
4.21
4.21
3.87
3.96
4.04*
4.04*
3.40
3.49*
3.77*
3.80*
4.13
4.05
4.09
4.07
Mean Scores Definitely not Probably not Maybe Probably Definitely
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Satisfaction with program, quality of interactions and coursework – part 1
*Difference in means significant at 5% level.
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
3. T
he r
elat
ions
hip
betw
een
facu
lty a
nd g
radu
ate
stud
ents
1 2 3 4 5
4.17
4.17
4.20
4.15
3.75
3.70
3.79
3.74
3.48
3.58*
3.68*
3.71*
3.60
3.69*
3.62
3.63
2.76
2.78
2.87*
2.91*
Mean Scores Poor Fair Good Very good Ex-cellent
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Satisfaction with program, quality of interactions and coursework – part 2
*Difference in means significant at 5% level.
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
8. A
vaila
bilit
y of
are
a co
urse
s I
need
ed t
o co
mpl
ete
my
prog
ram
1 2 3 4 5
3.16
3.08
3.29*
3.28*
3.75
3.56*
3.78
3.73
3.18
3.21
3.31*
3.30*
3.64
3.68
3.60
3.61
3.37
3.53*
3.48*
3.47*
Mean Scores Poor Fair Good Very good Ex-cellent
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Satisfaction with program, quality of interactions and coursework – part 3
*Difference in means significant at 5% level.
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
York 2013
York 2010
Ontario 2013
Canada 2013
13.
Opp
ortu
nitie
s to
eng
age
in in
terd
isci
plin
ary
wor
k
1 2 3 4 5
3.15
3.28*
3.42*
3.45*
3.16
3.30*
3.06*
3.06*
3.25
3.38*
3.15*
3.11*
3.34
3.43*
3.36
3.39*
Mean Scores Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent
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Obstacles to academic progress
*Difference in means significant at 5% level.
York 2013York 2010
Ontario 2013Canada 2013
York 2013York 2010
Ontario 2013Canada 2013
York 2013York 2010
Ontario 2013Canada 2013
York 2013York 2010
Ontario 2013Canada 2013
York 2013York 2010
Ontario 2013Canada 2013
York 2013York 2010
Ontario 2013Canada 2013
Ava
ilabi
lity
of f
acul
tyIm
mig
ratio
n la
ws
or r
egul
atio
ns
1 2 3
2.192.24
2.04*2.05*
1.841.78
1.65*1.64*
1.581.55
1.45*1.45*
1.651.591.61*1.60*
1.561.56
1.531.51*
1.101.12
1.17*1.21*
Mean ScoresNot an obstacle A minor obstacle A major obstacle
