SHORTFOLLOWUPSURVEYFORMASTERSDEGREESTUDENTS

ThankyouforyourpreviousparticipationintheAmericanSociologicalAssociationsfirstsurvey ontheMastersDegree.Wearewritingtodaytoletyouknowthataninitialreportregarding ourfindingsisnowavailableatwww.asanet.org.Wearecurrentlyintheprocessofpreparinga followupsurveywhichwillprobablybeconductedinfall2010.Intheinterimwewouldliketo askyouanswerthisbrief11questionsurveyaboutyourcurrentstatus,andhowwecangetin touchwithyouforthefollowupsurvey.Evenifyoudidnotrespondtothepreviouswaveof theASAsurveywehopethatyouwillrespondtothisone.TheASAisconductingaseriesof surveysofmastersstudentsandtheirpostgraduateexperiences.Thepurposeofthesesurveys istoprovideinformationtothelargerprofessionandtograduateprogramsinthedisciplineso theymaydevelopmoreeffectiveprogramsthatleadtojobsthatencompasssociologicalskills ortofurthergraduateeducation. Thesurveyshouldtakefewerthan10minutestocomplete.Youranswersareimportantto futuresociologygraduatestudents.Youmustbe18orovertoparticipateinthisstudy. Confidentiality TheIndianaUniversityCenterforSurveyResearch(CSR)isresponsiblefordatacollection.To protectstudentresponses,theCSRcomputingenvironmentrequiresahighlevelofcomputer anddatasecurity.Oncetheconfidentialinformationprovidedbyrespondentsistransmittedto ASA,itwillbetransferredtoafreestandingcomputer(notattachedtotheinternet)inalocked room.Noindividualleveldatawillbesharedwithdepartmentsortheschoolsfromwhich respondentswillgraduate.Rather,reportsprovidinggroupedoraggregateddatawillbemade availabletoyouandtothem.Thesurveyisentirelyvoluntaryandnoindividualshouldfeelany pressuretocompleteit.IfyouhaveanyquestionspleasecontactRobertaSpalterRothat spalterroth@asanet.orgorcallat2023839005,ext.317.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregarding yourrightsasaresearchparticipant,pleasecontactJoEllenSherow,DirectorofResearch Compliance,OhioUniversity,(740)5930664.

Proceedtothesurvey______ Declinetoparticipate______

1. HaveyoufinishedyourMastersdegree? a. Yes b. No Ifnot,whentodoexpectthisdegree? Month_______Year________(Iftheyanswernotoquestion,thentheyshouldbe skippedtoquestions3,5,and6). 2. AreyoucurrentlyworkingonaPh.D.degree? a. Yes Ifyes,whendoyouanticipategraduatingfromyourPh.D.program? Month________Year________ b. No 3.Areyoucurrentlyemployedfulltime(35hoursperweekormore)orparttime? a. Fulltime b. Parttime c. Unemployed(ifunemployedgotoquestion4,ifemployedgotoquestion5. 4.

WhatwereyourreasonsforNOTWORKINGduringtheweekof[referenceweek]? Markyesornoforeachforeachanswer.
YES NO

a. Onlayofffromajob b. Student(takingcourses) c. Familyresponsibilities d. Chronicillnessorpermanentdisability e. Suitablejobnotavailable f. Didnotneedtowork g. Didnotwanttowork h. Other,PleaseSpecify[TEXTBOX]

 Forthosewhoanswered#4,skiptoquestion9. 5. Pleaselistyourjobtitleandjobdescription. 6. Howcloselyrelatedisyourcurrentjobtotheskillsandconceptsthatyoulearnedin yourMastersprogram? a. Closelyrelated(ifcloselyorsomewhatrelatedskipto7,ifnotrelatedskipto8. b. Somewhatrelated c. Notrelated 7.Ifyourjobiscloselyorsomewhatrelated,whatskillsdidyouuse?Checkallthatapply. a. Statisticalanalysis b. Computerskills c. Evaluatedifferentresearchmethods d. Identifyethicalissuesinresearch e. Organizeinformation f. Writeareport g. Interpretfindings h. Usesociologicalconceptsandtheories i. Workwithpeople j. Teach k. Other(pleasedescribe) 8. Ifyouanswerednotrelatedandyoudonotusesociologicalskillsorconceptsinyour job,whynot?Checkallthatapply 1.1 Didnotknowhowtolookforajobinmyfield 1.2 Couldnotfindajobinmyfield 1.3 Thisisjustatemporaryjob 1.4 Familyreasonspreventedmefromsearchingoracceptingajobinmyfield. 1.5 Chronicillnessordisabilitypreventedmefromsearchingoracceptingajobin myfield. 1.6 Other(Pleasespecify) 9. WhatisyourgraduateGPA?

 10. IsthereanythingthatyouwishyouwouldhavelearnedinyourMastersprogram thatwasnotcoveredinthecurriculum?Pleasepickthetopthreeareas. 1.1 1.2 1.1.1.1 1.1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3.1 1.4 1.4.1 1.4.2 1.4.3 NothingIcanthinkof Researchmethods Statistics Internshipsorotheroutsideactivities Theory Morespecialization(Ifanswerpleaselistinwhatfield) Statisticalpackagesfordataanalysis Graphicspackages Grantwriting Careercounseling Other(Pleasedescribe)

11a.Wouldyoupleaseprovideuswithyourcurrentcontactinformationincludingyour emailaddress? CurrentAddress: Emailaddress: 11b.Couldyouprovideuswithcontactinformationforsomeonewhowouldknowhowto reachyouinthefuture? Relationtoyou: Address: Emailaddress: