Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire

The Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire (PREQ) investigates the opinions of recent graduates regarding their higher degree by research experience. It is a component of the national Australian Graduate Survey that is conducted twice a year by Monash University in association with Graduate Careers Australia.

The Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire was introduced in 1999 as a result of a growing recognition that the Course Experience Questionnaire was not appropriate for the increasing number of postgraduate research students in Australia. The current form of the Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire consists of 28 items and comprises the following scales:

• Supervision (6 items)
• Intellectual Climate (5 items)
• Skills Development (5 items)
• Infrastructure (5 items)
• Thesis Examination Process (3 items)
• Clarity of Goals and Expectations (3 items)
• Overall Satisfaction (1 item)

Pivot tables based on the quantitative PREQ data can be found on the University Statistics website.

The comment analysis is available on request from cheq@adm.monash.edu.au

The latest PREQ questionnaire can be found here (pdf 320 kb).