Where did the 1999 Master of Science in Computer Science graduates go ?
Careers Education and Placement Centre

I. Introduction

The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1999 to answer the following questions about full-time Master of Science in Computer Science graduates : - II. Employment Situations in 1999

Of the 11 full-time graduates from this programme, 9 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.
 
MSc(CompSc)
HKU Overall*
1999
1998
1999
1998
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No. of respondents
9
100
11
100
575
100
458
100
Employed
9
100
10
91
504
88
341
74
Unemployed seeking F/T job
0
0
1
9.1
23
4
35
7.6
Further Studies
0
0
0
0
39
6.8
71
16
Emigrated/Returned to home country
0
0
0
0
5
0.9
3
0.7
Not seeking F/T job
0
0
0
0
4
0.7
8
1.7

* HKU Overall refers to the figure for the HKU Taught Postgraduate Programme graduates.
 
 

III. Time Taken to Secure Employment

The time taken for graduates to secure employment is shown below.
 
% of new graduates who have secured employment
By the end of
1999
1998
May or before
25%
44%
June
63%
56%
July
63%
78%
August
63%
78%
September
88%
78%
October
88%
89%
November
100%
89%
December
100%
100%

No Response = 1
 
 
 
 

IV. Employment Sectors

The majority of graduates from this programme were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in educational institutions.
 
% of graduates
Sector
1999
1998
Commerce & Industry
88%
78%
Educational Institutions
12%
-
Civil Service
-
22%

No Response = 1
 
 
 
 

V. Basic Salary and Gross Income

The remuneration received by graduates from this programme is shown below.
 
Basic Salary
Gross Income
MSc(CompSc)
HKU Average*
MSc(CompSc)
HKU Average*
1999
1998
1999
1998
1999
1998
1999
1998
Mean
$18,333
$17,138
$18,694
$20,628
$18,944
$18,677
$19,169
$21,336
Median
$20,000
$14,850
$17,450
$20,000
$20,000
$17,856
$18,000
$20,000
Minimum
$10,000
$10,000
-
-
$10,000
$10,833
-
-
Maximum
$22,000
$32,000
$73,815
$99,999
$22,000
$32,000
$95,195
$108,332

* HKU Average refers to the figure for the HKU Taught Postgraduate Programme graduates.
 
 

VI.   Number of Full-Time Job Offers

The number of job offers received by graduates from this programme is shown in the following table.

     
    No. of job offers received
    No. of graduates (% of graduates)
    One
    3 (38%)
    Two
    2 (25%)
    Three
    1 (13%)
    Five
    1 (13%)
    Six
    1 (13%)

    No Response = 1
     
     

VII.   Names of Employers and Job Titles

The job titles of graduates from this programme in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
 
Employers
Job Titles
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS -  
  • Lock Tao Secondary School
  • Graduate Master
   
COMMERCE & INDUSTRY -  
  • EDPS System Ltd
  • System Analyst
  • Intergraph
  • Software Engineer
  • MCL Technology
  • Web Designer
  • The Chase Manhattan Bank
  • Programmer
  • Warburg Dillon Read
  • Analyst
  • Organization's name not reported
  • Director
  • Organization's name not reported
  • Software Engineer

No Response = 1

Note : Some of the 1999 graduates indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Contact numbers can be obtained from counsellors at the CePc.
 
 

VIII. Similar information on graduates from other disciplines is available for reference in the Careers Library. Please contact the CePc for further details.
 
 

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Cindy Chan
 
 

August, 2000
The analysis is based on information provided by the respondents, and the Careers Education & Placement Centre should not be held responsible for any errors arising therefrom.



 
 
 

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