Where did the 1999 Cognitive 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 Bachelor of Cognitive Science graduates : - II. Employment Situations in 1999
All the 31 graduates from this programme responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.
 
 
BCOGSC
HKU Overall*
1999
1998
1999
1998
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No. of respondents
31
100
16
100
2475
100
2383
100
Employed
23
74
13
81
1928
78
1795
75
Unemployed seeking F/T job
3
9.7
0
0
79
3.2
157
6.6
Further Studies
5
16
3
19
455
18
413
17
Emigrated/Returned to home country
0
0
0
0
4
0.2
3
0.1
Not seeking F/T job
0
0
0
0
9
0.4
15
0.6
* HKU Overall refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.

 
 
 
 

III. Further Studies
Five graduates proceeded to postgraduate studies. The tables below show the academic programmes that they pursued and their sources of funds.
 
 
Academic Programme
Field of Study
M.Phil.
Social Sciences
3
Arts
1
Others
1

 
 
Source of Funds
No. of Graduates
Teaching Assistantship/Studentship
3
Own Funds
2

 
 

IV. 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
18%
25%
June
36%
33%
July
55%
67%
August
77%
92%
September
82%
100%
October
95%
100%
November
100%
100%

No Response = 1
 

  V. Employment Sectors
The majority of graduates in Cognitive Science were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in educational institutions and community, social & personal services.
 
 
% of graduates
Sector
1999
1998
Commerce & Industry
73%
33%
Educational Institutions
18%
33%
Community, Social & Personal Services
9%
17%
Civil Service
-
17%

No Response = 1
 
 
 
 

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income
The remuneration received by graduates in Cognitive Science is shown below
 
 
 
Basic Salary
Gross Income
BCOGSC
HKU Average*
BCOGSC
HKU Average*
1999
1998
1999
1998
1999
1998
1999
1998
Mean
$10,845
$13,949
$14,480
$15,496
$12,901
$14,650
$15,716
$16,557
Median
$10,000
$12,775
$10,870
$12,300
$11,523
$13,375
$11,917
$13,325
Minimum
$5,500
$10,000
$1,000
$1,000
$8,500
$10,833
$3,000
$5,000
Maximum
$19,050
$22,075
$58,000
$58,000
$26,417
$22,075
$60,000
$59,000

* HKU Average refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.

 
 
  VII. Number of Full-Time Job Offers
The number of job offers received by graduates in Cognitive Science is shown in the following table.
 
 
No. of job offers received
No. of graduates (% of graduates)
One
13 (59%)
Two
5 (23%)
Three
3 (14%)
Five
1 (4.5%)

No Response = 1

 
 
  VIII. Names of Employers and Job Titles
The job titles of graduates in Cognitive Science in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
 
 
Employers
Job Titles
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS -  
  • Caritas Lok Kin School 
  • Certificate Master 
  • The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology 
  • Research Assistant 
  • The University of Hong Kong 
  • Research Assistant 
  • The University of Hong Kong 
  • Research Assistant 
   
COMMUNITY, SOCIAL & PERSONAL SERVICES -  
  • Fillip Routing Group 
  • Children Course Developer 
  • Hong Kong Campus Crusade for Christ 
  • Trainee 
   
COMMERCE & INDUSTRY -  
  • Cable & Wireless HKT Ltd 
  • Graduate Programmer 
  • Centreland Property Agency Ltd 
  • Licensed Estate Agent 
  • Charles Yu Training Co Ltd 
  • Trainer 
  • Companhia de Telecommunicaies de Macau SARL 
  • Technical Assistant 
  • Hong Kong Site 
  • Marketing Executive 
  • Internet Pro Ltd 
  • Analyst/Programmer 
  • Michael Wong & Co Ltd 
  • Marketing Executive 
  • Oriental Press Group Ltd 
  • Reporter 
  • Pacific Century Insurance Co Ltd 
  • Management Trainee 
  • Smartone Mobile Communications Ltd 
  • Account Manager 
  • Smartone Mobile Communications Ltd 
  • Product Development Specialist 
  • Smartone Mobile Communications Ltd 
  • Product Development Specialist 
  • Smartone Mobile Communications Ltd 
  • Product Development Specialist 
  • Sunbase International (Holdings) Ltd 
  • Programmer 
  • The Discovery Bay Transportation Services Ltd 
  • Assistant Transport Officer 
  • VIG Management Services Ltd 
  • Web Programmer 

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.

 
 
 
  IX. 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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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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