Computationa Mathematics & Opearations Research

*Where did the 1999 Computational Mathematics & Operations Research 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 Science in Computational Mathematics & Operations Research graduates : -

How many were employed six months after graduation ?

Among those who pursued further studies, what programmes were they enrolled in ?

Among those who were employed full-time, how long did it take them to get their first job offer ?

In which sectors were they employed ?

How much salary did they receive ?

How many job offers did they receive ?

Who were their employers and what were their job titles ?

II. Employment Situations in 1999
Of the 28 graduates from this programme, 26 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.

	BSC(CMOR)				HKU Overall*
	1999		1998		1999		1998
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No. of respondents	26	100	22	100	2475	100	2383	100
Employed	18	69	20	91	1928	78	1795	75
Unemployed seeking F/T job	2	7.7	0	0	79	3.2	157	6.6
Further Studies	6	23	2	9.1	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
Six graduates proceeded to postgraduate studies. The tables below show the academic programmes that they pursued and their sources of funds.

*Field of Study*	Academic Programme
*Field of Study*	M.Phil.	Master (Coursework)
Science	3
Social Sciences	1
Business Administration/Management		1
Electrical/Electronic Engineering		1

*Source of Funds*	No. of Graduates
Teaching Assistantship/Studentship	5
Own Funds	1

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	5.6%	19%
June	28%	31%
July	56%	63%
August	78%	81%
September	83%	81%
October	94%	88%
November	94%	94%
December	100%	100%

V. Employment Sectors
The majority of graduates in Computational Mathematics & Operations Research were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in educational institutions.

	% of graduates
Sector	1999	1998
Commerce & Industry	83%	63%
Educational Institutions	17%	19%
Civil Service	-	6%
Community, Social & Personal Services	-	12%

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income
The remuneration received by graduates in Computational Mathematics & Operations Research is shown below.

	Basic Salary				Gross Income
	BSC(CMOR)		HKU Average*		BSC(CMOR)		HKU Average*
	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998
Mean	$10,066	$11,630	$14,480	$15,496	$11,256	$12,270	$15,716	$16,557
Median	$9,000	$9,998	$10,870	$12,300	$9,750	$10,542	$11,917	$13,325
Minimum	$8,000	$8,000	$1,000	$1,000	$8,667	$8,000	$3,000	$5,000
Maximum	$22,075	$20,000	$58,000	$58,000	$22,075	$20,000	$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 Computational Mathematics & Operations Research is shown in the following table.

*No. of job offers received*	No. of graduates (% of graduates)
One	3 (17%)
Two	4 (22%)
Three	5 (28%)
Four	3 (17%)
Six	2 (11%)
Seven	1 (5.6%)

VIII. Names of Employers and Job Titles
The job titles of graduates in Computational Mathematics & Operations Research in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.

*Employers*	Job Titles
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS -
St Paul's Convent School		Graduate Master
The Open University of Hong Kong		Clerical Officer
The University of Hong Kong		Assistant Technical Officer

COMMERCE & INDUSTRY -
A Y N Accessories Trading Ltd		Merchandiser
Cable & Wireless HKT Ltd		Account Manager
Cable & Wireless HKT Ltd		Assistant Consultant
Cable & Wireless HKT Ltd		Customer Services Officer
DS Max		Shipping Assistant
Entreport International Ltd		Secretary
Fountain Set Ltd		Sales Trainee
Goodwill China Information Ltd		Customer Services Officer
Laserfund Umbrella Factory Ltd		Senior Marketing Executive
Nelson's Jewellery & Arts Co Ltd		Production Control Assistant
Swire Coca Cola (HK) Ltd		Assistant Account Executive
Titron		Assistant Executive Officer
Warnaco Inc		Retail Operation Assistant
Winson Cleaning Service Co Ltd		Administrative Assistant

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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