Where did the 2000 Computational Mathematics & Operations Research graduates go ?
Careers Education and Placement Centre
Where did the 2000 Computational Mathematics & Operations Research graduates go ? |
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Careers Education and Placement Centre |
The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 2000 to answer the following questions about Bachelor of Science in Computational Mathematics & Operations Research graduates : -
Of the 34 graduates from this programme, 27 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.
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BSC(CMOR) |
HKU Overall* |
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2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
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No. |
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No. |
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No. |
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No. |
% |
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No. of respondents |
27 |
100 |
26 |
100 |
2575 |
100 |
2475 |
100 |
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Employed |
21 |
78 |
18 |
69 |
2030 |
79 |
1928 |
78 |
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Unemployed seeking F/T job |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7.7 |
59 |
2.3 |
79 |
3.2 |
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Further Studies |
6 |
22 |
6 |
23 |
461 |
18 |
455 |
18 |
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Emigrated/Returned to home country |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.1 |
4 |
0.2 |
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Not seeking F/T job |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
0.9 |
9 |
0.4 |
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HKU Overall refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.
Six graduates proceeded to postgraduate studies. The tables below show the academic programmes that they pursued and their source of funding.
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Field of Study |
Academic Programme |
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M.Phil. |
Master (Coursework) |
Postgraduate Certificate |
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Education |
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1 |
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Science |
1 |
3 |
- |
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Others |
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1 |
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Source of Funding |
No. of Graduates |
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Government Grant and Loan |
3 |
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Own Funds |
2 |
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Teaching Assistantship/Studentship |
1 |
The time taken for graduates to secure employment is shown below.
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% of new graduates who have secured employment |
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By the end of |
2000 |
1999 |
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May or before |
5% |
5.6% |
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June |
26% |
28% |
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July |
47% |
56% |
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August |
74% |
78% |
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September |
89% |
83% |
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October |
95% |
94% |
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November |
100% |
94% |
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December |
100% |
100% |
No Response = 2
V. Employment Sectors
The majority of graduates in Computational Mathematics & Operations Research were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in educational institutions, community, social & personal services, and the civil service.
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% of graduates |
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Sector |
2000 |
1999 |
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Commerce & Industry |
57% |
83% |
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Educational Institutions |
19% |
17% |
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Community, Social & Personal Services |
19% |
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Civil Service |
4.8% |
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VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income
The remuneration received by graduates in Computational Mathematics & Operations Research is shown below.
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Basic Salary |
Gross Income |
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BSC(CMOR) |
HKU Average* |
BSC(CMOR) |
HKU Average* |
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2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
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Mean |
$11,078 |
$10,066 |
$14,125 |
$14,480 |
$11,868 |
$11,256 |
$15,448 |
$15,716 |
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Median |
$10,250 |
$9,000 |
$12,000 |
$10,870 |
$11,187 |
$9,750 |
$13,000 |
$11,917 |
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Minimum |
$8,000 |
$8,000 |
$1,300 |
$1,000 |
$8,000 |
$8,667 |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
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Maximum |
$17,100 |
$22,075 |
$58,000 |
$58,000 |
$17,100 |
$22,075 |
$74,967 |
$60,000 |
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HKU Average refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.
The number of job offers received by graduates in Computational Mathematics & Operations Research is shown in the following table.
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No. of job offers received |
No. of graduates (% of graduates) |
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One |
9 (47%) |
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Two |
4 (21%) |
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Three |
4 (21%) |
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Four |
2 (11%) |
No Response = 2
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 |
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CIVIL SERVICE - |
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Organization's name not reported |
Temporary Executive Assistant |
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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS - |
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Delia Memorial School |
Graduate Master |
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Ma On Shan Tsung Tsin Secondary School |
Teacher Assistant |
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St Joan of Arc Secondary School |
Certificate Master |
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Times College |
Teacher |
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COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICE - |
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Hong Kong Productivity Council |
Assistant Editor |
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Television Broadcasts Ltd |
Assistant Marketing Research Executive |
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Organization's name not reported |
Tutor |
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY - |
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Automated System (Hong Kong) |
Assistant Engineer |
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Citic Ka Wah Bank Ltd |
Internal Officer |
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Hecny Transport |
Management Trainee |
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Likon Security Ltd |
Assistant Marketing Officer |
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Midland Realty International Ltd |
Corporate Communication Executive |
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Orient Trucking Hong Kong Ltd |
Management Trainee |
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Pacific Century Cyberworks |
Associate System Engineer |
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Pacific Century Cyberworks |
Account Manager |
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Tal Apparel Ltd |
Program Trainee |
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William E Connor Associates |
Assistant Market Representative |
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Ysoft Consulting Limited |
Associated Consultant |
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Hengerson Real Estate Company Ltd |
Senior Accountant |
Note : Some of the 2000 graduates indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Contact numbers can be obtained from counsellors at the CePc.
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, 2001
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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