The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1996 to answer the following questions about B.Sc. (Computer Science) majors : -
Out of 60 B.Sc (Computer Science) graduates, 43 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 72%. Of these, 93% were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. The remaining 7% took up further studies. (Table 1)
| B.Sc. (Comp.Sc.) | HKU Overall * | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | ||||||||||||||
| '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | |||||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| No. of respondents | 43 | 100 | 54 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 40 | 100 | 14 | 100 | 14 | 100 | 2139 | 100 | 2068 | 100 |
| F/T employed | 40 | 93.0 | 47 | 87.0 | 28 | 96.6 | 35 | 87.5 | 12 | 85.7 | 12 | 85.7 | 1743 | 81.5 | 1726 | 83.5 |
| P/T employed seeking F/T job | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.6 | 18 | 0.9 |
| Unemployed seeking F/T job | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.6 | 36 | 1.7 |
| Further studies | 3 | 7.0 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3.4 | 5 | 12.5 | 2 | 14.3 | 2 | 14.3 | 314 | 14.7 | 281 | 13.6 |
| Emigration/home country | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.28 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Not seeking F/T job | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.3 |
* HKU overall refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.
Of the 3 graduates who pursued further studies, 2 were enrolled in local tertiary institutions and 1 went to the USA. Table 2 shows the academic programmes pursued by the graduates and Table 3 shows the source of finance.
| Field of Study | Academic programme |
|---|---|
| M. Phil. | |
| Computer Science | 2 |
No Response = 1
Table 2. Academic programme| Source of Finance | No. of Graduates |
|---|---|
| Own Fund | 1 |
| Teaching Assistantship/Studentship | 2 |
All the graduates were able to secure employment before the end of September 1996. (Figure 1)
No Response = 1
Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment93% of B.Sc. (Computer Science) graduates were employed in commerce and industry, followed by 5% in civil service. Only one graduate (2.5%) joined the education sector (Figure 2).
Figure 2. Employment sectors
Figure 3. Employment sectors by sex
In general , the average income of 1996 B.Sc. (Computer Science) graduates was more than that of their predecessors in the previous year. (Table 4)
| Basic Salary | Gross Income | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Sc.(Comp.Sc.) | HKU Average * | B.Sc.(Comp.Sc.) | HKU Average * | ||||||
| '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | ||
| Mean | $13,717 | $13,583 | $14,457 | $14,204 | $14,883 | $14,700 | $15,902 | $15,662 | |
| Median | $13,944 | $13,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 | $15,167 | $14,333 | $13,542 | $13,230 | |
| Minimum | $9,000 | $9,500 | $3,000 | $2,000 | $9,750 | $10,000 | $5,500 | $3,792 | |
| Maximum | $19,535 | $29,005 | $55,000 | $60,000 | $19,535 | $29,005 | $60,000 | $60,000 | |
* HKU average refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates
78% of the graduates in full-time employment had more than one job offer. In fact, 50% reported having received three or more job offers (Figure 4). On average, each graduate received 2.5 job offers, compared with 2.4 last year.
Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers
Of 40 B.Sc. (Computer Science) graduates in full-time employment, 78% were employed as system analysts or computer programmers. Their job titles and the names of their employers are listed below.
| Employers : | Job Titles : |
|---|---|
| CIVIL SERVICE - | |
| *Hong Kong Monetary Authority | *Technical Officer |
| *Urban Services Department | *Executive Officer |
| EDUCATION - | |
| *HKCWC Fung Yiu King Memorial Secondary School | *Graduate Master |
| COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY - | |
| *American International Assurance Co Ltd | *Information System Associate I |
| *Andersen Consulting | *Analyst |
| *Andersen Consulting | *Analyst |
| *Andersen Consulting | *Analyst |
| *Apple Computer International | *IS & T Support Specialist |
| *Bank of East Asia Ltd | *Junior Programmer |
| *Canadian Eastern Life Insurance Ltd | *Junior Programmer |
| *Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd | *Analyst Programmer II |
| *Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd | *Analyst Programmer II |
| *Clarins Ltd | *Management Trainee |
| *Dairy Farm Group | *Management Trainee |
| *Future Solution | *Software Engineer |
| *General Electric | *Information Management Leadership Program Trainee |
| *Hang Seng Bank Ltd | *Information Technology Officer |
| *HongkongBank | *System Analyst/Programmer |
| *HongkongBank | *System Analyst/Programmer |
| *HongkongBank | *System Analyst/Programmer |
| *HongkongBank | *System Analyst/Programmer |
| *HongkongBank | *Assistant Manager Trade Service |
| *Hong Kong Telecom | *Graduate Programmer |
| *Hutchison Telecom | *Programmer |
| *IBM China / HK Corp. | *Information Technology Specialist |
| *IBM China / HK Corp. | *I/T Specialist Trainee |
| *IBM China / HK Corp. | *I/T Specialist Trainee |
| *IBM China / HK Corp. | *I/T Specialist Trainee |
| *IBM China / HK Corp. | *I/T Specialist Trainee |
| *IBM China / HK Corp. | *Technical Marketing Specialist |
| *IBM China / HK Corp. | *Business Partner Relationship Specialist Trainee |
| *KCRC | *Analyst Programmer |
| *Morgan Stanley (Asia) Ltd | *Analyst |
| *OOCL | * Assistant Technical Analyst |
| *Shell HK Ltd | *MIS Officer |
| *Tengis Ltd | *System Specialist |
| *The Bank of East Asia Ltd | *Junior Programmer |
| *Wester Bldg, Supplies Ltd | *Project Co-ordinator |
| *Wincliet Technology | *Programmer |
| *Organisation's name not reported | *Programmer |
Note : Some alumni have indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Their contact telephone number can be obtained from counsellors at CEPC.
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August, 1997
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