Proposed Revisions to COVID-19 Question Module

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Proposed Revisions to COVID-19 Question Module

The next questions focus on how the coronavirus pandemic may have affected your graduate experiences and career plans.

Did you experience any of the following as a result of the coronavirus pandemic?

Select Yes or No for each

		Yes	No
COVA	The pandemic changed the timeline for completing my doctoral degree.	1	2
COVB	The pandemic led to a reduction or suspension of funding for my doctoral studies.	1	2
COVC	The pandemic affected my research (e.g., limited access to resources, changed research plan).	1	2
COVD	The pandemic changed my immediate postgraduate employment plans (e.g., limited job opportunities, less desirable employment, work visa status).	1	2
COVE	The pandemic changed my longer term career plans (e.g., pursuit of different type of job or employer).	1	2
COVF	The pandemic affected my plans about where to live in the year after graduation.	1	2
COVG	The pandemic changed my graduate experience or career plans in other ways.	1	2

If respondent says Yes to COVC, COVD, COVE or COVG, corresponding follow-up questions appear on next screens with text box for Other-specify option.

{IF COVC=Yes}

Previously, you said: “The pandemic affected my research.”

How was your research affected as a result of the coronavirus pandemic?

Select Yes or No for each

	Yes	No
As a result of the pandemic, I have limited or no access to resources I need (e.g., lab, data, hardware, software, human subjects, archives).	1	2
I had to make changes to my research plan (e.g., goals, topic, focus, approach, scope) as a result of the pandemic.	1	2
The pandemic disrupted my research in other ways - Specify: _________________________________________________________________________	1	2

{IF COVD=Yes}

Previously, you said: “The pandemic changed my immediate postgraduate employment plans.”

How did your immediate postgraduate employment plans change as a result of the coronavirus pandemic?

Select Yes or No for each

	Yes	No
As a result of the pandemic, there are limited job opportunities in the employment I desire.	1	2
I may have to accept a less desirable job in terms of the type of position, employer, and/or location as a result of the pandemic.	1	2
I encountered difficulty with my visa status or international travel as a result of the pandemic.	1	2
The pandemic changed my immediate postgraduate employment plans in other ways - Specify: ____________________________________________________________	1	2

{IF COVE=Yes}

Previously, you said: “The pandemic changed my longer term career plans.”

How did your longer term career plans change as a result of the coronavirus pandemic?

Select Yes or No for each

	Yes	No
As a result of the pandemic, I plan to pursue my career in a different type of job or field than I had considered before.	1	2
I plan to pursue my career with a different type of employer (e.g., from academe to industry) than I had considered before as a result of the pandemic.	1	2
The pandemic opened new opportunities in the areas I had not considered before.	1	2
The pandemic changed my longer term career plans in other ways - Specify: ________________________________________________________________________	1	2

{IF COVG=Yes}

Previously, you said: “The coronavirus pandemic changed my graduate experience or career plans in other ways.”

In what other ways did your graduate experience or plans change as a result of the coronavirus pandemic?

Specify:______________________________________________________________________________