Overview
During this course, you'll learn how to identify when a survey is appropriate, choose a suitable sampling method and survey mode, create a valid, quality, well-tested instrument and adhere to ethical guidelines.
You’ll be led through real-world examples of how to apply this knowledge and skills in practice to better understand the process and considerations of survey design.
You’ll also get to consider sampling methods, discuss the main pitfalls of survey design and practice the skills learnt by discussing scenarios, developing and refining survey questions during group discussion time and gaining feedback from the ISSR trainers.
Who should attend
- Research and policy officers in the government or private sectors
- Researchers and evaluators
- PhD students (with minimal survey design experience)
- Anyone interested in developing a survey to be administered online, by phone, post or face-to-face
Entry requirements
What you'll learn
- Understand the value and purpose of surveys and when to use them.
- Identify, select and recruit your audience, then choose a suitable survey mode.
- Understand the impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ‘bots' in survey design, sampling and data analysis.
- Design a quality survey considering question types, standard responses, scales, order and wording.
- Consider your analysis, including open-ended questions.
- Understand and address research bias and adhere to ethical guidelines.
- Test your survey (including cognitive testing) and maximise response rates.
Time commitment
This is an online course that will require roughly 7 hours to complete.
- 1 full day (9am-5pm AEST)
Course curriculum
Assessment
Certification and accreditation
Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Completion to verify their skills and achievements.
Facilitators
Cost
| Applicant | Price |
|---|---|
| Standard rate | A$610 |
| Early bird (book and pay 5 weeks before the course starts) | A$506 |
| Groups of 3 or more (per person) | A$488 |
| UQ students | A$427 |
| Other students | A$458 |
Registration closes 7 days before the course starts.
The course will only proceed if there are 6 or more participants.
GST is included in the cost
Discounts can't be used with other discounts, offers or special promotions.
Payment optionsWe accept credit cards (Visa/MasterCard) for payment, including corporate credit cards. We can also invoice corporate and government clients. If you want to discuss payment options, please contact our team at issr.education@uq.edu.au.
Related courses
This course is part of the Social Research Methods suite. There are 11 courses within this suite – see the other related courses below:
- Social Research Methods 1 – Gathering and Analysing Qualitative Data
- Social Research Methods 2 – Evaluating Social, Health and Human Service Programs
- Social Research Methods 3 – Social Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Social Research Methods 4 – Longitudinal Data Analysis
- Social Research Methods 5 – Data literacy, storytelling and influencing decision-makers
- Social Research Methods 7 – Principles of Research Design
- Social Research Methods 8 – Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis
- Social Research Methods 9 – Regression Analysis
- Social Research Methods 10 – Data Wrangling with R: An Introduction
- Social Research Methods 11 – Factor Analysis
Contact
Institute for Social Science Research
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