Fall 2009 SRL Seminars



			FREE SURVEY RESEARCH SEMINARS FALL 2009 The Survey Research Laboratory (SRL) is offering five intermediate seminars on survey research methodology this semester. The series is free to University faculty, staff and students but attendance for each seminar is limited and advance registration is required. You may register for as many seminars as you wish. Registration will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. The seminars will each be held from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. in the UIC College of Nursing, 845 S. Damen; note room locations below. A basic understanding of survey research methods is recommended as a prerequisite. Notes for individual seminars will be available a day or two prior to each seminar at the following link: http://www.srl.uic.edu/SEMINARS/semnotes.htm Copies of these notes will not be distributed at the workshop.







	1		Sampling Rare Populations	Wednesday, October 14, 2009
			Linda Owens
			This seminar will provide an overview of available strategies for the survey sampling of rare populations. Topics to be discussed include types of rare populations, probabilistic and non-probabilistic sampling techniques, and sample frame development and availability. Examples from SRL surveys will be provided. Presenter: Linda Owens, Assistant Director, Survey Research Laboratory. Room 165 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

	2		Survey Nonresponse	Tuesday, October 20, 2009
			Allyson Holbrook
			This workshop addresses two types of nonresponse: unit nonresponse that occurs when a selected person or responding unit (e.g., business or agency) does not participate, and item nonresponse that occurs when a respondent does not answer one or more questions or items in a survey. Each type of nonresponse will be defined, and the causes and consequences of each type of nonresponse, strategies for minimizing and correcting for each type of nonresponse, and issues involved in reporting nonresponse will be discussed. Presenter: Allyson Holbrook, Associate Professor, Public Administration Room 159 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

	3		Ethics in Survey Research	Thursday, October 29, 2009
			Timothy Johnson
			This workshop will provide an overview of ethical considerations in the conduct of survey research. Some of the topics to be discussed include informed consent, confidentiality, interviewer training & oversight, and secondary research subjects. Presenter: Tim Johnson, Director, Survey Research Laboratory Room 159 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

	4		Secondary Analysis of Survey Data	Thursday, November 5, 2009
			Young Ik Cho
			This seminar will provide practical knowledge about how to correctly analyze publicly available survey data files. The basics of survey data analysis, including techniques for data screening and adjustment for complex survey designs, will be addressed. Presenter: Young Ik Cho, Survey Research Laboratory Room 159 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

	5		Questionnaire Design Clinic	Tuesday, December 1, 2009
			Jennifer Parsons
			PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE FOR THIS WORKSHOP We have changed the date of this workshop from Nov. 12, 2009 to December 1, 2009. If you already registered for this workshop, you don't need to re-register again. We will send you a reminder e-mail one day before the workshop. The Questionnaire Design Clinic is questionnaire design by example. Participants are encouraged to submit, prior to the session, copies of previous or currently drafted questionnaires which will be used as examples to highlight principles of questionnaire construction. After registering for this session, submit questions or questionnaires for review no later than October 28 to Jennifer Parsons at jparsons@srl.uic.edu. If you do not have a questionnaire to submit for review, your attendance is still welcome. Depending on the number of questionnaires received, all of those received may not be used as examples in the workshop. Presenter: Jennifer Parsons, Associate Director, Survey Research Laboratory Room 159 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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