Spring 2009 SRL Seminars

Spring 2009 Seminars

The Survey Research Laboratory (SRL) is offering four introductory 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.

All seminars are scheduled to meet from noon to 1:30 p.m. in classroom 201, 505 E. Green Street , Champaign .

Notes for individual seminars will be available online just prior to each seminar.

Introduction to Questionnaire Design

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Sowmya Anand

Designing a good questionnaire is a complicated process that includes decisions ranging from questionnaire format and question order to question wording and response categories. The design should aid respondent understanding of questions, recall, and judgment formation, and minimize response editing because of social desirability. The discussion will cover all these aspects of questionnaire design.

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Introduction to Survey Sampling

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Karen Foote Retzer

This seminar will cover the basics of sampling methodology: the importance of using proper sampling techniques, determining the appropriate sampling methodology, and calculating necessary sample sizes. The discussion also will include simple random sampling, cluster sampling, stratified sampling, and multistage samples.

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Web Surveys

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Lisa Kelly-Wilson

This seminar will provide a brief overview of the methods currently available to conduct opinion surveys using e-mail and the World Wide Web. Areas to be covered will include sampling a population, formatting, available software packages, data collection, and methods for data analysis.

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Survey Data Analysis

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Linda Owens

The basics of analyzing survey data, including techniques for data screening, the handling of missing data, sample weighting, and adjustment for complex survey designs will be addressed in this seminar.

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			Spring 2009 Seminars The Survey Research Laboratory (SRL) is offering four introductory 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. All seminars are scheduled to meet from noon to 1:30 p.m. in classroom 201, 505 E. Green Street , Champaign .






			Notes for individual seminars will be available online just prior to each seminar.
	1		Introduction to Questionnaire Design	Wednesday, February 25, 2009
			Sowmya Anand
			Designing a good questionnaire is a complicated process that includes decisions ranging from questionnaire format and question order to question wording and response categories. The design should aid respondent understanding of questions, recall, and judgment formation, and minimize response editing because of social desirability. The discussion will cover all these aspects of questionnaire design. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

	2		Introduction to Survey Sampling	Wednesday, March 4, 2009
			Karen Foote Retzer
			This seminar will cover the basics of sampling methodology: the importance of using proper sampling techniques, determining the appropriate sampling methodology, and calculating necessary sample sizes. The discussion also will include simple random sampling, cluster sampling, stratified sampling, and multistage samples. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

	3		Web Surveys	Wednesday, March 11, 2009
			Lisa Kelly-Wilson
			This seminar will provide a brief overview of the methods currently available to conduct opinion surveys using e-mail and the World Wide Web. Areas to be covered will include sampling a population, formatting, available software packages, data collection, and methods for data analysis. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

	4		Survey Data Analysis	Wednesday, March 18, 2009
			Linda Owens
			The basics of analyzing survey data, including techniques for data screening, the handling of missing data, sample weighting, and adjustment for complex survey designs will be addressed in this seminar. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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