Essentials of Survey Design and Implementation

Description:

This course focuses on the design and implementation of quantitative social surveys (excluding the design of questionnaires which is covered in a separate course). Topics include project management, quality, ethical and reporting issues; guidelines for understanding interviewer vs. self-completion implementation concerns; ways to minimise nonresponse before it happens; various issues in survey sampling and an introduction to weighting; principles of data coding and processing, and an introduction to the Survey Question Bank.

Cost:

Thanks to continued ESRC funding we are able to offer this course at reduced rates as follows:

£30 per day for UK registered students
£60 per day for staff at UK academic institutions, RCUK funded researchers, public sector staff and staff at registered charity organisations
£220 per day for all other participants.
The course fee includes course materials, lunches and morning and afternoon refreshments. Travel and accommodation are to be arranged and paid for by the participant.

Website and registration:

http://www.s3ri.soton.ac.uk/cass/showcourse.php?id=12102079

Region:

South West

Keywords:

Survey Research, Data Collection, Sampling , Survey and Questionnaire Design, Observation, Data Collection (other), Quality in Quantitative Research, Nonresponse , Data Quality and Data Management (other), Small Area Estimation, Quantitative Approaches (other)

Related publications and presentations:

Survey Research
Data Collection
Sampling
Survey and Questionnaire Design
Observation
Data Collection (other)
Quality in Quantitative Research
Nonresponse
Data Quality and Data Management (other)
Small Area Estimation
Quantitative Approaches (other)

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