Research Ready: Introduction to Lab Research in the Sciences
Research Ready: Designing Surveys
The Research Ready Certification Program (RRCP) is designed to help GCU Faculty and Staff become more confident in their research skills. The Research Ready Program is comprised of a series of online training programs that cover research basics such as design, methodologies, data analysis, and ways to disseminate your results. The following set of modules focus specifically on how to design surveys. The Research Ready: designing surveys program includes the modules listed below and provides basic information and best practices that will assist researchers in designing surveys best suited to their project.
- To complete the Research Ready: Designing Surveys, you must complete each of the instructional modules below. Completion of the Research Ready: Designing Surveys program is done independently; you may work on the modules at your own pace and convenience.
- To complete each of the instructional modules, click on the module topic, review the content, and explore the Resource Links. Once you feel comfortable with the topic, complete the mastery quiz. A certificate of completion will be available upon completion of each quiz and should be saved or printed to demonstrate your proficiency.
Research Ready: Designing Surveys Modules
| This module discusses the purpose and use of surveys in research, as well as provides an introduction to the survey process. | ||
| This module discusses how to write survey questions and format responses. | ||
| This module discusses how to sample the target population, types of sampling methods, causes of bias, survey sizes and other issues to consider. | ||
| Various means of delivering and administrating surveys will be discussed in the following module. | ||
| In the following module, survey response rates and ways to increase them will be discussed. | ||
| Ethical considerations for survey research will be examined in this module. |
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