CE700 Effective Survey Design: Ask the Right Questions, Get the Right Answers

Level: Beginning
Prerequisite: None
Cost: $240 (nonmember, $445)
Attendance Maximum: 20

Instructor(s): Deborah H. Charbonneau, Coordinator, Reference and Research Services, Shiffman Medical Library, Mazurek Medical Education Commons, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Offered: Friday, May 21, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

This course focuses on how to effectively and efficiently use surveys to obtain information that is meaningful for improving library services. Crafting effective survey questions to elicit informative answers and constructing an easy-to-use questionnaire format will be discussed. In addition, survey clarity, sampling methods, reliability, validity, privacy, confidentiality, and various features of web survey tools will be covered.