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Designing, Conducting and Analysing Surveys and Questionnaires (ASQ)

Please note...

The ASQ course ended on June 6th 2006. However, this website retains highly useful information and resources that may be of interest to you.

About ASQ...

Welcome to the 'Designing, Conducting and Analysing Surveys and Questionnaires' (ASQ) web pages. ASQ is an online interactive course on surveys and questionnaires that is being delivered by email and Web pages as part of the National electronic Library for Health (NeLH) Librarian Development Programme.

The ASQ course began on the 24th of April 2006 and will end on the 9th of June 2006. To keep track of the course so far, see the ASQ archive. To see an outline of upcoming course materials and exercises, see the ASQ course timetable.

ASQ Course Materials...

Key materials:

• The portfolio template for the course is available to download: please select either the Group-supported version or the Self-directed version depending on which route you are following.

• Assessment criteria for the portfolio: your portfolio will be assessed by either the Group-supported criteria or the Self-directed criteria depending on which route you are following.

Course materials- ASQ Briefings

• ASQ Course Introduction
• Introduction to surveys and questionnaires
• Alternatives to questionnaires
• Knowing your audience and piloting your questionnaire
• Choosing your sample
• Choosing the question type (part 1): Single responses, multiple responses and ranked responses
• Choosing the question type (part 2): Closed questions, open-ended questions and Likert scales
• Physical form and distribution
• Coding your data and identifying correlations

Course materials- PowerPoint presentations

• Top tips- Length
• Top tips- Typography and layout
• Displaying your data

Guest presentation

• 'SPSS for Surveys' PowerPoint presentation by Chris Carroll (Module Tutor: Analysis of Health Information, MSc in Health Informatics, Dept. of Information Studies, University of Sheffield)
• See the links below for the accompanying recorded voiceovers for each slide. Alternatively, to listen to the slides and the voiceover simultaneously, click here. The voiceover on each slide will start automatically.

ASQ Case study materials:

• Case study introduction
• Case study exercise 1- Alternatives to questionnaires
• Case study exercise 2- Choosing your sample
• Case study exercise 3- Question types
• Case study exercise 4- Typography and layout
• Case study exercise 5- Data analysis

Course Evaluation:

• ASQ Evaluation Report

Course aim...

This course aims to to equip participants with the skills and knowledge to design, conduct and analyse surveys and questionnaires for use in investigating any type of library service.

Course objectives/ Learning outcomes...

By the end of this course participants will be able to:

• Identify when to choose to use questionnaires and surveys in their own practice.
• Design a questionnaire or survey for investigating their own service.
• Understand the main considerations when identifying an appropriate target  population for a questionnaire or survey.
• Identify the main question types and their specific strengths and weaknesses.
• Describe the main considerations when analysing and presenting data.
• Engage with fellow participants in discussing issues connected with the design and use of questionnaires and surveys.

Useful references

• For more information about designing, conducting and analysing surveys and questionnaires, see the following references
• Booth A. (2003) A quest for questionnaires. Health Information & Libraries Journal 20 (1):53-6.
• Booth, A (2005) Mind your Ps and Qs (pitfalls of questionnaires). Health Information & Libraries Journal 22 (3): 228-231. 
• Bowling, A. Research methods in health: Investigating health and health services. 2nd ed. Buckingham: Open University Press; 2002. 
• Leung WC. How to design a questionnaire. StudentBMJ 2001; 9: 187-9 
• Leung WC. How to conduct a survey. StudentBMJ 2001;9:143-5. (May.) 
• McColl E et al. Design and use of questionnaires: a review of best practice applicable to surveys of health service staff and patients. Health Technology Assessment, 2001; 5 (31): 1-256.
• Oppenheim, A.N. Questionnaire Design and Attitude Measurement. New ed. London: Continuum; 2000.