Write a Questionnaire

After interviews, the most common data collection instrument undergraduates turn to is a short survey. This requires them to write a questionnaire. Sounds easy - it's not!

This LQF teaches the art of open and closed questions, how to prompt higher response rates, when and how to use basic Likert scales, and everything else you need to know to get the most out of your questionnaire. A good questionnaire makes all the difference to getting data you can work with and poor research skill here lowers grades.

Autorentext

Dr Helen Kara has been an independent researcher since 1999 and writes and teaches on research methods. She is the author of Research and Evaluation for Busy Students and Practitioners: A Time-Saving Guide, Creative Research Methods in the Social Sciences: A Practical Guide, and Research Ethics in the Real World: Euro-Western and Indigenous Perspectives. In 2015 Helen was the first fully independent researcher to be conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. She is also a Visiting Fellow at the UK's National Centre for Research Methods.

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Inhalt

1. How do I know I should use questionnaires in my research project?
   
   2. What are the practicalities of using questionnaires?
   3. What kinds of questions should I use?
   4. How do I find people to fill in my questionnaires?
   5. Why do I need to test my questionnaire?
   6. How can I improve my response rate?
   7. What do I do when I have all my completed questionnaires?