DEVELOPING WEB-BASED SURVEYS BY JAMES LAGONEGRO OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
TOPICS n ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES n DESIGN OBJECTIVES n PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN n IMPLEMENTATION n METHODS n SAMPLE PRODUCT COMPARISON n INFORMATION RESOURCES n DEMONSTRATION
ADVANTAGES n COST n TIME n DESIGN FLEXIBILITY n EASE OF USE n DATA RELIABILITY
DISADVANTAGES n PARTICIPANTS n ACCESS n HARWARE AND SOFTWARE DIFFERENCES n SKILLS
DESIGN OBJECTIVES n REDUCE NONRESPONSE n REDUCE/AVOID MEASUREMENT ERROR n REDUCE/AVOID COVERAGE ERROR n REDUCE/AVOID SAMPLING ERROR
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN n WELCOME SCREEN n PIN NUMBER n EASILY ANSWERED FIRST QUESTION n USE CONVENTIONAL FORMAT n RESTRAIN USE OF COLOR n MINIMIZE DIFFERENCES IN QUESTION DISPLAY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN (CONTINUED) n PROVIDE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS n LIMIT USE OF DROP-DOWN BOXES n DO NOT REQUIRE ANSWERS n PROVIDE SKIP DIRECTIONS n USE SCROLLING n DOUBLE-BANKING n INCLUDE PROGRESS INDICATOR n LIMIT OPEN-ENDED AND MARK-ALL ITEMS
IMPLEMENTATION n TARGET POPULATION n ACCESS n CONTACT
METHODS n SPECIFIC SURVEY BUILDING SOFTWARE n ONLINE/WEB HOSTING SERVICES n ADVANCED PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES (JAVA, XML)
SAMPLE COMPARISON OF SURVEY SOFTWARE
INFORMATION RESOURCES n WEB SURVEY METHODOLOGY n MAIL AND INTERNET SURVEYS, THE TAILORED DESIGN METHOD by DON A. DILLMAN
DEMONSTRATION SURVEYSOLUTIONS XP PROFESSIONAL