Session Description:
The Statistical Consulting and Survey Research Unit can be used as a service for staff and faculty to elevate their work, inform strategic planning, and tell their stories via survey data. This workshop will review the SCSRU’s services, how non-academic surveys are conducted at UWaterloo, policy 55, and related procedures. The SCSRU aims to support the effective collection and use of high-quality data and to ensure that everyone on campus understands survey design best practices. We’ll review common issues in survey questions and discuss strategies for improving them. This workshop will also discuss best strategies for detecting, preventing, and cleaning fraudulent data and bot attacks. Finally, this workshop will introduce opportunities for staff to participate in ongoing SCSRU projects and partnerships (i.e., the SES, LITE grants, etc.). Participants will take part in an interactive survey-writing activity, crafting questions and discussing them together as a group.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the session, attendees will:
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Understand the services SCSRU provides to the university
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Know where to access survey assistance
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Be able to construct effective survey questions and collect useful survey data.
Session Structure:
Lecture-style presentation with optional Q&A
Presenter:
Hannah Clyde (she/her), Project Manager: Statistical Consulting and Survey Research Unit, Statistical and Actuarial Science (SCSRU)
Reem Tawfik (she/her), Project Manager: Statistical Consulting and Survey Research Unit, Statistical and Actuarial Science (SCSRU)
Lindsey Webster (she/her), Senior Manager, Statistical and Actuarial Science: Statistical Consulting and Survey Research Unit