Purpose
To provide an understanding of the basic concepts, and practices of questionnaire design for the collection of useful and meaningful data.
Benefits to participants
Participants will explore the essential steps to designing a questionnaire from data needs to qualitative testing to a final product, the questionnaire.
Target population
Employees who are designing questionnaires occasionally or for the first time will learn the fundamental and essential principles of good questionnaire design. Those with more experience will find the workshop to be a valuable refresher as well as a source of new ideas and methods.
Course outline
- Development of questionnaires
- Data collection modes (self-complete vs. interviewer-administered, paper vs. electronic)
- Question structure
- Question wording
- Sequencing of questions
- Questionnaire layout
- Questionnaire review and testing
- Designing and testing your own questionnaire
Delivery type: Virtual instructor-led
Duration: 3 Days
Contact:
If you have questions or to register to the course, contact us at statcan.msmdsstatstraining-msmsdformationstats.statcan@statcan.gc.ca.