380.711.01
Issues in Survey Research Design
- Location:
- East Baltimore
- Term:
- 3rd term
- Department:
- Population, Family and Reproductive Health
- Credits:
- 3 credits
- Academic Year:
- 2022 - 2023
- Instruction Method:
- In-person
- Class Times:
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- Tu Th, 3:30 - 4:50pm
- Auditors Allowed:
- Yes, with instructor consent
- Undergrads Allowed:
- Yes
- Grading Restriction:
- Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
- Course Instructor:
- Contact:
- Philip Anglewicz
- Resources:
- Description:
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Introduces survey research for health researchers who need to evaluate and use survey research. Explores alternative approaches to sample design, respondent recruitment, data collection methods (interviews in-person or by telephone, computer assisted interviews, or mail surveys) instrument design, and survey management. Emphasizes the cost and error trade-offs with each design, and how they affect the results.
- Learning Objectives:
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Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify primary sources of error in surveys, and discuss the consequences of each type of error for survey findings
- Evaluate the trade-offs--in errors, costs, response rates, and time--inherent in the major modes of survey data collection: mail, web, telephone, and in-person
- Evaluate the various approaches to obtaining samples for surveys in terms of field costs, sampling errors, and other factors
- Describe how survey methodology is presented in the research literature, and evaluate the implications of that methodology for analysis and interpretation of the results
- Methods of Assessment:
Student evaluation based on Mid-term exam (35%), summaries of readings (25%), report on survey (20%) and class participation(20%)
- Instructor Consent:
Consent required for some students
- Consent Note:
Students who have not had a course in statistics
- For consent, contact: