OIE Surveys and Survey Support

To request survey assistance, please send an email to qc.oie@qc.cuny.edu with answers to the following questions:

1. Which department/program is making the request?
2. What research question(s) will the survey address?
3. Who is the target population?
4. How will the survey results be used?
5. ​What is the time frame of your project?
6. What type of survey assistance do you need?

• OIE can review existing survey instruments or help you create new ones.
• OIE can create the list of the population to be surveyed (census or random sampling).
• OIE can field the survey on your behalf, which can be beneficial for several reasons, such as assuring students that their instructors cannot see their responses.
• OIE can keep you informed of your survey’s progress (e.g. response rates).
• OIE can provide a summary of the survey results following the close date of the survey. Special analyses, such as results by demographic or academic characteristics, require more time to complete (~2-3 weeks).
• De-identified survey data can be provided upon request.
• If incentives are offered, OIE can randomly select the appropriate number of winners for you. You will be responsible for purchasing the incentives, contacting the winners, distributing the incentives, and completing any administrative work regarding the incentives.

*Please note that from planning to reporting, the amount of time a survey project takes will vary depending on the scope of the project and its target population. Generally, OIE holds a series of planning meetings with the stakeholders interested in survey data collection to gather information on the project’s purpose, instrumentation, audience, and timeline. After survey implementation, the results will be presented as time allows or as needed for informed decision making. Survey research that supports student success, program development, learning assessment, or strategic plan implementation takes precedent.

Please contact the OIE before attempting to create a survey so that the methodology can be discussed ahead of time. If designing your own instrument, please consult our Best Practices in Survey Research, as good data only comes from good methodology. Department chairs and program directors may see our Program Assessment Survey Template or our Alumni Outcomes Survey Template for examples of appropriate question items and answer options.

Because the OIE regularly fields surveys to students, faculty, and staff, we request that programs and departments please keep us informed of surveys fielded to the QC community so that we can inform you about surveys going out to the same population. This will help us avoid survey fatigue and low response rates, which can negatively affect important projects at the College.

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