Events

Event Details

Event Title	Introduction to Survey Development (In-Person)
Location	Carolina Square Room 2002
Sponsor	H.W. Odum Institute
Date/Time	03/05/2026 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Event Price
Cutoff Date	03/03/2026 Must register before this date

For more information, contact the event administrator: Jill Stevens jill_stevens@unc.edu

Event Presenters

Name	Title
Jessica Grant		Director of the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

This in-person 2-hour course introduces learners to the foundations of survey development for primary data collection. Students will learn fundamental practices in planning, designing, and conducting data collection using survey research best practices. Core topics will cover:

sampling and outreach
questionnaire development (writing questions, response options, and question ordering)
visual design considerations of electronic and paper surveys
approaches for testing, and monitoring

Participants will have the opportunity to draft and review survey questions, explore resources for existing survey questions, and review the strengths and limitations of various data collection modes.

This course will count as 2.0 CSS short course hours.