Designing surveys you ensure that data from respondents will be gathered in a structured, systematic way. It involves planning the questions, layout, structure, and dissemination to ensure the information collected is reliable, relevant, and useful for the study's objectives.
1. Identify your research questions.
2. Identify the population of interest.
3. Identify the variables in your research.
4. Create an instrument for data collection.
5. Test your survey instrument​
6. Contact IREC to ensure ethics of survey.
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