Surveys: Why, When, and How

Monday, March 12, 2007
12:00pm - 1:00pm
DHMC, Auditorium F

• Presentation Slides (PDF)
• Presentation Audio/Video Stream
• Research Guide: Survey Development Resources

Do you plan or create surveys? Wondering how to ask the right questions and eliminate bias? This Library Grand Rounds addressed these and other aspects of survey development. We covered appropriate uses of surveys, how to write effective survey questions, and strategies to boost response rates. We briefly highlighted features of SurveyMonkey, a popular online survey tool.

This Grand Rounds was presented by Gavin Henning, PhD, and Pamela Bagley, PhD. Gavin is Director of Student Affairs Planning, Evaluation, and Research for Dartmouth, and helps faculty and administrators evaluate their impact on teaching and research. He has taught assessment and survey development to graduate students, faculty, and staff, and has presented on these topics at national conferences. Pamela is a Research and Education Librarian at the Biomedical Libraries and an instructor of the Libraries' SurveyMonkey workshops.

Library Grand Rounds are a forum for presenting information resources and tools of interest to Dartmouth clinicians. Please contact us, if you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future Library Grand Rounds (Biomedical.Libraries.Education@Dartmouth.edu)

The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center designates this educational activity for up to one hour in Category I credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he or she actually spent in the educational activity. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.