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Course description

This course will give practical tips and hands-on experience for designing and implementing surveys, for both academic purposes and the business/public sector. The structure of the course will parallel the steps taken when executing a survey: comparing the advantages and disadvantages of surveys versus other means of collecting social data; determining the specific purpose of the study and to whom the study applies; developing the content; and implementing the questionnaire. The lecturer draws upon current and past experiences as illustrations, and builds the lectures around practical exercises.