Universität Wien

210220 SE Diss, H: Design, Evaluation and Analysis of Questionaires for Survey Research (2008W)

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
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max. 55 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Deutsch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 04.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Mittwoch 05.11. 08:00 - 10:45 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Donnerstag 06.11. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Freitag 07.11. 16:30 - 19:30 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Mittwoch 12.11. 17:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Donnerstag 13.11. 14:15 - 17:30 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Freitag 14.11. 16:30 - 19:00 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Dienstag 18.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Mittwoch 19.11. 08:00 - 11:00 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Freitag 21.11. 14:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Dienstag 25.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Mittwoch 26.11. 17:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Freitag 28.11. 16:30 - 19:30 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5

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Some people may think that formulating survey questions is very simple because we all can make questions. Others may think that it is an art which one can not learn. Our point of view is that there is now enough knowledge about the consequences of the choices which are made when questions are formulated that survey design can be a scientific activity. Therefore an overview of these choices and the consequences of these choices will be given in this course. Because errors will always remain in the questionnaires, we will also discuss how one can cope with these errors in the analysis of survey data
In the first part of the course we will suggest an approach that can help to formulate proper questions for the concepts one would like to measure.
In the second part an inventory will be given of the characteristics of survey items which might play a role in determining the quality of a survey question. In this part the different choices which a survey researcher will make while designing a survey item will be made explicit in order to reflect even on habitual choices.
The third part starts with a discussion of criteria for data quality and then gives a summary of the existing knowledge about the effect of the different choices on the quality of the questions as far as this knowledge is used in the SQP program. Subsequently the program SQP is introduced which predicts the data quality on the basis of the characteristics of the components of survey items which have been found to be of influence on the data quality of survey items.
In the fourth part of the course we will demonstrate how this knowledge can enhance the analysis of survey data by developing complex measurement instruments, improving comparative research and correcting for measurement error in multivariate analysis.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The purpose of the course is that the students
- become aware of the major problems which are connected with survey research
- are able to develop proper questionnaires
- can evaluate the quality of questionnaire of other people
- have seen the effect of measurement error on survey results
- have seen the problems of comparative cross cultural research
The course will be given from November 3 till November 22. There will be three meetings of 3 hours of which two will be reserved for lectures and one for a joint research project. The purpose is that the participant are able after the course to formulate and analyze causal models in a proper way. For this a practical exercise is necessary.

Prüfungsstoff

Literatur

W.E.Saris and I.N.Gallhofer Design, evaluation and analysis of questionnaires for survey research. Wiley, 2007.
Duane Alwin Margins of error: A study of reliability in survey measurement Wiley 2007.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:38