Resources

Review Framework for DLE Strategy for Student Input
Read Orientation articles - Impact of Learning Technologies on Student Learning
Sampling Strategies
Conducting Focus Group Interviews
Conducting Surveys
Contact List

Sampling Strategies

1. Basic information about Sampling Strategies 2. Designing Sampling Strategies for qualitative social research

Conducting Focus Group Interviews

1. Student Focus Group developed by UBC's CTLT: http://wiki.ubc.ca/Documentation:Student_Focus_Group

2. Conducting Focus Groups: A Summary of Best Practices & Support - UBC's Flexible Learning Initiative | UBC VP Students Focus Group Guide

3. Community Tool Box: http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/conduct-interviews/main

What is a focus group interview?
What should we conduct focus group interviews?
Whom should we interview?
How should we conduct interviews?

4. Example: http://wiki.ubc.ca/Sandbox:Interview/Focus_Group_Protocol

Conducting Surveys

To design surveys, we recommend this book, Andres, L. (2012). Designing and doing survey research. London: Sage.

1. Community ToolBox: http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/conduct-surveys/main

What are surveys?
Why should we conduct a survey?
When should we conduct a survey?
How do we prepare a survey?
How do you distribute our survey?
How do you analyze and compile the results of our survey?

2. 8 Tips for Writing Effective Survey Questions: http://blogs.constantcontact.com/how-to-write-survey/

Write questions that are simple and to the point
Use words with clear meanings
Limit the number of ranking options
In a multiple choice questions, cover all options without overlapping
Avoid double-barreled questions
Offer an "out" for questions that don't apply
Avoid offering too few or too many options
Make recall easy

3. 7 Things NOT to Do: http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-to-write-survey-questions-not-do-slideshare#sm.000073evnttgsfg5qfk1at589gr98

Don't write leading questions
Don't write loaded questions
Don't assume
Don't use jargon
Don't not not use double negatives
Don't write double-barreled questions
Don't let people opt out

4. How to conduct a survey: Survey Types and Survey Examples https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/how-to-conduct-surveys/

Reporting Out

There are a few key points to be covered when you report survey results. Here is a checklist suggested by Kelley, Clark, Brown, and Sitzia (2003): http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/content/15/3/261.

1. Explain the purpose or aim of the research, with the explicit identification of the research question.

2. Explain why the research was necessary and place the study in context, drawing upon previous work in relevant fields (the literature review).

3. Describe in (proportionate) detail how the research was done.

State the chosen research method or methods, and justify why this method was chosen.
Describe the research tool. If an existing tool is used, briefly state its psychometric properties and provide references to the original development work. If a new tool is used, you should include an entire section describing the steps undertaken to develop and test the tool, including results of psychometric testing.
Describe how the sample was selected and how data were collected.

4. Describe and justify the methods and tests used for data analysis.

5. Present the results of the research. The results section should be clear, factual, and concise.

6. Interpret and discuss the findings. This ‘discussion’ section should not simply reiterate results; it should provide the author’s critical reflection upon both the results and the processes of data collection. The discussion should assess how well the study met the research question, should describe the problems encountered in the research, and should honestly judge the limitations of the work.

7. Present conclusions and recommendations.

Ethics

Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct by American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/

The respondent's right to confidentiality should be respected. The Ethics Code is intended to provide guidance for psychologists and standards of professional conduct that can be applied by the APA.

Contacts

AMS VP Academic and University Affairs (for AMS Council and VP Academic Caucus): Samantha So, vpacademic@ams.ubc.ca
Student Senate Caucus chairs: Nick Dawson, nickajdawson@gmail.com, and Lina Castro, linascastro@hotmail.com
Undergraduate society councils: the easiest way to get in touch is to google the name of the council for each faculty (e.g. “UBC AUS”) and find the president's email address that way, as there are so many and I don't have them all on hand!