Development of skills to plan a survey including how to identify appropriate research questions, sample participants, construct and validate a questionnaire, and analyse data descriptively.
The lecturer will give support to students to choose a research topic, which will be developed in the assignments. The paper will give an appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of questionnaire methodologies and help prepare students for research at master's level.
| Paper title | Survey Methods |
|---|---|
| Paper code | PUBH723 |
| Subject | Public Health |
| EFTS | 0.1250 |
| Points | 15 points 15 points 15 points |
| Teaching period(s) | 1st Non standard period (8 July 2019 - 23 August 2019), 1st Non standard period (8 July 2019 - 23 August 2019), 1st Non standard period (8 July 2019 - 23 August 2019) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,400.75 |
| International Tuition Fees (NZD) | $4,934.75 |
- Restriction
- PUBH 708
- Limited to
- MA, MSc, MHealSc, MPH, DPH, PGDipArts, PGDipHealSc, PGDipPHC, PGCertPH, PGCertPHC
- Notes
- (i) PGCertPHC and PGDipPHC students require approval from the Board of Studies in Primary Health Care to enrol for this paper. (ii) This paper runs for the first half of the second semester.
- Eligibility
- Students who have completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline or recognised equivalent
- Contact
Wellington Campus: publichealth.wellington@otago.ac.nz
Christchurch Campus: publichealth.christchurch@otago.ac.nz
Dunedin Campus: publichealth.dunedin@otago.ac.nz- More information link
- View more information on postgraduate studies in Public Health
- Teaching staff
Wellington Campus: Professor Janet Hoek
Christchurch Campus: Associate Professor Gillian Abel
Dunedin Campus: Dr Helen Harcombe (Overall Convenor)- Paper Structure
- Introduction to the survey research process; assumptions in survey research/developing research questions; writing a literature review.
- Doing a literature search; research ethics.
- Questionnaire development and construction.
- Data collection methods; sampling; piloting and administering surveys.
- Preparing data using Qualtrics or a statistical programme; introduction to descriptive analyses.
- Interpreting and writing up data; what is required by a biostatistician; Qualtrics - troubleshooting.
Two Assignments:
- Assignment 1: 40%
- Assignment 2: 60%
- Teaching Arrangements
Christchurch Teaching Sessions
- Thursday mornings (9:00 am - 12:00 pm), 11 July - 15 August
Wellington Teaching Sessions
- Thursday 11 July, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Thursday 25 July, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Thursday 8 August, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Dunedin Teaching Sessions
- Thursday mornings (9:00 am - 12:00 pm), 11 July - 15 August
- Please refer to the timetable below or in eVision.
- Textbooks
There is no set textbook.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical
thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the assumptions underpinning survey research
- Design a rigorous, ethical survey study
- Construct and pilot a questionnaire
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to prepare survey data for analysis and present the completed survey data.
Assessment
| Assignment 1 | 40% |
| Assignment 2 | 60% |
Further Information
Administrator Client Services
Department of Population Health
University of Otago, Christchurch
PO Box 4345
Christchurch
Tel 64 3 364 3602
Email katrina.hogg@otago.ac.nz
