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 | 0.125 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period(s) | 1st Non standard period (10 July 2023 - 3 September 2023)
(On campus)
1st Non standard period (10 July 2023 - 3 September 2023) (On campus) 1st Non standard period (10 July 2023 - 3 September 2023) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,509.38 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MA, MSc, MHealSc, MPH, DPH, PGDipArts, PGDipHealSc, PGDipPHC, PGCertPH, PGCertPHC
- 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 Rebecca McLean (Overall Convenor)
Dunedin Campus: Dr Helen Harcombe
- 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; piloting and administering surveys.
- Qualtrics trouble shooting; Sampling
- Consideration of statistical aspects in survey research including what is required by a biostatistician; Interpreting and writing up data
Assessment:
- Assignment 1: 40%
- Assignment 2: 60%
- Teaching Arrangements
Christchurch and Dunedin Teaching Sessions
- Thursdays 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (13 July, 20 July, 27 July, 3 August, 10 August, 17 August)
Wellington Teaching Sessions
- Thursday 13 July, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Thursday 27 July, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Thursday 10 August, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Textbooks
Readings will be made available via eReserve.
- 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 be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the assumptions underpinning survey research
- Design a rigorous survey
- Exhibit an understanding of ethical factors that influence the design and conduct of survey research
- Construct and pilot a questionnaire
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to prepare survey data for analysis and how to present survey results.
