303 Principles Of Questionnaire Design

Saturday, December 17, 2005

The Principles Of Questionnaire Design - The Good, The Bad, & The Complicated

Expected Outcomes:


  • The different modes of data collection method
  • How to design questionnaires based on the various methods
  • How to plan a questionnaire to ensure research objectives are met with logic in place
  • How to phrase questions?
  • When to use open-ended, semi-open-ended and close-ended questions
  • How to obtain attributes for different research needs?
  • The nature of different rating scales – binary codes, 3-point scales, 5-point scales, 9-point scales, line scales and others
  • Translating qualitative findings into quantitative questionnaire
  • The best practice of questionnaire design
  • The do’s and don’ts of questionnaire design

Who should attend?
Market researchers, Marketing Department, Human Resource Department, Customer Serive Department

Duration of Course – 2 Days

Detail course outline

Day 1

  • Understanding the researh objectives
  • Understanding the research delivery and how it affect the way a question is ask
  • Different modes of data collection methods
  • The nature of scaling techniques and question types - The why, the what, and the how
  • Questionnaire design process flows
  • How to use qualitative research findings to design questionnaires?

Day 2

  • Question phrasing
  • The do’s and don’ts of questionnaire design
  • Essential questions to include for various research methodologies
  • Case studies and hands-on workshop

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