Purpose Statement

We are an interdisciplinary center serving communities and organizations through research, training and guidance to cultivate healthy and safe cultures.

Addressing a Variety of Issues- Traffic Safety- Substance Abuse Prevention- Child Maltreatment Prevention- Measurement of Culture

Map of Past and Current Projects

Deciding to Collection Information

Consider salience of issue/topic…is it something most citizens are interested in considering?

- affects response rate

- factors into approach

Who to study?

Employees?

Citizens…all or a specific subgroup?

You could have a list of potential participants or randomly sample from community

Mode of delivery

Main decision usually is either a mail-out or an online/web-based questionnaire

- phone is poor choice now

Possibility of interviews…and drawbacks

Cost is an important factor when deciding on mode

- number of contacts

Design

Writing Questions

Finding professional assistance

What could the final report contain?- simply dataset back to you?- summary statistics?- sub-group analyses?- more advanced comparisons?

Final thought

The quality of data is tied to the effort put into the design and execution of the collection process

Cutting corners can lead to data that is not very informative

Might not be an “in house” job