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I apologise to those who were not able to read my first announcement. Here it is again. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Centre for Applied Social Surveys Short Course: Design & Administration of Postal & Self-completion Surveys, 11-12 November 1999 Venue: The Grosvenor Hotel, Grosvenor Road, Newcastle. Presented by Roger Thomas and Elaine McColl -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Course objectives: 1) to enable participants to develop a thorough and practical understanding of the principles of good questionnaire design as applied to self-administered quantitative surveys (including the special issues related to the design of factual, non-factual and sensitive questions); 2) to establish understanding and competence in how to plan, administer and maximise quality and response in postal and other self-completion surveys. Course content will include: principles of questionnaire design, questionnaires to measure behaviour, attitudes and values, pretesting and piloting postal surveys, project management and administration, and minimising non-response. The course will include workshop sessions so that participants can work through practical exercises. Teaching staff will be present in between sessions and on the evening of day 1 in order to discuss questionnaire issues arising from individual participants' research. Numbers are limited to facilitate such participant support. Target Audience The course is aimed at researchers who need to design and administer self-completion surveys, especially those in the social, economic, educational and medical sciences. If you are unsure whether this course is appropriate for you please contact Nyovani Madise (E-mail [log in to unmask] or Fax +44 (0)23 8059 3846). Course Materials Participants will receive written notes, copies of overhead transparencies and a reading list. The Instructors Roger Thomas is the Director of CASS. He has had long experience of designing, running, and managing surveys and is currently at the National Centre for Social Research's Survey Methods Centre, where he participates in the programme of methodological research and consultancy in survey methods. Elaine McColl is a Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Health Services at the University of Newcastle. Fee The standard fee is 250 pounds (sterling). Because of ESRC support, a number of bursaries are available which reduce the fee to 65 pounds. Applicants for bursaries must be full-time research students, UK academic staff, or ESRC-funded researchers. For a registration form or further details contact: Hannah Williams E-mail: [log in to unmask] Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 3048 Fax:+44 (0)23 8059 3846 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CASS is an ESRC Resource Centre hosted by the National Centre for Social Research and the University of Southampton with the University of Surrey. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%