ABSTRACT
Surveys, in which people are asked questions about their behaviour or opinions, are a common feature of academic work. This chapter deals with the design of effective questionnaires for surveys, and presents a suitable structure for reporting the results. Note that these questionnaires are designed to collect data from large numbers of people fairly quickly. The chapter focuses on questionnaire design for conducting surveys. Writing an effective series of questions is a vital part of conducting a survey. People must think carefully about what their aims are, and how to achieve them in the simplest way. There is no value in collecting a mass of information that is irrelevant to the topic. It presents some example questionnaire for conducting surveys. For example, What are the reasons for carrying out surveys in academic life?. The chapter also provides model survey for Student experience of part-time work.
