Questionnaire Design
SURV 631
Online
Spring 2026
Syllabus
This course introduces students to the stages of questionnaire development in quantitative surveys. The course reviews the scientific literature on questionnaire construction, the experimental literature on question effects, and the psychological literature on information processing. It also pays special attention to the relationship between mode of administration and questionnaire design. Students will get hands-on experience in developing their own questionnaire. Note that this course does not cover developing interview guidelines for semi- and unstructured interviews in qualitative studies.