Conduct a survey

Create a survey on any topic that interests you. This assignment is not due for some time, so you can plan carefully and do a good job. But, don't procrastinate.

You should take some time to come up with a topic. Do not pick the first idea that pops into your mind. (It is human nature to settle on the solution to a problem too soon and then cling to that solution).

I would generate at least three ideas and think them over before settling on a topic. Who will be taking your survey? Do the results have any practical value? It is OK if the answer is "no," but is it a topic you are genuinely curious about?

Once you have a good topic, draft your survey questions, then set them aside for a day and review them. Have someone else take the survey and give you feedback on the way they interpreted the questions.

After testing and revising your survey, post and publicize it.

After your results are in, turn in a brief description of the survey, a report on the results, and a copy of the survey and printout showing the number of replies. This assignment is also a contest. The three surveys with the most replies will receive extra credit.

Hint -- refer back to the planning and design tips in our Survey design presentation.

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