Thesis and Academic Process

Survey Design and Reporting Consulting

Valid, reliable survey design and reporting of results.

Overview

We advise on designing surveys and scales that fit your research question and offer high validity and reliability. We also support you in presenting the collected data in line with academic reporting standards.

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What we do in this service

  • Consulting on scale and survey item design
  • Methodological support for validity and reliability assessment
  • Planning the data collection process
  • Presenting findings in line with academic reporting standards

Example topics

01Structuring an employee engagement survey
02A sampling plan for a service satisfaction study
03Setting up an online survey with conditional questions
04Item analysis using pilot data

These examples illustrate the scope of the service; every project is planned around its own research question.

What you will have at the end

A personalised process plan and timeline
Checklists and written feedback
Meeting notes and action items
Review against your institution's guidelines

Who is it for?

Students and institutions conducting field research

Frequently asked questions

Yes. We advise on the methodological consistency of the informed consent form, data collection instrument and research protocol required for an ethics committee application. The application and declarations are made by the researcher.

The required sample size is calculated from the population size, the analysis method and the accepted margin of error. We do the calculation together and explain the reasoning behind it.