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Courses - Spring 2023
SURV
Survey and Data Science Department Site
SURV635
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Usability Testing for Survey Research
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Recommended: Students should be familiar with the basics of questionnaire design. Experience with cognitive testing is a plus, but not a requirement.
Restriction: Must be in a major within the BSOS-Joint Program in Survey Methodology department; or permission of BSOS-Joint Program in Survey Methodology department.
Introduces the concepts of usability and usability testing and why they are needed for survey research. The course provides a theoretical model for understanding the respondent-survey interaction and then provides practical methods for incorporating iterative user-centered design and testing into the survey development process. The course provides techniques and examples for designing, planning, conducting and analyzing usability studies on web or mobile surveys