Survey Review Standards
The following standards are designed to help you develop your survey and aid in ensuring the best possible response rates. To facilitate survey review, each division on campus has a survey representative; your committee member representative can be found in the "Your Committee Member Representatives" accordion on this web page. Your committee member representative will review your request and is your first, best resource for conducting surveys at CSUN.
Purpose of the Survey
- Why is the survey being conducted?
Importance and Impact
- What useful information does the survey provide for academic or institutional planning? (choose relevant options and provide additional detail)
- Required by Chancellor's Office for accreditation, or some other official body
- Supports critical university function
- Provides survey respondents with some direct benefit (other than cash incentive)
- Provides university with some direct benefit
Intended Use of the Data
- Who will have access to the survey results?
- What plans are in place to review the data and use it for programmatic improvement?
- What plans are in place to disseminate findings and how widely will they be disseminated?
Population of Interest
- Who is the target population?
- Surveys to the entire population of interest will not be approved unless there is a compelling reason (e.g., required for accreditation). What type of sampling will you use for this survey (random samples can be requested from Institutional Research)?
Timing
- When will the survey be administered? (provide launch date, length of administration, reminder dates)
- Please refer to the CSUN Survey Calendar as part of your planning process
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Review
- Is IRB approval necessary? (if yes, please provide IRB protocol number)
- For more information, visit the IRB website or email irb@csun.edu
Attach copy of survey if available (sample questions if through outside vendor)