Goals of Survey Coordination
As outlined in the CWGA charge, the goal of our survey coordination efforts is to cultivate, over the long term, a campus culture of evidence-informed planning and decision-making (assessment) in which
1. Surveys are recognized as one of several, possible tools for gathering perceptions from stakeholders, and chosen for their appropriateness to the question under investigation.
2. Surveys are selectively and strategically employed as part of a plan for data collection that is grounded in a specified goal or set of goals (or questions) that, as relevant, includes multiple, complementary lines of evidence.
3. Planning to survey involves consideration of the larger campus context, including
- Our collective goal to manage survey fatigue4, as a means for maximizing the usefulness of each survey that is offered.
- Existing institutional data, including survey data.
- The campus calendar of surveys.
- Resources to support survey planning and implementation.
4. Planning to survey includes an evaluation of whether the survey is subject to the requirements associated with human subject research as well as compliance with federal, state, and university policies and privacy regulations, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
5. Participation in surveys is understood by stakeholders to be one way (of many) to give back to UC Merced and advance our campus’ success.
