SUrveys.sun.ac.za is a web-based service available free of cost to University entities and staff members. Its main purpose is to support academic staff or post-graduate students who need to conduct online surveys as part of their academic research activities. SUrveys allows one to:
1. easily create a sophisticated, customised online survey that includes functionality such as branching.
2. test the survey.
3. invite respondents or publish a unique hyperlink to the survey.
4. collect responses in a central, institutional database (which means it’s backed up and is secure).
5. control one’s own response data
6. export data to SPSS or Excel.
If you are interested in doing a survey, please note the following:
1. If the survey incorporates people associated with the University, whether they are staff or students, it is subject to the approval by the University’s Ethics Committee. For information regarding these requests, please visit the web page of the Institutional Research and Planning Department and click on “Applications to undertake research involving University staff or students“.If the survey is done outside the University, ethical clearance is not necessarily required. Nevertheless, still follow the steps outlined under point 1 above. If it is indicated that no ethical clearance is required, complete the e-Survey application form . Technical information regarding the software used, is available on the site of Checkbox Survey Solutions
2. Your study leader or lecturer can be approached to provide assistance regarding the formulation of questions and the composition of the questionnaire in order to obtain the best possible results. Assistance is also available from the Centre for Research in Science and Technology and the Centre for Statistical Consultation.
