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.
SUrveys.sun.ac.za is `n webgebaseerde diens, gratis beskikbaar aan alle Universiteitseenhede en -personeel. Die hoofdoel is om akademiese personeel of nagraadse studente wat aanlyn meningsopnames, as deel van hul akademiese aktiwiteite moet uitvoer, te ondersteun. SUrveys bied die geleentheid om:
1. maklik `n gesofistikeerde, pasgemaakte, aanlyn meningsopname te skep wat vertakking as addisionele funksie kan hanteer,
2. die opname te toets,
3. deelnemers uit te nooi of `n unieke hiperskakel vir die opname te publiseer,
4. antwoorde in `n sentrale, geinstitusionaliseerde databasis (dit word gerugsteun en dis sekuur) te stoor,
5. jou eie reaksiedata te kan beheer,
6. data na SPSS of Excel te kan uitvoer.
As jy belangstel om `n meningsopname te doen, let op die volgende:
1. Indien die opname persone insluit wat geassosieer word met die Universiteit – of dit personeel of studente is – is dit onderworpe aan goedkeuring deur die Universiteit se Etiese komitee. Vir inligting oor hierdie proses, besoek asseblief die webwerf van die Departement van Institusionele Navorsing en Beplanning en kliek op “Applications to undertake research involving University staff or students“.
Indien die meningsopname buite die Universiteit gedoen word, is etiese goedkeuring nie noodwendig nodig nie. Volg egter nogsteeds die stap uiteengesit by punt 1. hierbo. Indien daar aangedui word dat goedkeuring nie vereis word nie, voltooi die e-Survey aaansoekvorm . Tegniese inligting oor die sagteware wat gebruik word, is beskikbaar op die webwerf van Checkbox Survey Solutions.
2. Jou studieleier of dosent kan ook genader word vir hulp met die formulering van vrae en die samestelling van die opname om die beste moontlike resultate te kry. Hulp is ook beskikbaar by die Sentrum vir Navorsing in Wetenskap en Tegnologie en die Sentrum vir Statistiese Konsultasie.
