5 PRINCIPLES FOR A GOOD SURVEY

1. FOCUS
The first principle for creating a good survey is FOCUS. Only by having specific objectives ahead of time, can you expect to obtain usable information from a survey. Those objectives drive the questions. In fact, every question should tie back to a specific objective.

2. CONNECTION
The second principle for creating a good survey is CONNECTION. The quality of the information you get from your survey depends how well you connect with your respondents. You can connect with your respondent by learning about those who will be taking your survey, by viewing each question from their perspective and even by talking to some potential respondents ahead of time!

3. RESPECT
The third principle for creating a good survey is RESPECT. Your survey should show respect for your respondent’s time. If you are trying to do too much, it shows and it will turn off your respondent. Make sure that you ask only relevant questions (the powerful features SurveyGizmo has for hiding and skipping questions are great!) and never ask for information you already know.

4. ACTION
The fourth principle for creating a good survey is ACTION. The only reason to do a survey is because you want to take some kind of action. That action usually means making a decision. It may be a decision to change the services you offer, build a park, not build a park or even start a company, but if you can’t touch on some action you don’t need to do a survey.

5. ENGAGEMENT
The fifth principle for creating a good survey is ENGAGEMENT. This principle sums up the other four. If you follow the first four principles the result will be an engaged respondent and that will mean better response rates and better information. You can further engage your respondents by offering to share a summary of your results with them and let them know what was done with the information they provided. That will keep them engaged and ready for your next survey!

TUTORIAL
http://www.surveygizmo.com/tutorials/?title=Creating_a_New_Survey

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WIKISPACES

The -SHIFT is already happening.
The explosion started in 2005.



What are WIKISPACES?
They are

• interactive, dynamic and do it yourself media.
• new delivery methods of information and web content on Internet: very popular on Internet.

What are they for?-Social networking. The end user is a participant.

What's so good about them?

• Freedom to collaborate and share content.
• The businesses advertise services and products
• life long learning
• nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something
• The space provided is free.
• Business partners collaborate

Have a look at this Introduction to wikispaces

We sometimes feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.