Conducting Your Own Survey? Pitfalls to Avoid and Best Practices in Survey Design
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While surveys have become ubiquitous, they vary widely in their quality and efficacy. Whether you are interested in conducting a survey to evaluate a program, assess department culture and climate, or advance your research, there are general best practices to follow when designing and administering a survey.
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In this session, you will learn about the types of survey error and how to minimize them, practical sampling approaches, tips to design a questionnaire that yields informative and actionable data, and strategies to boost response.
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Presenter: Kara Fitzgibbon, PhD - Director, Center for Survey Research, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, University of Virginia
When: March 26, 2024, 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Details: Newcomb Hall, Commonwealth Room (In-Person)
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Library Special Collections Technical Services Team Retreat
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The Technical Services Team from the Library Special Collections engaged in a day-long team session centered around connection, alignment, and cohesion. Partnering with Katie Rojas, Technical Services Lead, OE co-designed the session to create space for open conversation and dialogue. Tools included Liberating Structures, tools to understand team’s working styles, and a team alignment assessment.
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The team reviewed its core purpose and value proposition, reflected upon the past year’s successes and future opportunities, and chartered ways to move forward collectively for the new year.
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University Press Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Strategic Plan Refresh
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The University Press, the scholarly publishing division of UVA, partnered with OE to engage and solicit input from the entire team to refresh their strategic plan.
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Led by Eric Brandt, the University Press supports the academic mission by publishing scholarship in a variety of print and digital formats that contributes to the progress of research and learning.
Over two days, the group focused on strategic planning questions:
- Who are we?
- Where are we now?
- Where do we want to go?
- How do we get there?
- How will we know we’ve arrived?
This input will contribute to the development of updated strategic goals to navigate the rapidly changing future of academic publishing.
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Crowd-Sourcing Support for Project Work: Accomplish Big Tasks Quickly
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Sharing an approach from the Library Special Collections (LSC) that may be appropriate for your area to adapt and adopt. Twice a year, the LSC team initiates Special Projects Week. During this dedicated time, the organization limits meetings in order to focus on project progress. Together, they work to address critical project tasks and drive outcomes. Any member of the Special Collections team may propose a project for consideration, allowing for multiple projects to be addressed concurrently during this week. All team members may participate, even stepping beyond their usual areas, thereby gaining a holistic perspective on the unit’s work and reinforcing their shared purpose.
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RESOURCES
High-Performing Teams, Teamwork, and Teaming
Did you know…
- People now spend about 50% more time engaged in collaborative work than they did 5 years ago
- Collaborative work takes up 80% of the average employee’s day
- And 75% of cross-functional teams are dysfunctional
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