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<Programme>

FIRST ANNUAL SEMINAR ON SURVEY DESIGN AND QUALITY

Organisers

Dominique Joye, University of Lausanne

Peter Ph Mohler, University of Mannheim

 

Participants

The following participants have already confirmed their participation:

Adrian Dusa, Romanian Social Data Archive, University of Bucharest
Janet Harkness, GESIS-ZUMA; Mannheim and Lincoln University
Lili Japec, Statistics Sweden
Dominique Joye, University of Lausanne
Edith de Leeuw, Director Methodika, University Utrecht
Lars Lyberg, Statistics Sweden,
Brina Malnar, University of Ljubljana
Peter Ph. Mohler, University of Mannheim
Patrick Murphy, University of Tilburg
Annette Scherpenzeel, CentERdata
Fons van de Vijver, University of Tilburg

 

Draft Programme

Monday 22 September 2008
12.00 - 14.00 Arrival and registration
14.00 - 17.30

Work session I

Survey Process Quality for 3m Surveys
(3m – Multi-Cultural, Multi-National & Multi-Regional)
The development of important international projects change the attention given to the quality of data and imply to look more carefully to all aspects of the data production process.
Question: does the literature either look at the different aspects of data quality in one context or play with the multinational, multicultural aspects – but not simultaneously?
Question: are there examples for overall process quality control?
Question: are there examples for rigorous input (design) quality controls and what are examples for sustainable output (field work, measurement) controls?
Question: is the introduction of new techniques (mixed mode, internet, link to register, etc.) susceptible to modify the question of data quality and the way to monitor it?

   
Tuesday 23 September 2008
09.00 - 12.00 Work Session I continued
14.00 - 17.30 Work Session II
Preparing 2009 Workshop on Quality and Methods for 3m Surveys
The Seminar will be a five-day event heavy with training and teaching.
We have to prepare a teaching session next year that is not only designed for the "data producer" but also the "data user".
How to take into account the methodological side and how to interest these future users.
Which courses must we organize?
   
Wednesday 24 September 2008
09.00 - 12.00 Work Session II continued
12.00 - 14.00 Lunch and departure