Developing an Effective Questionnaire for Thesis

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Developing an Effective Questionnairefor your
Thesis
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Questionnaire

• A questionnaire is a document that comprises of a
  number of questions to be asked from the
  respondents.

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Questionnaire to Respondents

• Each respondent is given the same questionnaire
  for the purpose of gauging the responses that are
  related to the research.

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Source of Primary Information

• Questionnaire is considered to be one of the most
  effective ,method to obtain timely and relevant
  primary data for the purpose of research.

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Basis of Developing a Questionnaire

• The questions within a questionnaire are
  entirely based on the intent and scope of the
  research.
• The purpose is to derive the appropriate results
  from the respondents through questioning

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Key to Develop Effective Questionnaire

• Developing a questionnaire is not an easy task.
  It takes time and effort.
• The key to develop an effective questionnaire
  lies in investing sufficient time, forethought
  and planning.

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Areas To Explore And Investigate

• Initially, the researcher must be fully aware
  about the areas which he wishes to explore
  through his research.
• All those areas should be included in the
  questionnaire

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Dont Miss Important Aspects

• All the dimensions and aspects to be explored
  must be noted down because once the questionnaire
  is rolled out to respondents, that missing
  element could not be incorporated.

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Make A List Of The Questions

• The researcher must first prepare a list of
  questions with himself and then work on
  developing the appropriate phrase and structure
  for it.
• The structure should not be misleading.

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Run A Trial Of This Questionnaire

• Once the structure of the questionnaire is ready,
  roll it out to your friends to take the initial
  opinion about the questionnaire and make early
  corrections.

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Polish Refine your Questionnaire

• After taking the opinion of the peers, make
  appropriated corrections in order to refine and
  polish the questionnaire as per the requirements
  of the research.

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Avoid Developing a Leading Questionnaire

• The researcher must make it a point that the
  questionnaire should not be leading the
  respondents towards a biased answer. It should be
  a neutral questionnaire which would encourage
  respondents to respond honestly.