Use Qualtrics, a simple, web-based survey tool, to create an on-line survey relevant to your social work practice setting or a social work topic of interest to you. You will be able to analyze the responses, create a one- to two-page report of the steps you used to create your qualtrics online survey, reflect on the type of sampling methods you would use, and identify potential bias in your study.
Complete the following:
Review the scale below.
Here you will find a survey or scale that was recently developed by Dr. Sims, Sims COVID 19 Anxiety Scale Download Sims COVID 19 Anxiety Scale. The scale was designed to measure anxiety associated with the recent coronavirus epidemic. Dr. Sims used cognitive behavioral theory as the underpinning theoretical to construct and develop the questions or statements on the scale (anxiety is driven by and can be measured by people’s cognition (thoughts), emotions (feelings), and behavior). As such, the scale questions are composed of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral-related questions.
*There are a number of items to consider when designing a survey/scale/questionnaire. At a minimum, remember that a survey/scale/questionnaire should not be written grader than an 8th-grade reading level—avoid the use of complex terms: MAKE IT PLAIN. KEEPING IT PLAIN reduces the likelihood of reader misinterpretation of the questions (and the use of informal language is allowable—but refrain from the use of contractions and double negatives).
Create Your Survey
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1. Create a qualtrics account (Links to an external site.).
2. Review the Qualtrics Class Page to find your Group. Review the Qualtrics Class Page (found in 10.4) to find your Group. Identify a research question relevant to your practice setting or area of research that you have in mind and design a survey that you could use in a study to measure the dependent variable in your research question.
3. Consider a theoretical construct that you can use to help guide the construction or development of questions or statements for use on the survey.
4. With this theoretical construct in mind, develop a survey with a minimum of 5 questions or statements (no more than 15), using a Likert scale (no yes/no questions or statements), that will result in quantitative data that can be used to measure the dependent variable. Use the following Likert scale to measure the degree to which the respondent agrees or disagrees with each of the questions or statements:
1 = Strongly disagree; 2 = Disagree; 3 = Neither Agree or Disagree; 4 = Agree; 5 = Strongly agree (or you may use different Likert scale options, for example, 1=Does not describe me at all; 2=Does not quite describe me; 3=Describes me well; 4=Describes me very well…..1=Not at All Interested; 2=Not Very Interested; 3=Neutral….depending on the type of survey that you choose to design)
5. Post a link to your survey next to your name on the Qualtrics Class Page (found in 10.4) by Friday at midnight (central).
6. Respond to the surveys your group members posted by Monday at midnight (central). NOTE: Responses to survey questions should be fictional. Imagine you are a real study participant when answering the survey questions.
Discuss Your Survey
Write a minimum of two-pages on the following items below.
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1. Write a hypothetical purpose of the study statement. The first sentence of the paper should read: The purpose of this study is to _____________________. (for example) The purpose of this study is to assess the severity of symptoms of anxiety associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among adults living in New Orleans.
2. Name and state the survey or scale and specify the purpose of its use. The second sentence of the paper should read: The (name of survey/questionnaire/scale) was designed to ____________________. (for example) The Sims Coronavirus Anxiety Scale was designed to measure the severity of symptoms of anxiety associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Thereafter, elaborate on the background of the problem (research question), rationale for the study, and the rationale for the survey.
4. Briefly discuss (and cite) the theoretical construct or literature that you used to construct and develop the questions or statements on the survey.
5. Give consideration to how you would secure a sample to complete the survey. Using the sampling methods described in Chapter 11 of Rubin & Babbie, specify a sampling method and procedure that you would use to recruit participants and specify why you would select this sampling method and procedure. At a minimum, the sampling method and procedure should specify how, when, and where participants will be recruited.
6. Describes participant inclusion and exclusion criteria.
7. Discuss any limitations of your survey.