Survey Analysis After reading Chapter 4, create a table to look at the St. Thoma

Survey Analysis


After reading Chapter 4, create a table to look at the St. Thomas Survey on the DNP Program. Each question has some problem with it. Identify the problem and rewrite each question avoiding the “identified” problem.
See the Survey Analysis Sample on the Module 3: Lecture Materials & Resources.

St. Thomas Survey DNP Survey

Suppose that the following questions are part of a survey designed to assess the attitudes of students in St. Thomas’ DNP program. Each of the following survey questions contains a flaw or source of bias. You can find the explanation of these common problems in questions formulation in the book under the chapter on interviewing. For each questions, identify the problem and suggest how the question might be improved.

  1. I find the course in the DNP program to be interesting and professionally relevant.
    a) Strongly agree
    b) Agree
    c) Neutral
    d) Disagree
    e) Strongly disagree
  2. Some people say that we should not have classes during the summer. Do you agree?
    a) Yes
    b) No
  3. In my opinion, doctoral courses at St. Thomas are too heavy on content.
    a) Strongly agree
    b) Agree
    c) Disagree
    d) Strongly disagree
  4. I feel that St. Thomas has attempted to meet my special, individual needs while a student at the university.
    a) True
    b) False
  5. For statistical purposes, please indicate your overall undergraduate GPA
    a) less than 2.0
    b) 2.0 to 2.49
    c) 2.5 to 2.99
    d) 3.0 to 3.49
    e) 3.5

Submission Instructions:

  • In the table write the original question, identify the problem and then write the corrected question all in the table.
  • The table is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation and misspelling.
  • The table is to be complete and thorough. It should include all items indicated in the assignment.
  • Incorporate current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.
  • Complete and submit the chart by 11:59 PM ET Sunday.
  • Late work policies, expectations regarding proper citations, acceptable means of responding to peer feedback, and other expectations are at the discretion of the instructor.