Survey coordination
Department 1 coordinates all external and internal surveys directed to members and affiliates of Ruhr University Bochum on behalf of the Rectorate. We review survey requests and coordinate the timing of individual surveys.
Such coordination is necessary due to the high number of surveys to be conducted at RUB. Applications should be submitted as far in advance as possible. This increases the chances of approval, as does the collection of random samples (instead of full surveys) and the open handling of anonymous raw data.
The university administration decides on the implementation of survey projects on the basis of review criteria. Applications may be rejected.
The aims of this review are
- Focusing on surveys relevant to university strategy and topics
- Ensuring minimum time intervals between two field phases for surveys
- Weighing up the numerous different survey interests
- Ensuring compliance with data protection regulations
Would you like to conduct a survey of members or affiliates of Ruhr University Bochum?
Please send us a short e-mail with your survey request or give us a call. We will then send you a form to collect a range of information about the planned survey. Alternatively, you can download the survey coordination form directly from the bottom of this homepage and fill it out and send it to us. We need this information to enable the Rectorate to make a decision on whether to conduct the survey based on the test criteria listed below.
Test criteria
- Why are the results needed?
- How does the survey relate to research and/or teaching?
- What is the public interest/university-specific interest in the results?
- What relevance does the survey have for internal quality assurance?
- Are the federal, state and university data protection regulations observed?
- Survey period: the time interval to other surveys should be at least 8 weeks.
- No contact data for further surveys or survey waves may be collected as part of the survey.
- Is the questionnaire available in English?
- Duty of co-determination of staff councils (for staff surveys)
Consultation
We are happy to support you in the design, execution, coordination and implementation of survey projects.
This includes, for example
- The construction of questionnaires
- The timing of a survey
- The actual implementation of a survey (invitation, reminders)
- Data protection aspects
- The evaluation and classification of survey results
