Conducting Surveys
The University of Regina participates in a number of surveys that are intended to collect data about its students, alumni, faculty and staff for administrative, planning and reporting purposes. If you are planning to survey University of Regina students, we suggest you begin here. Further information pertaining to this subject can be found below, along with links to various documents.
Surveys are a way to share students' voices with the University and the Community.
Canadian University Survey Consortium (CUSC)
CUSC Surveys focus on the Canadian university student experience, providing answers to contrete questions such as the use of and satisfaction with services. Comparisonand benchmarking opportunities can be done through the data collected. CUSC surveys operate on a three-year cycle, alternating between current graduating students, first year students, and students in the middle-years of their post secondary education.
Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey (CGPSS)
University of Regina students have participated in the CGPSS survey every third year since 2007. The survey results provide a wealth of information about graduate student satisfaction and experiences.
U of R Faculty or Staff are able to access reports resulting from National or Regional surveys such as CUSC and CGPSS at
https://ursource.uregina.ca/oir/student-surveys.html
Planning a Survey
Any group or individual (internal or external) wishing to conduct a survey that is within the scope of the University's Surveys Policy is required to submit a proposal to the Survey Management Committee and seek permission to proceed. To ensure all of the required information is included in the proposal, please complete the Survey Application Form (PDF) and submit it to the Survey Management Committee.
It is important to note that the Office of Institutional Research does not conduct surveys on behalf of any internal or external group or individual.
To find out about current or future surveys which may impact your survey schedule, for more information about planning your survey, or to submit an application to the Surveys Management Committee, please contact the Surveys Committee Coordinator, Constance Hammermeister.
Survey Software (including Qualtrics)
The Surveys Policy imposes no specific choice of the platform used to conduct an approved survey. The survey sponsor is wholly responsible for selection and operation of a survey platform.
The University of Regina has an institutional license for Qualtrics - a web-based survey software that offers many advanced, user-friendly features. Thus Qualtrics will be a preferred option for most survey sponsors. All employees and students of the University of Regina have unlimited use of Qualtrics for teaching, learning and research. Commercial use of the system, including sponsored research, is not permitted.
The Archer Library provides learning resources for using Qualtrics, as well as survey design.