The objective of this policy is to ensure that surveys undertaken at Conestoga and presented in Conestoga’s name are of sufficient quality to ensure reliable and meaningful results.

This policy applies to all surveys which involve a broad sampling or census of a population at Conestoga (including applicants, students, alumni, donors, employees and employers).

Exclusions:

• individual faculty research that does not involve any of the above mentioned target audiences;
• surveys that involve small, specific sampling that do not occur outside of/beyond the School level;
• surveys that are part of assigned work of a course or program requirements;
• evaluation of an event by participants or feedback from clients at the point of service.

If there is any uncertainty as to whether or not the survey falls under this policy, Institutional Research and Planning (IRP) should be contacted for guidance.

Conestoga College maintains a glossary of terms specific to the institution. The terms in use for this document are defined below.

The purpose of this policy is to assist Conestoga employees in conducting surveys in an economical and efficient manner and with a minimum of disruption to College employees, students, and external stakeholders while also maximize the benefits of surveys through:

All surveys (excluding those undertaken by external providers) are expected to utilize Conestoga’s college-wide survey software unless the researcher(s) and the Office of Institutional Research and Planning agree that special circumstances warrant use of another system.