Survey Support

Welcome to Survey Support at UWS.

Important information if you intend to carry out a survey

The University is committed to fostering responsible research, thereby maintaining the reputation of the University and its researchers.

All research projects conducted by UWS staff or students that involve human participation, are required to seek ethics clearance before the project commences. This applies whether the research is funded or unfunded. For 'how to' and contact details see the UWS Human Ethics pages.

A survey will generate data
UWS has set out how research data will be managed in the UWS Research Code of Practice. Data management must comply with relevant privacy law, policy and protocols for the collection, storage, retention and disposal of data and records. These include, but are not limited to, the following:

• NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998
• NSW Health Records and Information Act 2002
• NSW State Records Act 1998
• UWS Privacy Policy
• UWS Records Management Policy.

Survey Applications and Tools

If you are planning to issue a survey there are several system alternatives available, depending on your needs.

• UWS has limited licensing for a corporate application called TeleForm which can provide both paper based and online content capture. This application is used and managed by the UWS Office of Planning and Quality (OPQ).
• UWS has licensing available for SurveyMonkey, an externally hosted online survey tool. This application is used and managed by the UWS Web Services Unit.
• Survey hosting external to UWS is available, where the user pays for the hosting.

Which application do I need?

If your answer is YES, you should contact OPQ to see if TeleForm would be available for you.

If your answer is YES, you should contact:

• OPQ to see if TeleForm would be available to you
• Web Services Unit to see if SurveyMonkey would be available to you.

If your answer is YES, TeleForm might suit. Remember however, that Teleform licensing is restricted and may not be available. Check with OPQ  for the best solution.

Contact an external survey hosting organisation about hosting your survey and arrange the required funding.