Questionnaire Design Workshop — 11 Sept, 7:30 PM IST
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Academic Research Workshop Series

Effective Questionnaire Design for Academic Research

A working session on building survey instruments that measure what you actually intend to measure — clearly, validly, and without bias.

📅 11 September 2026 🕢 7:30 – 9:00 PM IST 💻 Live on Zoom
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Participation certificate and the session recording are included for every registrant.

SAMPLE
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Draft Instrument · v3 PILOT READY
Q1. Item aligned to a single objective
Q2. Neutral wording — no leading language
Q3. Single construct per question
Q4. Scale piloted for reliability
0.89
Cronbach's α
92%
Pilot response
*illustrative example used in the session
Why This Matters

The Instrument Is the Research

In empirical research, a questionnaire isn't paperwork attached to a study — it is the measurement instrument. Every statistic, every conclusion, every recommendation a study makes traces back to how the questions were originally asked.

A poorly designed item introduces bias silently. Leading questions skew responses, ambiguous wording adds noise, and weak scales quietly undermine the validity a whole study depends on. Strong questionnaire design is what separates data you can defend from data you can't.

This session focuses on that gap — the practical craft of turning a research question into an instrument that actually measures it.

Research Question
Operationalisation
Questionnaire Items ← this session
Data Collection
Analysis & Inference
Curriculum

What This Session Covers

Module 01
Foundations of Questionnaire Design
Types and formats of questionnaires, and when each one fits the research design.
Module 02
Aligning Items with Objectives
Turning research questions and hypotheses into measurable, answerable items.
Module 03
Writing Bias-Free Questions
Spotting and avoiding leading, loaded, and double-barreled wording.
Module 04
Scaling Techniques
Likert, semantic differential, and ranking scales — and choosing between them.
Module 05
Validity & Reliability
Pilot testing an instrument and interpreting reliability coefficients.
Module 06
Preparing for Analysis
Coding responses so your data is ready for SPSS, Excel, or R from day one.
Who Should Join

Built for Anyone Designing a Survey

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PhD Scholars & Research Students
Building the instrument for your own study.
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Faculty & Academic Researchers
Guiding scholars or running funded research projects.
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Postgraduate Students
At the thesis or dissertation data-collection stage.
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M&E & Industry Researchers
Running surveys for evaluation or market research.
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First-Time Survey Designers
Anyone about to write their first questionnaire.
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International Participants
Joining live on Zoom from anywhere in the world.
Resource Person

Led By Dr. Nitu Maurya

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Dr. Nitu Maurya
IILM UNIVERSITY · GREATER NOIDA, UTTAR PRADESH

Dr. Nitu Maurya leads this session, walking participants through the practical craft of building a questionnaire — from a first rough draft to a piloted, analysis-ready research instrument — with a focus on the mistakes that quietly undermine data quality in academic studies.

Event Details

Everything You Need to Register

WorkshopEffective Questionnaire Design for Academic Research
Date11 September 2026
Time7:30 PM – 9:00 PM IST
VenueOnline — Zoom
Resource PersonDr. Nitu Maurya, IILM University
IncludesCertificate + Recording
🇮🇳 Indian Fee₹125
🌍 Foreign Fee$2
Seats Are Limited

Reserve Your Spot for 11 September

Join live on Zoom and leave with a questionnaire framework you can apply to your own research the same week.

Participation certificate and session recording included for all registrants.

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