If i were to do a survery i would do an oral survey because i think it would be the easitest one to do at a university and it is more convenient then any other form. I would overcome the disadvantages by doing the following: Making sure that my questions required short answers. To make sure that i get positive attitudes i wouldnt interupt anyone while they were busy, and i would make sure the questions werent offensive in any way.

If i were doing an interview I would encourage them to provide the information that i need by telling them why I am interviewing them and convincing them that it is for a good cause. I would keep track of important answers during the interview by writing them down, yet still keep the interview going. Some pitfalls that i would avoid would be to make sure I was consistent and asking appropriate questions.

For the survey that I would use Oral survey for the type of project that we have this is the only logical choice. This is because of time restraints and the ability to get responses. Says that we are a non partisan group would be the approach for the bias and for cost we use group members and non telephone survey. And since we use will individuals on campus and around Austin that volunteers for the survey there should be no different attitude toward the survey.

For the personal interview I would use questions that related to the subject that was going for to get the correct information. I would either use a voice recorder or the other option would be to use short hand on a laptop. Asking personal questions that do not relate to the information desired and to also avoid a pit fall I would most likely not bring up the opposing view to this person without preparing for a debate.

I would choose an oral survey. This would give me more detailed and accurate results of how the people react to the question given. This would give more material to use in the paper.

For the interview, it would be important to jot down notes through an electronic device. I would try to ask the best questions about what other people might find more interesting and persuasive to the subject.

Hi;

If I was to do a survey, I would have chosen the oral (face to face) survey method which I think is the most scientific and reliable one. It's time and money consuming but when the reliability is considered, we can think about possible solutions to solve the problems (for example; a sponsor, volunteers to conduct the survey, etc...).

In the case of an interview, I would have preferred direct, clear questions to get the answers I need. But not being offensive is important as well. I think tape-recording is the best way if the interviewee accepts.

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Halil

So for the interview, we could try to interview some big wig in the UT System and ask them reasons why the tuition is going up, and what are some methods they think will help slow it if not temporarily stop it. I think a good person to try would be VP of Student Affairs Jim Vick. He is a very nice guy, cares about students (he helped me receive an emergency loan last fall enabling me to stay here).

For a survey we could ask students to sort of state to what level are they being affected by the increase in tuition. Hopefully there is a large amount of students affected, and by that I do not mean their parents. Another way would be to ... I am not really sure what else we could do with a survey, at least not right now; i will think about it more. It is late, good night.

Kevin Hughes

As far as taking a survey, I think that an oral survey would be the most complete method. It lets you actually talk face to face to the individual, and it seems to be easy for a college student to perform. I would overcome the disadvantages by not pushing people to take the survey, and by using short and "to the point questions".

If I were performing any interview I would also try not take up too much of the individuals time. Also, I would use clear and short questions, while trying not to offend the person being interviewed. I would probably either use a laptop or some type of recording device, to keep track of the data.

I would do an oral survey because you get to talk to people face to face which has a lot of benefits. If you don't understand what they are trying to say or visa-versa you can simply restate the question or answer. I would make sure it was definitely a voluntary based survey so that the person who was taking the survey wouldn't feel pressured.

I would develop a short survey not a survey that was too long, then I might lose the person along the way. I would use easy vocabulary and I would definitely use a electronic device to record the answers just in case i needed to go back and check the answers.

I would choose to do an oral survey because it is more convenient. Our topic is related to students on campus and their opinion would be most valuable for our paper. The only problem is that some people have negative attitudes, so you would have to be careful who you ask.

If doing an interview, i would inform the interviewee of the topic before i met with him/her. I would make it as quickly as possible and would probably take notes while also using a tape recorder.