Survey Preparation Timeline
Milestones for 2021–2022
This timeline is meant to help you prepare to administer the MISO Survey on your campus early in your spring semester. The MISO Survey Team will offer online workshops during the fall semester to share critical information and context about these milestones. Please do your best to stick to this schedule, as it will make you better prepared to take full advantage of the MISO Survey at your institution. If you have any questions about these milestones, please email the MISO Survey Specialist.
July 2021
Focus
Submit Information Sharing Agreement (ISA)
Assign Campus Survey Administrator (CSA)
Deliverables
July 23: Submit ISA
July 23: Assign CSA
August 2021
Focus
Register for online preparation workshop #1
Assemble survey steering team at your institution
Become familiar with Survey deliverables
Work on assessment plan
Deliverables
August 20: Register for online preparation workshop #1 (Aug. 24 OR Sep. 1 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern)
August 24, 1:00 - 2:30 PM Eastern: Online preparation workshop #1 (option 1)
September 2021
Focus
Prepare Institutional Review Board documentation (approval dates subject to local IRB timetable)
Decide which survey items to select
Decide on survey customizations
Determine which campus populations to survey
Deliverables
September 1, 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern: Online preparation workshop #1 (option 2)
September 24: Submit information for invitation and reminder messages
September 24: Submit your application for IRB approval or exemption
October 2021
Focus
Register for online preparation workshop #2
Complete Decision Spreadsheet (DS)
Complete Local Question Spreadsheet (LQS)
Deliverables
October 1: Register for online workshop #2 (Oct. 4 OR Oct. 7 at 2:00 PM Eastern)
October 4 at 2:00 PM Eastern: Online preparation workshop #2 (option 1)
October 7 at 2:00 PM Eastern: Online preparation workshop #2 (option 2)
October 15: Submit DS and LQS
October 15: Inform MISO whether to survey special campus populations
October 15: Inform MISO whether to adopt split sample technique
November 2021
Focus
Register for online preparation workshop #3
Finish obtaining IRB approval or exemption
Review and approve survey instruments
Deliverables
November 19: Submit documentation of IRB approval or exemption
November 19: Register for online preparation workshop #3 (December 3rd or 7th, 1:00-2:30 pm EST )
December 2021
Focus
Spam preparations
Finish final review of survey instruments at the direction of the MISO Survey Specialist
Deliverables
Friday, December 3 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm EST: Online preparation workshop #3 (option 1)
Tuesday, December 7 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm EST: Online preparation workshop #3 (option 2)
December 10: Complete spam preparations
January/February/March 2022
Focus
Email list preparation
Final preparations for Survey, full dress rehearsal, and finalizing Campus Announcement message from CIO/Librarian
Survey launch (fourth week of Spring semester)
Survey close (sixth week of Spring semester)
Deliverables
First Friday of Spring semester: Submit e-mail lists to MISO
Starting the First week of Spring semester: Complete full dress rehearsal
Fourth week of Spring semester: Send Campus Announcement message from CIO/Librarian. Inform your IT & Library support desks with information about the survey launch so they can answer any inquiries received.
After the Survey
Focus
Review local results delivered to you through Box.com
Closely examine full MISO Survey Results
Analyze and interpret Survey results; share with campus community
Provide feedback about Survey