Survey Preparation Timeline
Milestones for 2020–2021
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.
August 2020
Focus
Submit Information Sharing Agreement (ISA)
Assign Campus Survey Administrator (CSA)
Register for online preparation workshop
Assemble survey steering team at your institution
Become familiar with Survey deliverables
Work on assessment plan
Deliverables
August 21: Submit ISA
August 21: Assign CSA
August 28: Register for online preparation workshop #1 (dates tbd)
September 2020
Focus
Prepare Institutional Review Board documentation (approval dates subject to local IRB timetable)
Register for online preparation workshop
Decide which survey items to select
Decide on survey customizations
Determine which campus populations to survey
Deliverables
September 4: Submit information for invitation and reminder messages
September 18: Submit your application for IRB approval or exemption
September 21: Register for online preparation workshop #2 (dates tbd)
October 2020
Focus
Complete Decision Spreadsheet (DS)
Complete Local Question Spreadsheet (LQS)
Deliverables
October 30: Submit DS and LQS
October 30: Inform MISO whether to survey special campus populations
October 30: Inform MISO whether to adopt split sample technique
November 2020
Focus
Register for online workshop
Finish obtaining IRB approval or exemption
Review and approve survey instruments
Deliverables
November 13: Submit documentation of IRB approval or exemption
November 16: Register for online workshop #3 (dates tbd )
December 2020
Focus
Spam preparations
Finish final review of survey instruments at the direction of the MISO Survey Specialist
Deliverables
December 4: Complete spam preparations
January/February/March 2021
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
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