[DDI-users] New tools and tutorials for DDI Survey Development

[Samuel Spencer]

Jack,

Wow. I can't believe I did that.
Thanks for correcting the links.
If thats the only thing incorrect thing about these articles I'll be happy.

Cheers,
Sam.

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On 25 May 2011 23:41, Kneeshaw, Jack <kneejw at essex.ac.uk> wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I tried those links and I believe you're missing three Qs, Sam, as in:
>
> Part 1 - http://bit.ly/DDIQ_p1
> Part 2 - http://bit.ly/DDIQ_p2
> Part 3 - http://bit.ly/DDIQ_p3
>
> I will now have a good read.
>
> Cheers
>
> Jack
>
>
>
> JACK
> KNEESHAW
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ddi-users-bounces at icpsr.umich.edu [mailto:ddi-users-bounces at icpsr.umich.edu] On Behalf Of Samuel Spencer
> Sent: 25 May 2011 12:07
> To: Data Documentation Initiative Users Group; TIC list
> Subject: Re: [DDI-users] New tools and tutorials for DDI Survey Development
>
> Hi all,
>
> Just as a heads up parts one, two and three of my tutorial series on
> DDI survey design are now up online.
>
> Part 1 - http://bit.ly/DDI_p1 - Will this survey ever end?
> Part 2 - http://bit.ly/DDI_p2 - Where am I and where do I go next?
> Part 3 - http://bit.ly/DDI_p3 - What am I doing here?
>
> As always, feel free to critique these either through a comment on the
> page or via email.
> Cheers,
> Sam.
>
> --- Specificity is the soul of all good communication ---
> --- When the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box ---
> Find out more about me: http://about.me/legostormtroopr
>
>
>
> On 19 May 2011 06:50, Samuel Spencer <theodore.therone at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> In the lead up to IASSIST 2011, to encourage discussion of DDI as an
>> active part of data collection, as opposed to metadata reuse and
>> archiving, I have been structuring notes for the talk "Introducing
>> Ramona: a DDI3-based web-questionnaire generator" as a series of
>> tutorials and discussion points. Unfortunately, I won't be able to
>> attend IASSIST2011 to present this talk, but I hope these tutorials
>> wiil help new and old members alike start working to develop tools for
>> data collection using DDI.
>>
>> Over the coming 2 weeks I'll be finishing writing these up and pushing
>> a few small tools and some example code from demonstration systems out
>> for people to review.
>>
>> Questionnaire Design with DDI - Part 1: Will this survey ever end?
>> -  A look at predicting the end of a DDI survey and looking at how to
>> properly structure a DDI Instrument.
>> Questionnaire Design with DDI - Part 2: Where am I?
>> - Examining why DDI has issues with non-predictability of movement
>> through an instrument, and how to work around this.
>> Questionnaire Design with DDI - Part 3: What am I doing here?
>> - A look at best practices for what control structures to include in
>> sequences and how to deal with logical structures and questions.
>> Questionnaire Design with DDI - Part 4: Can it be done?
>> - A look back at the final 3 tutorials and looking at Ramona - A proof
>> of concept tool for data collection using DDI.
>>
>> Part one is available now at: http://bit.ly/DDIQ_p1
>> And along with this the first of a new set of tools for analysing DDI
>> instruments, named Sheri is up here: http://bit.ly/DDI_Sheri
>>
>> I hope everyone has a great IASSIST, don't have to much fun without me
>> - and I hope to you all at EDDI2011!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Sam Spencer.
>>
>> --- Specificity is the soul of all good communication ---
>> --- When the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box ---
>>
>
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