Just one comment about surveys.   If you will have a rating component to the survey, such as "on a scale of 1 to whatever, 1 being the worst...." It would be beneficial to use an even set of numbers, say 1-6 or 1-4, as opposed to 1-5.  If you make it 1-6, you force them to make a decision as to the experience because there is no middle ground.  In a scale of 1-5, you give them an option of being "neutral" by choosing number 3, which really doesn't give you any information at all.  Attached is a sample.

 <<Sample arrangement.doc>>

Kris

Kristina Duryea
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Subject:	[RESADM-L] Survey - Post Propopsal Submission

We are working on developing a survey to send to PIs after each proposal submission.  So we are researching what is currently being done by other institutions.

We'd appreciate anyone willing to share information on the survey tools that they currently use or have tried, as well as any thoughts related to them.

Thank you.

Juli Borchers Ogden
Grants and Contracts

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