Student+Survey

=Student Survey= The syllabus survey was administered to **1399** undergraduate and graduate students at Lakehead (n=871) and Laurier (n=528) in the fall of 2008. Of the Laurier sample, only 449 were useable for a total of 1320. Only students 18 years of age or older who had taken courses in the previous academic year were eligible to participate (i.e., no first time students). The online version of the survey was administered via WebCT at both institutions; the paper version of the survey was administered at Laurier only. All students were invited to voluntarily participate in the survey and be eligible to be entered into a prize draw for a $50 gift certificate (one at each institution). The three modes by which we invited students to particate included a/an: (1) WebCT announcement, (2) campus-wide email, and (3) advertisement in our respective institutional student newspapers.

Copies of the survey tool and ethics documents associated with the survey are provided below. Ethics was sought from and approved by both institutions. The same materials and text was used for each applications.

1. Paper Survey [| Syllabus Survey Paper Final Version.doc]

2. Letter of Consent/Invitation (Laurier Version) [| Consent Form.doc]

3. Student Advertisement - Laurier Sample [| CORD SPUTNIK AD Fall 2008.pdf]

4. Sample Content for Promo Pieces [| sample content for student promo email and publications_revised.doc]

5. Sample Text to invite faculty/receive permission to conduct the survey in their classroom (Lakehead version) [| Appendix Content for Faculty Email.doc]

6. Guiding Script - Paper Survey [| Guiding Script for Administration of Paper Syllabus Survey.doc]