Screen shot of a 111 question survey I programed for the Managed Pollinator CAP.
Conducting surveys online has never been more accessible. However, as a survey becomes more complex, HTML, CSS, and Javascript coding can become important. In addition to programming requirements, marketing, institutional rules, and synthesis of results is required to conduct effective surveys.
I have helped with two large scale, online surveys. For a USDA-NIFA project, the Managed Pollinator CAP, I programed and distributed a 111 question survey in the online application InstantSurvey.
For another USDA-NIFA project, the Bee Informed Partnership, I helped with marketing their 2010 – 2011 Winter Loss Survey by setting up a WordPress website to act as a homepage and contain a web form for beekeepers to sign up and participate. I then used mass marketing email software to communicate with the 1,000′s of beekeepers whom participated. The results of this survey are soon to be published in the Journal of Apicultural Research.
