Group 1: Haley Lowe, Sara Muellerleile, Scott Stallard

Research Methods II
May 26, 2021

Data Collection Timeline

Step 1: Designing your survey : weeks 1-2
 Create survey questions (10-15) that will answer research questions
o Share draft questions with Nishele for additional survey assistance
 Create survey intro - using key points (lecture “Research Ethics & Consent”: slide 26)
o Purpose of study
o Voluntary participation
o Consent
 Submit to University IRB
Step 2: Create your survey: week 3
 Create Qualtrics account
 Load finalized survey questions into Qualtrics
o Add Qualtrics link to intro/consent document
 Reach out to the AAMD about what we need to do to submit a survey for distribution
Step 3: Share your survey with course instructors: week 3
 Submit survey to instructors
 Fix and edit any issues
Step 4: Pilot: week 4
 Take survey ourselves? - and each share with a colleague or two
 Fix/edit any issues
Step 5: Survey Distribution: week 5-6
 Distribute survey through AAMD
 Distribute survey through email to personal contacts
 Distribute survey to other social media platforms
o Radiation/Dosiemtry specific facebook groups

Step 6: Collect Survey results and submit for statistical analysis: week 7
 Reach out to University stat center for data analysis assistance
 Create results tables
 Zoom meeting to discuss survey findings
Week 1
Group Member Task Notes Status
Haley Lowe Create Turnitin Account/ draft survey Complete
questions (research Q3)
Sara Muellerleile Create/turn in Research Collection Complete
Timeline/ draft survey questions
(research Q2), submit draft survey
questions to Nishele for initial
review/help
Scott Stallard Schedule team zoom meeting/ draft Thursday 5/27 @ 6p Complete
survey questions (Q1) CST
All Zoom meeting to create final draft Complete
survey questions and divide tasks
during research period

Week 2
Group Member Task Notes Status
Haley Lowe Reach out to University Will need to complete this after Complete
IRB for research survey is approved – moved
approval down in timeline
Sara Muellerleile Create draft intro Complete
letter/consent for study
including key concepts
from lecture, submit final
survey questions to
canvas
Scott Stallard Create Qualtrics account, Complete
add in survey questions,
and create link to survey
for the consent/intro
letter
All Review feedback from Complete
Nishele and finalize
survey questions –
discuss any items for
completion with IRB and
review consent document

Week 3
Group Member Task Notes Status
Haley Lowe Introduction/references Complete
outline submission
Sara Muellerleile Finalize consent form
and link Qualtrics site
info – submit survey to
instructors, edit feedback
Scott Stallard Reach out to AAMD
regarding how to
distribute survey, edit
survey questions in
Qualrtics if needed based
on instructor review of
week 3 submission
All Discuss final edits and Will meet next week – still
distribution info before waiting for final edits
study pilot
Week 4
Group Member Task
Haley Lowe IRB submission (or
delegate this task if needed)
Write intro/references
section of paper
Sara Muellerleile additional survey question
edits and submit survey
letter w/ link to instructors,
Organize group meeting if
needed
Scott Stallard edits in Qualtrics if needed,
All Discuss any necessary edits
or issues with survey and
fix
Week 5
Group Member Task
Haley Lowe Submit paper draft to canvas
and turnitin w/ submission
packet, IRB completion
Consent form complete w/ link, Complete
initial survey question edits
complete – waiting for additional
instructor feedback) - will submit
survey next week
Working with Whitney at AAMD Complete
Complete
Notes Status
Will do IRB submission next complete
week as survey questions were
still being edited
Emailed Nishele/Ashley to get complete
answers to AAMD questions
about survey – awaiting
response
complete
Per group meeting this week: complete
edit timeline as needed. Need
to make latest updates to
survey questions for
resubmission. Sara to update
documents, Scott to update
qualtrics, Haley to edit
Intro/outline (remove research
Q3)
Notes Status
IRB completion can’t happen complete
until survey has been fully
approved – will complete
 later
Sara Muellerleile Finalize edits to consent complete
letter/survey questions per
instructor feedback -test
survey when finalized -
submit by end of week
Review/edit Paper draft
Scott Stallard Finalize any additional edits complete
in Qualtrics – let Sara know
when completed for survey
turn in, review/edit paper
draft

Week 6
Group Member Task Notes Status
Haley Lowe Add methods/materials Also completed CITI training complete
section to paper outline suggested by Nishele –potentially
(turn in) and make edits to needed for IRB submission
intro draft per instructor
feedback

Sara Muellerleile Determine pilot survey Suggestion: each group member complete
population, Re-edit Survey have a couple colleagues/friends
document to match complete the survey. Goal = 10
Qualtrics after final review,
turn in
Scott Stallard Further edits in Qualtrics if complete
needed per instructor
feedback,
All Group text with progress complete
updates

Week 7
Group Member Task Notes Status
Haley Lowe Outline/draft edits if needed complete
Sara Muellerleile Email AAMD with Need to send AAMD survey complete
specific details of survey preview as soon as possible. They
for potential are putting us down as the next
submission,edit/ turn in survey release – mid/end July
final survey question
documents
Scott Stallard Qualtrics edits complete
All
Week 8
Group Member Task Notes Status
Haley Lowe Materials and Methods Got the official IRB approval complete
paper section / packet and 7/16/2021
turn in - IRB submission (or
delegate to someone else)
Sara Muellerleile Create new/additional complete
weeks/update group
timeline based on AAMD
submission, instructor
direction, and IRB status -
email instructors about
survey timeline
Scott Stallard reach out to University stat Organize meeting with stats center complete
center to discuss potential
aid in statistical analysis
All Make sure any
documents/outlines/drafts
etc are in group one drive
appropriate folders

Week 9
Group Member Task Notes Status
Haley Lowe Edits if needed on Response from Ashley – will wait to complete
outlines/drafts, collect complete results section until after
emails for pilot participants survey completion
Sara Muellerleile Collect emails for pilot complete
participants, create pilot
info document, send out
pilot survey, give update to
AAMD on our status
Scott Stallard Create pilot survey link, complete
Collect emails for pilot
participants
All Complete group member complete
evals & make sure group
one drive folders are up to
date

Week 10
Group Member Task Notes Status
Haley Lowe Submit updated paper complete
draft and packet to
canvas and turnitin
Sara Edit consent letter with Once released to AAMD remember complete
Muellerleile new link/due date for to release to social media site as
AAMD survey release, well
check with instructors
for go ahead to release
survey to AAMD,
Scott Stallard Organize meet up with complete
stats center to check
data collection from
pilot survey, create new
link for actual survey
collection for AAMD
All
Week 11
Group Member Task Notes Status
Haley Lowe Final edits and turn in complete
on any documents, add
resources to folder in
one drive
Sara Organize group zoom Thursday 8/5 @ 1p complete
Muellerleile meeting, final email
AAMD
Scott Stallard Test official survey link complete
and verify data
collection
All Group meeting to fine complete
tune which results we
want to focus on to
appropriately answer
our research questions
so we are ready to meet
with stats center as soon
as AAMD survey
closes