FHSU Docking Institute

The mission of Fort Hays State University's Docking Institute of Public Affairs is to facilitate effective public policy decision-making among governmental and nonprofit entities.

The Institute’s five primary areas of programming are:

Survey research for governmental and nonprofit entities
Economic impact, feasibility, and cost-benefit analyses
Strategic planning
Public affairs programming through conferences, speakers, forums, television and radio programming, newspaper columns and scholarly publications
Public administration and leadership training programs

University Center for Survey Research (UCSR)

The Docking Institute works with you to develop a study that is tailored to meet your specific needs and concerns. Professional services provided by the Institute’s University Center for Survey Research (UCSR) include the development of a questionnaire/research protocol, sampling, self-administered online/mail surveys, phone surveys, fieldwork interviewing, analysis of data, report writing, and report presentation, all in a time frame allowing for the successful completion of the project.

Information gathered and analyzed by professional staff members will prove to be a valuable resource in your planning and development efforts. We will provide final reports in both print and electronic formats, and our research scientists can make public presentations of our findings. Our professional reports and presentations are used to assist decision-makers responsible for programs and operations.

FAQ

Who We Are

Effective decision-making is dependent on valid and reliable information. The University Center for Survey Research (UCSR) specializes in the design and implementation of state, local and online, mail, and phone surveys to assist government, academic, and non-profit organizations meet their information needs.

Why Consider the UCSR?

Professional in-house survey design, data collection and analysis
Sophisticated CATI facility, optical scanning technology and Internet survey software that reduces measurement errors and data collection time and cost
Academic environment with a wide range of subject matter expertise
Unparalleled experience with a variety of survey topics and designs
National award-winning studies

Survey Methodology?

The UCSR’s professional staff combines a broad knowledge of advanced survey methodology with extensive experience in project management to produce high quality research. Our services include:

Questionnaire design
Population sampling
Field work and qualitative analysis
Data entry and coding
Data analysis and evaluation
Report writing and presentation

Equipment and Technical Capability

Telephone Interviewing
Internet/Web Surveys
Data Entry
Optical Scanning
Automated Group Response System