Survey Resources

Best Survey Design Practices

APPOR – Best Practices for Survey Research

Qualtrics – How to create an effective survey in 15 simple tips

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater – Best Practices in Survey Design

Washington State University – Best Practices

FERPA

WOU Registrar – FERPA and Student Information

U.S. Department of Education – What is FERPA?

Data Suppression and Disclosure Avoidance Techniques

Privacy Technical Assistance Center – Frequently Asked Questions—Disclosure Avoidance

Statistical Methods for Protecting Personally Identifiable Information in Aggregate Reporting

Data Transmission and Storage

Method	Best for …
Secure Email	Occassional data sharing
WOU Network Drive	Data storage and regular data sharing
Google Drive	Non-confidential data storage and sharing
Your laptop/flashdrive	Non-confidential data storage and sharing

Security Trainings

UCS – Information Security Trainings

Western Oregon University’s Land Acknowledgement
Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR is located within the traditional homelands of the Luckiamute Band of Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya etc. Treaty), Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these people are a part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians.

Accessibility Public Records Privacy Student Consumer Information

WOU prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression in all programs, activities and employment practices as required by Title IX, other applicable laws, and policies. Retaliation is prohibited by WOU.

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