1. Why did you select this course, China’s socio-economic development? How to study social science? Kick off

2. Final Exam: a simple survey CHENG Yu Ph.D. International School, Tongji University chengyu@tongji.edu.cn

3. Why Surveys are useful to gather information on opinions and to make informed decisions for groups, companies and organizations. Read more: How to Make a Survey | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_4495824_make-survey.html#ixzz1dBX5EGiPHow to Make a Survey | eHow.comhttp://www.ehow.com/how_4495824_make-survey.html#ixzz1dBX5EGiP You can describe or explain a certain phenomenon or characteristics of respondents in China. An opportunity or a force drive you contact with local people.

4. How: topics Any topic, that interests you and is related to life style, value, consumption of Chinese students is appreciated. For example:  Hobbies in free time  Brands of mobile phones they like  Friends circle …. Special recommendation  Complains from the international students in Tongji  Useful websites for international students in Shanghai  Who will be helpful for international students?  Who is the friend of international students? …

5. How: Survey questions Questions of the topic Further mind mapping questions  Reason analysis  Comparison between countries  Hypothesis Background questions

6. How: Questions Delivering Two ways are recommended in this work.  Face to face interview  Written questionnaire

7. How: Data analysis Office Excel SAS SPSS …

8. How: Outlines of a survey report Introduction Topics Survey steps Data analysis Description of samples Statistic analysis Discussion/conclusion Appendix: the questionnaire

9. When Upload your report to icourse.tongji.edu.cn before Jun. 10 th A 3-minute presentation on Jun 17 th (with Finished Questionnaires)

10. Rating Sheet CriterionGrades 1Topic/subjectInteresting and meaningful;A 2Sample sizeQuestionnaires >20, F to F >10C Questionnaires >60, F to F >30B Questionnaires >120, F to F >60A 3QuestionsGet as more information as the research needed; easy to be understood; the structure is rational ;. A 4Data analysisProfessional and scientific.A 5DiscussionPhenomenon or characteristics of respondents has been explained clearly. A No explanation nor comparison but description is clear.B 6Report and presentation Format and structure of the report is good. The presentation is interesting and attractive. A