Fieldwork Timetable The following section outlines how and when students will be contacted by Ipsos MORI. Students will be invited to take part in the NSS mainly by email and/or text message and telephone. There will be no postal survey, instead additional emails may be necessary. We will also be moving forward the telephone phase. Table summaries of the minimum contact by start week are outlined below Institutions can choose which start week they – prefer please see Section 2 for more information. For a more detailed timetable by day, – please see the on the NSS Extranet. Week 1 (w/c 9 January 2017) Contact Date Email 1 Initial Invitation 9 January 2017 – 2 first reminder 13 January 2017 – Email 3 second reminder 18 January 2017 – SMS 23 January 2017 Early telephone1 23 January 2017 Main telephone 26 January 2017 Email and telephone follow ups 1 March 30 April – Week 2 (w/c 16 January 2017) Email 1 Initial Invitation 16 January 2017 – Email 2 first reminder 21 January 2017 – Email 3 second reminder 25 January 2017 – SMS 30 January 2017 Early telephone 30 January 2017 Main telephone 2 February 2017 Email and telephone follow ups 1 March 30 April – Week 3 (w/c 23 January 2017) Email 1 Initial Invitation 23 January 2017 – Email 2 first reminder 27 January 2017 – Email 3 second reminder 1 February 2017 – SMS 6 February 2017 Early telephone 6 February 2017 Main telephone 9 February 2017 Email and telephone follow ups 1 March 30 April – Week 4 (w/c 30 January 2017) Email 1 Initial Invitation 30 January 2017 – Email 2 first reminder 3 February 2017 – Email 3 second reminder 8 February 2017 – SMS 13 February 2017 Early telephone 13 February 2017 Main telephone 16 February 2017 Email and telephone follow ups 1 March 30 April – Students we only have telephone contact details for. 1
Fieldwork Timetable The following section outlines how and when students will be contacted by Ipsos MORI. Students will be invited to take part in the NSS mainly by email and/or text message and telephone. There will be no postal survey, instead additional emails may be necessary. We will also be moving forward the telephone phase. Table summaries of the minimum contact by start week are outlined below – Institutions can choose which start week they prefer – please see Section 2 for more information. For a more detailed timetable by day, please see the on the NSS Extranet. Week 1 (w/c 9 January 2017) Contact Date Email 1 – Initial Invitation 9 January 2017 2 – first reminder 13 January 2017 Email 3 – second reminder 18 January 2017 SMS 23 January 2017 Early telephone1 23 January 2017 Main telephone 26 January 2017 Email and telephone follow ups 1 March – 30 April Week 2 (w/c 16 January 2017) Email 1 – Initial Invitation 16 January 2017 Email 2 – first reminder 21 January 2017 Email 3 – second reminder 25 January 2017 SMS 30 January 2017 Early telephone 30 January 2017 Main telephone 2 February 2017 Email and telephone follow ups 1 March – 30 April Week 3 (w/c 23 January 2017) Email 1 – Initial Invitation 23 January 2017 Email 2 – first reminder 27 January 2017 Email 3 – second reminder 1 February 2017 SMS 6 February 2017 Early telephone 6 February 2017 Main telephone 9 February 2017 Email and telephone follow ups 1 March – 30 April Week 4 (w/c 30 January 2017) Email 1 – Initial Invitation 30 January 2017 Email 2 – first reminder 3 February 2017 Email 3 – second reminder 8 February 2017 SMS 13 February 2017 Early telephone 13 February 2017 Main telephone 16 February 2017 Email and telephone follow ups 1 March – 30 April 1 Students we only have telephone contact details for.
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