DATA COLLECTION CHECKLISTS
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Previous evaluation reports, of this/previous policies Research by support divisions - reports or statistics Research by or for policy divisions - reports or statistics In depth study of a few case files
Accounting information
Departmental plans, minutes
Press cuttings (dailies, periodicals, professional publications) Published statistics (may be able to obtain unpublished analysis)
Compiling Information
Company accounts
Case files all or sample
completion, payment details Face to face interviews
Telephone surveys
application forms, grant offers, correspondence,
Questionnaires or open questions for each of the above
Determining the population for interviews and questionnaires
Policy division (including Under Secretary)
Administrators and inspectors
Departmental support services (economists, statisticians, accountants) Scheme participants
senior and operational level
commercial, technical, financial staff
Those rejected from the scheme (to examine rejection criteria, opportunities missed
Those eligible who did not apply
Those closely related to participants (e.g. suppliers, customers)
Subject specialists:
associations, unions
academics, consultants, journalists, professions, trade
General public (opinion surveys)