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Guidance Documents

  1. Survey checklist
  2. How to create a CROS survey
  3. Collaborative agreement
  4. Code of practice
  5. Steering group terms of reference
  6. Letter to Vice Chancellors and Principals
  7. Logos for use in your publicity
  8. General questionnaire guidance
  9. CROS Poster


1. Survey Checklist

pdf document Survey Checklist (PDF 34 KB)

Guidance is provided through a list of activities or actions you may feel you need to undertake in preparing, running and acting upon a CROS survey. The list is for guidance only and should not be seen as "must do"!

Hopefully the checklist will also provide reassurance that CROS requires very little effort on your part for a great deal in return.


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2. How to - Basic Survey

Step by step guide to creating a basic CROS survey.

pdf document How to create a CROS survey (PDF 40 KB)


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3. Collaborative Agreement

To take part in CROS, your institution must sign the Collaborative Agreement. As we have changed the way in which CROS works we would like ALL institutions to sign, even if you have participated in the past.

Please insert your institutions name and address in Paragraph 1 and sign and return the final page.

word document Collaborative Agreement (DOC 156 KB)

pdf documentAppendix C: example BOS licence (PDF 100 KB)


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4. Code of Practice

The Code of Practice explains how CROS will work and the responsibilities of those taking part.

pdf documentCROS Code of Practice (PDF 130 KB)


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5. Steering Group Terms of Reference

The Careers in Research Online Survey (CROS) Steering Group exists to ensure the appropriateness and sustainability of CROS and its associated activities in collecting and reporting the views and experiences of research staff employed in higher education (HE).

pdf documentThe Steering Group's full terms of reference (PDF 109 KB)


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6. Letter to Vice Chancellors and Principals

A letter was sent in 2009 to all UK HE Institutions inviting them to participate in CROS.

pdf documentLetter to VCs (PDF 72KB)


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7. Logos for use in your publicity

Please feel free to use the CROS logo to publicise the survey at your institution.

CROS web logo (small)

You can download it in a variety of formats by right-clicking on one of the following links and choosing "save target" (or similar):

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8. General questionnaire guidance

The paper provides a general introduction to questionnaire issues. It was prepared last year by Dr Sally Barnes, an expert in the field of question design and analysis.

pdf document Questionnaire Design and Construction (PDF 147 KB)


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9. CROS Poster

You may wish to produce posters to publicise CROS in your institution. You will need access to Photoshop to edit this file

Photoshop DocumentCROS Poster (PSD 3.6 MB)


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