Surveys allow you to obtain information from large groups of people. They can be conducted via paper forms, electronic forms, and even telephone calls. To learn about student and faculty attitudes and behaviors associated with academic integrity, for example, you might distribute a questionnaire at your college or university. The survey could help you answer what, who, or how questions such as the following: “What kinds of behaviors do you consider violations of academic integrity?” “Whom would you contact if you wanted to learn more about academic integrity issues?” “How likely are you to include sources you haven’t actually read in a research essay’s works cited list?” Surveys are less useful in obtaining the answers to why questions. In an interview, for instance, you can ask, “Why do you think students cheat or plagiarize?” and expect to get a reasonably well-thought-out response. In a survey, however, respondents seldom write lengthy responses to questions. You can learn more about surveys.