How were participants selected for the focus groups that took place at the beginning of the classification and compensation study?
A stratified random sampling procedure was used by selecting individuals from a list of all employees who would be affected by the Classification and Compensation project. Employees were separated into several different groups: Managers, Non-Tenure Track, Labor and Trades, University Staff, and Administrative & Professional. Within each of these groups a sample was selected. For example: University Staff employees were listed on a spreadsheet and numbered 1 to (approximately) 900. Every employee on a line that was numbered with a multiple of 9 was chosen for inclusion in the focus groups. 20. Once a Job Questionnaire was completed, it was forwarded to the individuals supervisor for review and comments. If the supervisor made comments, were the employees notified and allowed to review the comments? This questionnaire was designed to allow supervisors to comment on an employee’s answers to the questions; however, they were not able to alter the answers.
