Surveys: Qualtrics

Description

Qualtrics Research Suite is an easy to use, powerful tool for creating online surveys. It supports a wide range of approaches, from simple questionnaires and event sign up lists to sophisticated social science research instruments with extensive scripting, randomization and interactive question presentation.

Access

• Log in to  https://qualtrics.ohio.edu  using your OHIO email and password.

Who can access

• Current students, faculty, staff, and emeriti.

  • Qualtrics is enabled by default for all eligible users.

Terms of Use

• Use of Qualtrics is restricted to the University's central missions of education, research and public service. Commercial use of Qualtrics is not allowed under our site license.

• In accordance with federal regulations and Ohio University  policy , all research involving human subjects must be reviewed and approved by an Institutional Review Board prior to any research intervention with a participant. To learn more, visit the  IRB - Human Subjects  website.

Features

• Extensive library of pre-formatted questions

• Mobile-friendly survey formats

• Multiple electronic distribution method

• Easy collaboration  when creating a survey or sharing data

Additional resources

Join the Teaching and Learning Advisory Community

• The  Teaching and Learning Technologies Advisory Community  is open to OHIO students, faculty, and staff who have an interest in teaching and learning technologies. 

Service support

• Service Level Agreement: Surveys

• Survey Technologies Evaluation Project

• Help & Resources: Qualtrics

Get help

• Visit the Technology Help Center ( help.ohio.edu ) to get live support, view outages, and browse trainings.

Accessibility

As a survey author, it is your responsibility to verify your survey instrument for inclusiveness. Before activating your survey, we recommend running  Qualtrics' built-in accessibility check .

How to build an accessible survey

Plan for alternative access

A survey's content or delivery mode may require alternative access for a participant. You should plan ahead to have accessibility accommodations available. Examples include:

• Creating a copy of the survey in Microsoft Word or Plain Text format that can be used with assistive technologies like screen readers.

• Offering alternate methods of participation like email or phone call.

• Having staff available to provide accommodations like recording responses or reading questions and responses aloud.

Your alternative access accommodations should be described in the introductory text of the survey and/or in the survey distribution communications.

Use accessible question types

Qualtrics has acknowledged that some of their question types are not accessible. In most cases, inaccessible questions can be replicated with an alternative version that is accessible .

Additional tips

• Configure your survey's advance/back buttons  to use "back" and "next" text labels.

• Add a descriptive survey title  so your participant's browser tab is labeled clearly.

• Ensure embedded media meets accessibility standards (e.g. video is captioned, audio includes a transcript).

• Avoid timed questions.

• Visit Qualtrics' Survey Configuration page  for more tips.

• If you need additional guidance on the best ways to create an accessible survey,  contact the IT Service Desk .

General information

Ohio University strives to make its digital resources and services accessible to all visitors, including those with disabilities who may also be using assistive technology. If special steps are necessary in order to improve the accessibility of experiences for end-users, those steps must be taken. 

If you experience a barrier that affects your ability to access OHIO websites, videos, online forums, documents, or other information technology, please let us know . 
For further information about OHIO's digital accessibility resources, see:

• Digital Accessibility

• Accessibility  Services

• Ohio University's IT Accessibility Policy

Security

Qualtrics may be used to maintain or share the university's unregulated data as well as some kinds of sensitive regulated data. By logging in and using the University’s instance of Qualtrics, you are agreeing to the following terms of service:

• Usage must adhere to the university's  Computer & Network Use policy ,  Copyright policy ,  university brand standards , and other relevant  policies , state, and federal laws.

• You must protect the privacy and confidentiality of student, patient, employee and other institutional information, as required by  FERPA  (privacy of student information),  HIPAA  (privacy of patient information).

• In accordance with federal regulations and Ohio University  policy , all research involving human subjects must be reviewed and approved by an Institutional Review Board prior to any research intervention with a participant. To learn more, visit:

  • IRB - Human Subjects  website

  • Research Projects Involving Human Subjects policy

• Use of Qualtrics is restricted to the university's central missions of education, research and public service.

• Commercial use of Qualtrics is not allowed under our site license.

The Ohio University Information Security Office strives to educate and empower the University community to appropriately manage risks and protect OHIO’s information and systems. This effort is facilitated through policies, standards, an information security risk management program, as well as other tools and guidance that are provided to the University community. This modern approach creates a safe computing environment in which the university community can teach, learn, and conduct research. 

For additional information about OHIO’s security resources, see:

• Resources for students

• Resources for faculty and staff

• Resources for researchers