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WHEN. WHAT. WHERE. WHO. WHY. How many have used Qualtrics ?. Discovering the Unique Features of Qualtrics Survey Software. Courtney West, PhD Director, Office of Medical Education Qualtrics Administrator, HSC. Objectives. At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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WHEN WHAT WHERE WHO WHY How many have used Qualtrics?
Discovering the Unique Features of QualtricsSurvey Software Courtney West, PhD Director, Office of Medical Education Qualtrics Administrator, HSC
Objectives At the end of this session, participants will be able to: • Describe some of the special features of the Qualtrics software • Explain how to create and distribute a survey, gather data, and select reporting options • Determine if Qualtrics is a good fit for specific projects
What is Qualtrics? An online survey software available through the HSC It enables users to: • create survey instruments • distribute them electronically • track participation • send invitations and reminders • display survey results graphically and statistically • export raw data in a variety of formats Stanford University IT Services, 2013
How do I access Qualtrics? • Open a web browser window (i.e. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, etc.) • Access Qualtrics: www.tamuhsc.qualtrics.comand click on “Create a New Account.” Type in your HSC email address and then create a personal password • Log-in by entering your username and password
The software… • is user-friendly but can handle complex designs • can be used to produce simple surveys in minutes with a “quick survey builder” guide for beginners • complex studies, involving randomization and embedded and longitudinal data, are also possible Payne & Medina, 2013
The ability to customize almost everything • logos, branding, text, questions, messages, choices, reports, graphs, images, colors, exports, code, e-mails, fonts, skins, sharing, panels, and blocks. Qualtrics, 2014
Support and Resources • Helpful and friendly customer support • Training videos and additional resources
Dashboard • Allows you to quickly create, edit, and access surveys • Enables collaboration with a survey sharing mechanism • Provides an opportunity to view results and distribute the survey
Libraries • Include templates that can be adjusted to meet specific needs • Provide an ability to store and share commonly used surveys and question banks
Skip Logic Item and Question Block Tools • Select the question that the skip logic will be inserted after • Click on “Add Skip Logic” • Select “Done”
Survey Flow • Display Logic - It will help you if you need something more than just ''and if'' logic. You can conditionally display entire questions or individual statements in a matrix table. • Branch Logic - Skip or display entire sections of questions; create multiple termination points within a survey. • Loop and Merge- Building a survey which cycles through a block of questions for a specific list or selections from a previous question. Snow, 2006; Qualtrics, 2014
Publishing and Distributing Surveys • Click on “Distribute Survey” or “Launch Survey” • Select “Activate your survey to collect responses” • Copy and paste the link in an email (Note that the link can be customized) • Distribution of surveys to select panels of e-mail recipientsis also possible
Additional Features • survey translation capabilities, allowing respondents to select a language or default to a browser language preference and track those selections in survey results • continuous file saving, minimizing potential data loss due to browser crashes • folders for survey organization Qualtrics University, 2014
Results and Reporting Options • Ability to create custom reports that update as soon as new responses are received • Includes features that similar survey software does not • Select “Results” and then one of the following: • View Reports • Edit Results • Download Data • Cross Tabulation Qualtrics, 2014
View Report Options • Filters and Subgroups: Filter your report by date, keyword, subgroup, question response, etc. • Drill Down: Create a comparative report that divides each graph and table by the answers to a specific question. • Reorder Questions: Drag and drop questions to adjust the order. • Stylization: Change the color, font, and size of graphs and tables. • Share: Publish your report to the web, collaborate with other users, or schedule report emails to be sent at specific times. • Export: Download your report as a Word document, PowerPoint Presentation, Excel Spreadsheet, or PDF. Qualtrics, 2014
practice, trial and error, and a need to know. https://tamuhsc.co1.qualtrics.com/ControlPanel/?ClientAction=ChangePage&s=MySurveysSection&ss=&sss Becoming well versed in Qualtrics requires…
EXIT TICKET What Would you like to know more about?What did you Learn that you may utilize?
References • Payne, K., & Medina, L. (2013). Qualtrics survey research suite. Retrieved March 6, 2014 from http://www.csustan.edu/ir/documents/QualtricsSurveyResearchSuite_presentation_07312013_WEB.pdf • Snow, J. (2006). The complete research suite: A step-by-step guide to using Qualtrics. Retrieved March 2, 2014 from http://www.qualtrics.com/docs/TheCompleteResearchSuite.pdf • Stanford University IT Services. (2013). Survey tool (Qualtrics). Retrieved March 2, 2014 from https://itservices.stanford.edu/service/survey • Qualtrics. (2014). About viewing reports. Retrieved March 6, 2014 from http://qualtrics.com/university/researchsuite/reporting/view-reports/about-viewing-reports/ • Qualtrics University. (2014). What would you like to learn? Retrieved March 6, 2014 from https://qualtrics.com/university/researchsuite/