{"id":1963,"date":"2014-01-08T11:48:37","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T16:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research\/?page_id=1963"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:45:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T19:45:41","slug":"online-surveys","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research\/online-surveys\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Surveys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bates has a college-wide license for Qualtrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qualtrics is an easy-to-use, full-featured, web-based tool for creating and conducting online surveys.&nbsp; Bates&#8217; customized version of Qualtrics is available to all current faculty, staff and students.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting Started<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Login with your Bates username and password at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bates.qualtrics.com\">bates.qualtrics.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once in Qualtrics, click on &#8220;Create Survey&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are a student, please confirm your email and year of graduation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Help Us Help You<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To better support the data gathering and analysis needs of the Bates community, the Office of Institutional Research, Analysis &amp; Planning would like to know more about your survey. &nbsp;Please help us, either before or after you create your survey, by answering <a href=\"https:\/\/bates.co1.qualtrics.com\/SE\/?SID=SV_1G680LjdTh5jXql\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a few questions.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn about Qualtrics<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/qualtrics.com\/university\/researchsuite\/basic-building\/getting-started\/creating-a-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creating a Survey<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/qualtrics.com\/university\/researchsuite\/advanced-building\/\">Advanced Survey Building<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn more about the science of survey\u00a0<a title=\"survey-design-and-analysis-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.qualtrics.com\/university\/researchsuite\/research-resources\/survey-basics\/introduction-to-survey-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">design and analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Support<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Qualtrics offers support 9am &#8211; 8pm EST. Call 800-340-9194 or email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:support@qualtrics.com\">support@qualtrics.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact <a href=\"mailto:tmcguinn@bates.edu\">Institutional Research<\/a> or the <a href=\"mailto:helpdesk@bates.edu\">IT Service Desk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 14px;\">How is Qualtrics different from other web survey tools?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike Survey Monkey or other web survey tools, Qualtrics provides&nbsp;robust online support and training along with<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">&nbsp;a full suite of survey tools. These include&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">data protection;&nbsp;<\/span>anonymous and targeted invitations;&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">tracking participation and survey reminders; ability to share survey libraries; and&nbsp;<\/span>support for traditional and media-based questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>What&#8217;s the Institutional Review Board (IRB)?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bates Institutional Review Board approves research projects involving the use of human participants. &nbsp;Please consult the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/institutional-review-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRB web site<\/a> to determine if your survey requires IRB approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>What do I need to know about Data Privacy and Protection?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-css wp-custom-css-ddf4379b wp-block-paragraph\"><em>As a survey<strong>\u00a0author<\/strong>, you determine who has access to your data.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-css wp-custom-css-0a9d1db4 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>As a survey\u00a0<strong>respondent<\/strong>, you can expect to know prior to taking a survey how your data will be handled.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-css wp-custom-css-48e56a7b wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Qualtrics should not be used for long-term storage or transmission of sensitive or confidential data.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-css wp-custom-css-4be68439\">Survey Calendar<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are planning a survey, please consult our calendar below to avoid conflict with other surveys. 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