Qualtrics is a web-based survey and research platform that allows users to create, distribute, and analyze surveys and other data collection instruments. It offers a user-friendly interface, a variety of question types, and advanced survey logic options. Qualtrics is commonly used in academic, business, and research settings for gathering and analyzing data, obtaining feedback, and conducting online surveys. An additional benefit of Qualtrics is that it is the only experience management platform that is Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) certified; in other words, it is HIPAA compliant.
Most members of the GW community can access Qualtrics for free. To obtain an account, follow the steps outlined for your specific school (refer to the instructions below).
Member of CCAS can request access to the CCAS license of Qualtrics by submitting an GW IT Support Ticket (https://go.gwu.edu/ccasqualtrics)
***UPDATE: GWIT is consolidating their Qualtrics licenses and the SEAS link for Qualtrics access may not work. Anyone who wants a Qualtrics account should create a GWIT ticket: https://it.gwu.edu/qualtrics
If you are affiliated with The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and you would like to create an account, you may do so using the link above. After creating your account, please contact the Office of Evaluation at MDeval@gwu.edu and let us know what sorts of projects you'll be working on. This will allow us to set permissions on your account appropriately.
A video tutorial for setting up and distributing your first survey. 6 minutes.
Step-by-step instructions for setting up your Qualtrics survey, from Teachers College.
Covers advanced question types, piped text, and survey logic in Qualtrics. 4 minutes.
Qualtrics does not require programming knowledge, but for those who are interested: learn about custom CSS and Javascript options in Qualtrics. 4 minutes.
From The Wharton School: advanced tips to improve your survey flow.
I often get the question of how to use a participant's score to adjust the survey flow (the next questions they answer). Here's the answer!
Instructions on how to import your Qualtrics results in Nvivo. Users may need to request an API key from GWIT ithelp@gwu.edu
A step-by-step explanation of survey design from Washington State University.
