Jisc Online Surveys at Aberystwyth University

Survey Software

Aberystwyth University has a subscription to JISC Online Survey (formerly BOS) that will fulfil most needs when it comes to surveys and is the University’s preferred survey software. It is the only survey software platform that the University has a subscription to. In order to use JISC Online Surveys at Aberystwyth University please email bosadmin@aber.ac.uk or contact the University's Prime Contact, Dr Ian Archer at ina@aber.ac.uk 

Aberystwyth University also has a subscription to the polling software, Vevox, which has some different survey features to JISC online surveys. Vevox (What is Vevox?) offers the possibility of using and adapting existing surveys, or writing surveys from scratch although is predominantly used for polling. If you are a member of staff or student at Aberystwyth University, just go to Vevox.com and you will able to log in with your usual University credentials.

Resources to help design your survey

Guidance for students and staff carrying out surveys. Find advice about survey design, promotion and follow up in order to achieve a high response rate.

Jisc Online Survey help and support: https://www.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/category/help-support/?post_type=supportarticle

Everything covered from how to set up a survey, distribute a survey, detail about appropriate question types and how to analyse the survey responses.

Good practice for surveys:  Best practice in questionnaire design | Research and Innovation | Imperial College London

Tips on creating effective surveys, and further links to information on qualitative vs quantitative questioning, likert scale explanation and further advice on, for example, sensitive survey questioning.

LinkedIn ‘want to avoid common survey design mistakes':

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/want-avoid-common-survey-design-mistakes-here-tips-from-monika-wahi/