All guides: Digital tools for research: Qualtrics

What is Qualtrics?

Qualtrics Experience Management (also Qualtics XM or Qualtrics) is an online survey platform. The software is designed for market research, but also has applications in collecting survey data for academic research purposes. It is the tool recommended by RMIT's Human Research Ethics Committee for conducting privacy-sensitive surveys.

How can Qualtrics help with your research?

Create dozens of surveys on various topics using customisable templates.
Integrate pictures, videos and sounds into your surveys.
Produce PDF-friendly reports.
Collect, store and download data into Excel, CSV or SPSS with the full syntax retained.

Qualtrics beginner tutorial (9:59 mins) by Dare McNamara (YouTube)

Qualtrics access and training resources

Access to Qualtrics

RMIT provides access to Qualtrics for academic staff and students.

RMIT academic staff and students - go to the Qualtrics page (RMIT login required), accept the 'terms of service' and follow the on-screen instructions.

Getting started with Qualtrics

Learn to use Qualtrics for research (video)
To access: select Register > Sign in with SSO > enter RMIT as the Organization ID > Continue.
Qualtrics: accessibility (University of Colorado)
Advice on how to create accessible surveys.
Qualtrics: getting started with surveys
Online tutorial series for beginners.
Purdue Qualtrics (YouTube)
Series of Qualtrics videos for beginners.

Qualtrics support

Qualtrics at RMIT
See the RMIT Qualtrics page for more information about using Qualtrics for research projects, including human research ethics, training options, and support resources.
Qualtrics: e-books, guides and tools
Qualtrics support resources.
Qualtrics XM basecamp
Short video series on all aspects of the Qualtrics software.
Qualtrics XM community
Includes online help and discussion forum.

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