Digital surveys and polls

Survey and polling tools at the University of Bern

Members of the University of Bern have various digital survey tools at their disposal that can be used for different purposes in research, teaching, studies, and administration. Here, you can find out which tools are suitable for which type of survey and which features characterize these tools.

Please note that none of the tools listed may be used to process particularly sensitive data, except for REDCap (see Art. 2: KDSG (2024) only german).

  

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Use case, examples and suitable tools for more complex surveys

Use case

More complex surveys enable a detailed collection of anonymous
or non-anonymous data and opinions. By integrating different types of
questions, they can collect a wide range of information. The data, in turn,
is presented in a detailed format, which eases data analysis.


If you would like to use customized questionnaires to evaluate
specific aspects of your own teaching (interim and/or final feedback),
LEAD can advise you on the creation of suitable questions.


Alternative: Standard questionnaires offered by the VRQ

Practical examples

  • Survey for research purposes
  • Staff survey
  • Opinion survey
  • Evaluation

 

Suitable tools

  • ILIAS Survey
  • MS Forms
  • Zoom Survey
  • (Qualtrics)                                                                                               

See table for details

 

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Use case, examples and suitable tools for real-time polls

Use case

Actively engage your audience by using tools during your
presentation to ask thought-provoking questions and encourage
interaction. This makes even large events, both online and in
person, lively and dynamic.

 

If you would like to create appropriate questions to activate
students in class, LEAD will be happy to advise you.

 

Practical examples

  • Icebreaker
  • Comprehension question
  • Short feedback/lightning round
  • Mood snapshot
  • Brainstorm

 

Suitable tools

  • ILIAS LiveVoting
  • Mentimeter
  • Zoom Polls                                                                                               

See table for details

 

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Use case, examples and suitable tools for single questions and dates

Usa case

Online tools help to arrive at decisions asynchronously. By
displaying available options, for example, they offer a pre-selection,
simplifying the process of reaching a consensus on appointments
and group decisions.

Practical examples

  • Scheduling (for details see: E-Collaboration
  • Selection of topics
  • Meeting format (online/presence/hybrid)
  • yes/no-question
  • Inquiry of interested parties

 

Suitable tools

  • ILIAS Poll
  • MS Scheduling Poll
  • MS Voting Table
  • Zoom Polls                                                                                               

See table for details

 

  

ToolIntended useParticipant selectionParticipant identityRepeated participationAvailable question typesSkip logicSupport
Tool
Intended use
Participant selection
Participant identity
Repeated participation
Available question types
Skip logic
Support
ILIAS LiveVotingReal-time votecompletely random
partially controlled
anonymous
not anonymous
preventableMultiple Choice
Number Range
Open Question
Priorities
Single Choice
more
not possible

iLUB

ILIAS PollIndividual questioncompletely controlled
partially controlled
anonymous
not anonymous
preventableMultiple Choice
Single Choice
not possible

iLUB

ILIAS SurveyMore complex surveycompletely controlled
completely random
partially controlled
anonymous
not anonymous
preventableMatrix Question
Multiple Choice
Open Question
Single Choice
more
possible

iLUB

MentimeterReal-time vote (asynchronous possible)completely random
partially controlled
anonymous
not preventableMatrix Question
Multiple Choice
Number Range
Open Question
Priorities
Single Choice
Word Cloud
more
not possible

LEAD

MS FormsMore complex survey (synchronous possible)completely controlled
completely random
partially controlled
anonymous
not anonymous
preventableDate
File Upload
Matrix Question
Multiple Choice
Open Question
Priorities
Rating
Single Choice
more
possible

Servicedesk

MS Scheduling Poll (Outlook)Date/time pollscompletely controlled
not anonymous
preventableDate
not possible

Servicedesk

MS Voting Table (Outlook, Teams)Individual questioncompletely controlled
partially controlled
not anonymous
preventableMatrix Question
not possible

Servicedesk

QualtricsMore complex surveycompletely controlled
completely random
partially controlled
anonymous
not anonymous
preventableFile Upload
Heatmap
Matrix Question
Multiple Choice
Open Question
Priorities
Single Choice
more
possible

No central support, potentially at the faculty holding the license

REDCapMore complex surveycompletely controlled
completely random
anonymous
not anonymous
preventableMultiple Choice
Open Question
Paragraph Text
Signature
Single Choice
Yes/no
calculated field
file upload
slider
text
possible

DCR

Zoom PollsReal-time vote (in a meeting)completely controlled
anonymous
not anonymous
preventableMatching Question
Multiple Choice
Open Question
Priorities
Rating
Single Choice
more
not possible

iLUB

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Last update: October 2024

Please note:

If you distribute your survey digitally to students at the University of Bern, please note the university guidelines on the electronic bulletin board and mass emails: "Students or employees are not permitted to send mass emails or mass mailings of other electronic messages via Outlook, ILIAS or similar" (see guidelines).