 What is LimeSurvey?
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LimeSurvey is an online free and open source survey tool. It allows faculty, staff and students to quickly create online surveys that can work on tens to thousands of participants with little effort. Creating surveys through LimeSurvey is both easy and fun!
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| Can AUB faculty use LimeSurvey?
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Yes. Faculty can create an account in LimeSurvey by filling in this form. You will be asked to specify your full name and email. You can also request a time for a staff from ACPS to meet with you for a custom session about LimeSurvey and how to get started. REMEMBER, however, that according to AUB regulations all surveys involving human participants need IRB approval before proceeding. See details at http://www.aub.edu.lb/irb/Pages/index.aspx
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| Can AUB staff use LimeSurvey?
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Yes. AUB Staff members can request an account in LimeSurvey. The surveys created should be either for educational or university-related topics. To create a staff account, the department director should fill out this form. The Director should specify the full name and email of the staff who will be responsible for the department's account. Note that a department at AUB is allowed only one account in LimeSurvey. REMEMBER, however, that according to AUB regulations all surveys involving human participants need IRB approval before proceeding. See details at http://www.aub.edu.lb/irb/Pages/index.aspx
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| Can AUB students use LimeSurvey?
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Yes…But! Students also can create an account in LimeSurvey, but first they will need to get the permission of their instructor. These surveys should be either for educational or university-related topics. To create a student account, the instructor should fill out this form. The instructor should specify the student’s full name and email and provide information about the survey (topic, participants and duration). Once the survey is done, the student account will be locked until there is another request from an instructor. REMEMBER, however, that according to AUB regulations all surveys involving human participants need IRB approval before proceeding. See details at http://www.aub.edu.lb/irb/Pages/index.aspx
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| Do I need the IRB approval before creating a survey?
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Yes. If you are creating a survey in LimeSurvey to conduct research, please remember to submit the survey for IRB review and approval or for exemption from IRB review and oversight before you collect any survey data, including any pilot data. You can find the forms you need on the IRB forms page. According to AUB regulations all surveys involving human participants need IRB approval before proceeding. For more details check the IRB website.
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| How can I get help in learning how to use LimeSurvey?
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You can start with the Getting Started guide. You can also request a time for a staff from ACPS to meet with you for a custom session on how to use LimeSurvey. To contact the IT Academic Core Processes and Systems:
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| Can participants from outside AUB take the survey?
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Yes. The survey creator can choose to make the survey available for anyone to take, or available only to a defined group of participants.
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| How many participants can a survey have?
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There is no limitation to the number of participants.
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| What is the maximum number of questions that a survey can have?
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There is no limitation to the number of questions, but for statistical reasons it is better to have a maximum of 1000 questions per survey.
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| What types of questions can a survey have?
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There are 32 question types that the survey creator can choose from, divided into 5 main categories: Arrays, Mask Questions, Multiple Questions, Single choice Questions as lists, Single choice Questions as Text Questions, and Styling Questions. To learn more about these question types, you can read the Question Types and Question Attributes guides.
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| Can the results of the survey be anonymous?
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Yes. The survey creator has the option to either make the results anonymous or not.
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| Are the survey results private?
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Yes. Survey results are private and only the survey creator can see them. But it is optional to make the results public.
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| Can LimeSurvey generate statistics for the survey results?
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Yes. LimeSurvey will give statistics for the survey results. In addition to that, the survey creator can download the results in formats that are compatible with SPSS.
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| How can I get additional information and support?
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To get additional information or support, you can refer to the Getting Started guide. Also don't hesitate to contact ACPS either by email at acps@aub.edu.lb or by phone at + 961 1 350 000 extension 3580
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