Creating a Survey in CourseWeb Overview Surveys are similar to assessments in terms of question types. Unlike an assessment, however, a survey does not link a specific student's answers to that particular student. The Grade Center will only show that a student has taken the survey. Survey results are summarized on one webpage that collects responses to each question. This document will discuss two ways to create a survey in CourseWeb: From within a Content Area and from the Course Tools area of the Control Panel. It will also provide instructions on how to make a survey available to students and how to retrieve the survey results. Creating a Survey from Within a Content Area Before you can create a Survey from within a Content Area, you will need to first create a Content Area where you can deploy the Survey. 1. Click on the plus icon at the top of the Course Menu and select Create Content Area. 2. Give your new Content Area a name, such as Survey, and click Submit. The new Content Area will appear in the Course Menu. 3. Click on the Content Area from the Course Menu to open it. Click on the Create Assessment button and select Survey from the drop-down menu. The Create Survey screen will appear. 4. In Section 1: Add Survey, click on the Create button to create a new survey. 5. Type a name for your survey in the Name field and add any additional desired information. September 2012 www.cidde.pitt.edu/bb9 etc@cidde.pitt.edu 1
6. Click Submit when you are finished. The Survey Canvas screen will appear. You are now ready to add questions to your survey. Please refer to the Adding Questions to Your Survey section below. Creating a Survey from Course Tools Surveys can also be created from the Course Tools area of the Control Panel. NOTE: If you choose to create your survey from Course Tools, it cannot be made available to students until it is added to a Content Area. 1. Click on Course Tools on the Control Panel located on the bottom-left of your screen. 2. From the drop-down menu, select Tests, Surveys, and Pools. September 2012 www.cidde.pitt.edu/bb9 etc@cidde.pitt.edu 2
3. Click on Surveys. 4. Click the Build Survey button to create a new survey. 5. Type a name for your survey in the Name field and add any additional desired information. 6. Click Submit when you are finished. The Survey Canvas screen will appear. You are now ready to add questions to your survey. Please refer to the Adding Questions to Your Survey section below. September 2012 www.cidde.pitt.edu/bb9 etc@cidde.pitt.edu 3
Adding Questions to Your Survey 1. From the Survey Canvas page, click Create Question and select a question type from the drop-down menu. NOTE: A description of each question type can be found on the Question Types Reference Guide. 2. Enter a question in the Question Text field location in Section 1: Question. September 2012 www.cidde.pitt.edu/bb9 etc@cidde.pitt.edu 4
3. Enter the answer(s) to your survey question and/or any other additional information you desire. NOTE: The Create Question page will vary depending on the type of question(s) you select. 4. Click Submit when you are finished. 5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 until you have finished adding your questions. 6. When you have finished adding all of your questions to your survey, click on OK at the bottom-right of the Survey Canvas. Using a Question(s) from a Previous Survey A question(s) can also be reused from a previous question(s) that was already created in your course. All previously created questions are stored in a Question Pool and can be accessed by clicking on the Find Questions button on the Survey Canvas. Survey Questions will only be added to a Question Pool, if they are first created in a Survey. Find Question Mode The first time you attempt to locate and reuse questions from the Question Pool, the Find Question Mode window will open, prompting you to select a default method for adding questions to your survey. If you select Copy selected questions, the question(s) you select from the Question Pool will be copied to your new survey. If you select Link to original questions, the question(s) you select from the Question Pool will be linked to your survey, so that if the selected question(s) are modified, the changes will be reflected in every survey in which that question appears. The option you select will be your permanent default; however, once you select a question from the Question Pool, you can change this option before adding the question to your survey. September 2012 www.cidde.pitt.edu/bb9 etc@cidde.pitt.edu 5
1. From the Survey Canvas page, click on the Find Questions button. The Find Questions window will open. NOTE: You many need to disable your pop-up blocker to access the Find Questions window. On the Find Questions screen, you will see all of your previously-created questions listed in the Question Text column. To the right of each question, the Source Name column shows the name of the survey, test or pool for which the question was created, and the Source Type column shows the type of question it is. 2. Select which question(s) you want by clicking in the box to the left of the question(s). To select all questions, click on the box at the top of the question selection boxes (see arrow above). September 2012 www.cidde.pitt.edu/bb9 etc@cidde.pitt.edu 6
3. Along the left side of the screen, in the Browse Criteria section, you can search for questions in a more organized way, as they are grouped based on Source Type. Click on the chevron icon next to the desired criteria. A drop-down list will provide additional options for each heading. NOTE: You can simplify your search by using the Search current results field to enter a keyword, question type, source type or some other criteria. You can also simplify your search by clicking on the title of any column, which will reorganize the questions, in alphabetical or numerical order, based on the column criteria. 4. Make sure the Question Display Mode is set to the desired option: Copy selected questions or Link to original questions. 5. Click the Submit button to add the selected questions to your Survey. September 2012 www.cidde.pitt.edu/bb9 etc@cidde.pitt.edu 7
Making a Survey Available to Students 1. To make a survey available to students, open the Content Area in which your survey is located. NOTE: If you created your survey from the Course Tools area of the Control Panel, you will need to create a Content Area and add the survey to it. See Adding a Survey to a Content Area below. 2. From the Survey Content Area, click on the chevron icon next to the name of the survey and select Edit the Survey Options from the drop-down menu. 3. Under Section 2: Survey Availability, select the Yes radio button next to Make the Link Available. 4. If you want your survey to become available at a certain date and time, you will need to check the appropriate box and select the date restrictions for Display After and Display Until. 5. Click the Submit button when you are finished. September 2012 www.cidde.pitt.edu/bb9 etc@cidde.pitt.edu 8
Adding a Survey to a Content Area 1. To add a Survey to a Content Area, open a Content Area from your Course Menu or create a new Content Area by following steps 1 through 3 in the Creating a Survey from within a Content Area section of this tutorial. 2. Click on the Create Assessment button and select Survey from the drop-down menu. The Create Survey screen will appear. 3. In Section 1: Add Survey, select the name of the survey you wish to add and click Submit. 4. Follow steps 3 through 5 in the Making a Survey Available to Students section of this tutorial. Retrieving Survey Results 1. Go to the Grade Center area of your Control Panel and click on Full Grade Center. September 2012 www.cidde.pitt.edu/bb9 etc@cidde.pitt.edu 9
2. When a student has completed the survey, a checkmark appears in the Grade Center. 3. Once the entire class has completed the survey, click on the chevron icon next to the title of the survey in the Grade Center. 4. Select Download Results from the drop-down menu. 5. Click on the button on the bottom-right that says Click to download results to obtain the survey results in an Excel spreadsheet. September 2012 www.cidde.pitt.edu/bb9 etc@cidde.pitt.edu 10