Surveys

Creating a Survey

  1. Navigate to the Control Panel.

    Control Panel - Survey Manager

  2. Under the Assessment section in the Control Panel, click on the Survey Manager link.
  3. On the Survey Manager page, click Add Survey. The Survey Info page opens.

    Screen Shot - Add Survey
  4. On the Survey Info page
    1. enter a Name for the survey (required),
    2. a Description of the survey (optional), and any Instructions (optional).
    3. then, click on the Submit button.
  5. The Survey Canvas opens.
    Screen Shot - Survey Canvas

    1. Click Creation Settings to the right of the Add Question field.
  6. The Survey Creation Settings page opens.

    Screen Shot - Creation Settings

    Click the checkbox corresponding with any of the options you would like to appear by default when you create each question:
    1. Add images, files, and URLs to questions. Allows you to include a link to a web page, attach a file, or include an image along with the question text.
    2. Add images and files to answers. Allows you to attach a file or include an image along with any of the answers.
    3. Add categories and keywords to questions. If you will be reusing questions in other surveys, categorizing questions or associating keywords with them will make searching for these questions much easier
    4. Click on the Submit button to apply the Survey Creation Settings that you selected and to return to the Survey Canvas.

Adding Questions

Screen Shot - Survey Question Types

  1. Choose a question type from the Add Question drop-down menu and click the GO button.
  2. The Add/Modify Question window opens. Note that the window is divided into three sections: Question, Answers, and Submit.

    Screen Shot - Text Question Example
  3. Type or paste the text of a question into the Question Text box.
  4. Enter the appropriate information for your answer choice.
  5. Scroll down to section 3, Submit. The Survey Canvas page reloads to display the question.
  6. Go back to Step 1 to add additional questions.

Making a Survey Available in the Content Areas

  1. Navigate to the Control Panel.
  2. Choose a Content Area by clicking on the Content Area link (default Content Areas include: Course Information, Course Documents, Assignments, and External Links).
  3. Click on the Select drop-down menu and choose Survey. Click on the Go button.
  4. The Add Survey page appears. Choose a survey by single-clicking on the name.
  5. Click on the Submit button. Click on the Ok button.
  6. The Modify Survey page appears. Click on the Modify Survey options link.

    Screen Shot - Modify Survey Options

  7. The Survey Options form appears, fill out the form.
  8. Click on the Submit button.

Screen Shot Survey Options Form