Webinar September 2023: Introduction to LimeSurvey and CANVASS: Online

This webinar demonstrates the set up and execution of an evaluation questionnaire using ACSPRI's free websurvey tool CANVASS (based on the LimeSurvey platform).

It shows how to use LimeSurvey for the first time, and gives some hints at the advanced functionality available for more experienced users.

 

 

This course is being held online via Zoom from 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm

and will run on Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10)

(Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane time)

 

 

Dates: 
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Early bird cutoff date: 
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Course details:

Introduction to LimeSurvey and CANVASS - (1.5 hours)

Limesurvey is a powerful web based survey tool, used in many fields for conducting high quality web based surveys. CANVASS is ACSPRI's hosted version of LimeSurvey, available to use for free by students and employees at ACSPRI member institutions.

This webinar demonstrates the set up and execution of an evaluation questionnaire. It shows how to use LimeSurvey for the first time, and gives some hints at the advanced functionality available for more experienced users.

 

 
Webinar - runs over 1 days
Instructor: 

​Adam Zammit is the Director of Operations at ACSPRI.  Adam is the lead developer and maintainer of a suite of free / open source tools for survey research (queXML, queXF, queXS and queXC) and is a contributor to the LimeSurvey project. Adam also manages many survey projects, including web, telephone and paper based studies. Current projects include data collection for the Australian Survey of Social Attitudes (AuSSA) – a national postal survey.

Course dates: Wednesday 13 September 2023 - Wednesday 13 September 2023
Course status: Course completed (no new applicants)
Venue: 
Online
Week: 
Week 1
About this course: 

This webinar will introduce the LimeSurvey administrative interface by diving straight in to setting up a questionnaire.

The live demonstration will cover the creation of a questionnaire in LimeSurvey, will invite attendees to complete the survey and then demonstrate viewing the results in a summary report along with downloading to analyse using a spreadsheet or statistical software package.

There will be some time for questions from the webinar participants.

Course syllabus: 
  1. Introduction to Limesurvey and CANVASS
  2. Live LimeSurvey/CANVASS Demonstration
  3. Questions

 

Course format: 

This webinar will take place online. You can participate by joining the Zoom meeting, and if you are willing can follow along by setting up your own survey as we go along using the CANVASS system.

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Course fees
Member: 
$0
Non Member: 
$50
Full time student Member: 
$0
Related Courses: 

Creating and Managing Web surveys using LimeSurvey, Questionnaire Design Master-class, Fundamentals of Survey Research

Program: 
 
Webinar - runs over 1 days September 2023: Introduction to LimeSurvey and CANVASS: Online
Supported by: 

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Venues: 

Online

Delivery of this course is online - via Zoom.

 

Please ensure you have the following:

  • Reliable Internet connection with at least 5Gb per day of data available (i.e. a 5 day course will use about 25Gb of data just on the Zoom application)
  • A computer/laptop with the Zoom application installed (free)
  • A webcam (built in to most laptops)
  • A headset with a microphone (not required but ideal)
  • A second monitor/screen if possible

 

Please also check the course page for specific software requirements (if any).

 

Venue and Timetable: 

You will be attending from home, and each course may specify a slightly different timing schedule. Please expect around 4 "contact" hours per day, with the remainder of the usual working day for exercises, group work and self-directed activities.

All times specified are in Australian Eastern Time (Melbourne/Sydney/Canberra time)