A Questionnaire System for Institutional Research
Abstract
This paper reports a web-based survey system developed to enhance institutional research. The system has basic functions implemented in the open-source web questionnaire system. In addition, this system has functions that enhance institutional research, such as (1) the display of the response rates of each university department, (2) collation of all results obtained (including paper-based surveys), and (3) an analysis of survey results using visual tools. The design considered the importance of a link-up with the authentication server belonging to Yamaguchi University. Thus, graphs may be compiled automatically and in real time to assist a comparison between departments within the university by respective stakeholders. This work provides an overview and a case study of the usage of this system.
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