LimeSurvey (online surveys / survey tool)

LimeSurvey is used to create, conduct and analyze online surveys. It is suitable for research projects, evaluations, surveys as part of courses and to support administrative processes.

The service is aimed at all members of the university - especially teaching staff and employees who wish to conduct online surveys as part of their official duties or research projects. Students can also use LimeSurvey as part of their academic work.

LimeSurvey is centrally operated and technically supported by the IT Service Center.

LimeSurvey is a browser-based tool for creating structured online surveys. It offers extensive functions for the design, branching and evaluation of questionnaires. The surveys can be carried out anonymously or personalized.

There are currently no university-internal alternatives with a comparable range of functions available.

• Drag-and-drop questionnaire creation
  Users can flexibly create questionnaires with different question types (single/multiple choice, text input, rating scales, etc.).

• Extensive setting options
  Anonymous or non-anonymous surveys, time control, random order, mandatory fields and much more.

• Participant management and access protection
  Surveys can be open, password-protected or activated for specific groups of people.

• Statistical evaluations and export functions
  Results can be analyzed directly in the system or exported for further processing (e.g. as an Excel, CSV or SPSS file).

• Rights management via user groups
  Role-based assignment of rights enables joint editing of surveys within groups.

• A teacher wants to collect feedback on a seminar and creates an anonymous online evaluation with LimeSurvey.

• An administrative team conducts a satisfaction survey among employees in which participants receive personalized invitations by email.

• A student's final thesis examines the media behavior of fellow students and uses LimeSurvey for an anonymous survey.

• Current web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge etc.)

• Access to the university infrastructure (no VPN connection necessary)

Access is via the university's central LimeSurvey instance at: https: //umfrage.uni-kassel.de

Access is set up after a short informal request via a ticket to the IT service desk. Students need a confirmation of the survey's relevance to their studies from their Professor. An informal email to it-servicedesk[at]uni-kassel[dot]de is sufficient.

Existing accounts can be administratively assigned to user groups in order to work on surveys together.

No training courses are currently offered. However, ITS support can be requested if required.

The surveys are hosted on the university's own servers. All data is subject to data protection regulations and will not be passed on to third parties. An anonymized survey is possible and recommended if no personal data is required.

LimeSurvey is available under an open source license. Use is restricted to official and scientific purposes. The university's data protection guidelines must be observed when conducting surveys.