At this point, many of our Social Scientists are exploring ways to move some of their projects online. What softwares for this purpose do your campuses support? There specifically seems to be an interest in the software called “millisecond” (https://www.millisecond.com/products/inquisit6/web.aspx).
Do any of your campuses have a department/campus-wide license for this software?
Also, if you have any recommendations for a free, open-source tools for data collection for online experiments, I would love to know your experiences in getting them to work.
Thanks!
Have a wonderful day ahead!
Regards,
Sarvani Chadalapaka
HPC Administrator
University of California Merced, Office of Information Technology
At Berkeley we’ve recently had some interest in REDCap from public health and social science researchers. It is free for partnered institutions. A significant concern for these researchers is data security and compliance with e.g. HIPAA.
At Stanford we have also been using REDCap for HIPAA-compliant surveys, though we have also purchased Qualtrics for site-wide use along with Google Forms, both of which have been also approved for “high risk” data though not PHI.
Regarding psychometric testing, my team does not have much experience with the Inquisit tool though it has crossed our radar. I’ve asked the question and will report back if I receive feedback on experiences with or alternatives to such a tool. I’ll also point you to a study on the accuracy of web-based millisecond-accuracy tools from PLOS One which I hope can be helpful to your scholars:
Regards,
Vijoy
Vijoy Abraham
Assistant Director and Head
Center for Interdisciplinary Digital Research
Stanford Libraries