Qualtrics Review Updates
Posted March 11, 2021: Heading link
The UIC Qualtrics committee has affirmed the value Qualtrics brings to the UIC community and has determined that licensing will be renewed past June 30, 2021, with no intent to discontinue the service.
Posted October 15, 2020: Heading link
UIC has formed a committee to gather and evaluate the University’s survey platform needs and identify the most appropriate vendor solution to fulfill those requirements. It is widely known that Qualtrics is the preferred questionnaire tool for a large portion of the UIC community, and its license price has increased by over 100% in the last two years. The committee is taking a systematic approach in assessing campus needs, evaluating current and future solutions, and determining the impact of a potential migration away from Qualtrics. You can find the list of committee members below.
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| Committee Member Name | Department | |
|---|---|---|
| Himanshu Sharma | ACER – Committee Chair | himanshu@uic.edu |
| Elizabeth Romero-Fuerte | Center for Teaching Excellence | elromero@uic.edu |
| Elizabeth Hawes | CCTS | ehawes1@uic.edu |
| Jung Mi Scoulas | UIC Library | jscoul2@uic.edu |
| Karen Martinique Couicou | PGA | coicou2@uic.edu |
| Milos Zefran | ECE | mzefran@uic.edu |
| Rebecca M Teasdale | College of Education | rteasd2@uic.edu |
| Theresa A Thorkildsen | College of Education | thork@uic.edu |
| Michael Wesbecher | VHCA | mwesbech@uic.edu |
| Michael E Ragozzino | College of Medicine - Psychiatry | mrago@uic.edu |
| Teresa D. Johnston | IRB/OPRS | tjohnsto@uic.edu |
| Tory Eisenlohr-Moul | College of Medicine - Psychiatry | temo@uic.edu |
| Anna Luz Pasillas-Santoyo | OIR | apasil1@uic.edu |
| Tim Johnson | IHRP/CCTS | timj@uic.edu |
| Thelma Majalca | ACER – Project Manager | tmajalca@uic.edu |
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Please contact Thelma Mejalca (tmajalca@uic.edu) if you have any questions or feedback regarding this effort.
Posted April 15, 2020: Heading link
Technology Solutions (formerly ACCC) invited community stakeholders to attend demos of competing products in response to imminent and significant increase in Qualtrics’ licensing cost. We heard concerns from our community about the adverse impact of a move away from Qualtrics on research activity. We want to assure our community that Technology Solutions does not have an immediate sunset date for Qualtrics. The current efforts are exploratory in nature. We plan on having Qualtrics available at least until June 2021, pending the results of the efforts listed below.
IT Leadership Council’s Research Committee has proposed setting up a preliminary working group with members from several units on campus (e.g. Technology Solutions, Library, IRB, CCTS, IHRP, LAS, and others). This group will be tasked with developing a plan to accomplish the following objectives:
- Gather survey tool needs on the campus
- Map these against current offerings (i.e. Qualtrics, RedCap) and potential survey tools (e.g. SurveyMonkey, QuestionPro)
- Access the impact of possibly migrating away from Qualtrics
- Recommend a sustainable funding model for support a survey tool such as Qualtrics
We will continue to provide more updates to collect your feedback on this topic and highlight our progress.
Please review the Qualtrics service page for more information on features, frequently asked questions, and support options.
If you have any questions, please email us at acer@uic.edu.