My office host an annual event where students met faculty and discuss research opportunities happening on campus. This is set in a 3 round speed dating type format. In the past we have always had faculty complete/sign up using one survey and students the other than match by hand which with about 300 students is a long process. I am new to Qualtrics and hope to learn more this week at X4, but I feel that there would be a way to utilize Qualtrics to accomplish the matching process. Students get to choose 3-4 disciplines from a list of about 80 and faculty choose 1 discipline to represent at the event.
Any and all feedback, tips and suggestions welcome....thank you!
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I think there might be a solution for you with Qualtrics! If I were you, I would recreate the survey in Qualtrics, and then create a Dashboard to process the data.
You could score 'Compatability' for each user with others and then rank them. It might get a bit difficult coming up with an algorithm to give the most 'optimal match' for each of the respondents, but I know it's not impossible!
Are you trying to pair the students in groups? Or individually?
You could score 'Compatability' for each user with others and then rank them. It might get a bit difficult coming up with an algorithm to give the most 'optimal match' for each of the respondents, but I know it's not impossible!
Are you trying to pair the students in groups? Or individually?
Hi Michael,
Somehow I missed your reply to my question and appreciate your response. Thank you for the tips!
We are trying to match at a 1:3 ratio. So for every student survey response I need to match to 3 faculty members based on the students responses. The event is three rounds (like speed dating) and students rotate to meet faculty and discuss research within the specific college/discipline.
I am sure there is a way to do it, but not sure easiest or most effective. I can create a cvs with the faculty responses and choices of the students I am lost on the best way to set up the survey to get it to "match" the top three student choices with faculty disciplines represented.
Somehow I missed your reply to my question and appreciate your response. Thank you for the tips!
We are trying to match at a 1:3 ratio. So for every student survey response I need to match to 3 faculty members based on the students responses. The event is three rounds (like speed dating) and students rotate to meet faculty and discuss research within the specific college/discipline.
I am sure there is a way to do it, but not sure easiest or most effective. I can create a cvs with the faculty responses and choices of the students I am lost on the best way to set up the survey to get it to "match" the top three student choices with faculty disciplines represented.
I would piggy back on what your first respondent said and utilize the score function- acknowledging it will still take some hand work.
Design it like a personality quiz- answering A gets 1 pt, B gets 2 points. Sum them up. Those in the 1-10 range are a good fit for Professor X. 20-30 range are a good fit for Professor Z.
Of course, you may get too students for Professor X and you will need to hand-review answers to give some to Professor Z. But I bet it would significantly reduce your time to process.
Design it like a personality quiz- answering A gets 1 pt, B gets 2 points. Sum them up. Those in the 1-10 range are a good fit for Professor X. 20-30 range are a good fit for Professor Z.
Of course, you may get too students for Professor X and you will need to hand-review answers to give some to Professor Z. But I bet it would significantly reduce your time to process.
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