Deploying Your Midterm Survey

Deploying a survey makes it available to students.

Once you’re finished building your survey and you’re ready for your students to see it, you're ready to deploy it. Deploying the survey makes is accessible to students.

Locate the Midterm Assessment of Teaching content area that you created before you built the survey. If you have not completed this step see: Adding a Link to the Navigation Bar).
Click on the green Evaluate button and select Create Survey (same steps as when you created a new survey).
Locate the Add Survey listings.
Click on the title of the survey you want to add in the Add Survey list.
Click the green Submit button.
This will take you to the Survey Options screen where you can edit the information you previously entered and also set up the final parameters for the survey.
Choose whether or not you want to Open Survey in a New Window and select the appropriate radio button.
Locate the Survey Availability section and set the appropriate options.
Mark the Yes radio button next to the Make the Link Available option.
Determine whether or not you want Blackboard to automatically Add a New Announcement for this Survey and select the appropriate Yes or No button.
Multiple attempts allows students to submit their survey answers multiple times. NOTE: Only their last attempt will be recorded.
The Force Completion checkbox ensures students complete the test before submitting it. Note: It is recommended to keep this unchecked and to not force completion.
The Set Timer option, if selected, sets the amount of time the student has to finish the survey. Note: This only sets up a timer that displays for the students and then records the time it took each individual student to complete the survey, the timer does not automatically close the survey on the student during the time allotted for completion.
If desired, use the Display After date and time to indicate when the survey will be
made available to students. If you use this option, be sure to mark the Display After checkbox.
Setting the Display Until date and time tells Blackboard when to remove the survey from the students' view. If you use this option, be sure to mark the Display Until checkbox.
The Set password option requires students to enter a password before accessing the survey, usually used in only proctored testing situation (not recommended for midterm surveys).
In the Self-assessment Option allows one to include the survey in the Grade Center, this can be done if you are giving credit for taking the survey.
Locate the Survey Feedback section and mark the radio button next to the Type of Feedback you want to display.
1. Status: The status of the survey is presented, meaning Blackboard tells the student whether the survey was complete or incomplete.
2. Submitted Answers: Blackboard shows the student's answers upon submission.
Locate the Survey Presentation section and choose the Presentation Mode you want to use.
If you want to randomize the test questions, be sure to mark the Randomize Questions checkbox.
Click the Submit button. The survey is now set to be available to students.
Now the survey will be located at the bottom of the page. If you can move the test up the page by clicking on the up and down arrow that is left of the test name and drag it to the location desired.
Your survey is now ready to go. To increase your response rate, here are some suggestions for preparing your students.

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Last Modified: 11/02/10