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Good morning,
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<div class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">IS&amp;T is pleased to announce the availability of the
</span><a href="http://ist.mit.edu/qualtrics" class=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica" class="">What is Qualtrics?</span></b></p>
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<a href="http://ist.mit.edu/qualtrics" class=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica" class="">Qualtrics</span></a><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica" class=""> is an enterprise survey tool. It lets you
 collect and analyze survey data online via a web browser or mobile app, and collaborate on surveys with other Qualtrics users at MIT.<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b class=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica" class="">How do I register?<br class="">
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica" class="">Visit the registration portal to activate your Qualtrics account:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt" class="">
</span><a href="http://qualtrics.mit.edu" class=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt" class="">http://qualtrics.mit.edu</span></a><b class=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;;
color:#313131" class="">To encourage appropriate use of surveys, the Institutional Research section of the Provost’s Office has worked with IS&amp;T to provide some guidelines
 and best practices for using Qualtrics. You will be asked to agree to those terms when you register. You can find the Qualtrics rules of use in the Knowledge Base (KB) at:
</span><a href="http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/5sEwCQ" class=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;" class="">http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/5sEwCQ</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;;color:#313131" class="">&nbsp;.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;;
color:#313131" class="">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">For registration instructions, see the KB article:
</span><a href="http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/gMIwCQ" class=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" class="">How do I request a Qualtrics account?</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica" class="">&nbsp;</span><b class=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica" class="">What if my DLC already has a Qualtrics account?</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica" class="">Some groups at MIT have had their own Qualtrics “brands” for some time. These are now paid for under our Institute-wide license, but are administered independently.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica" class="">For users and administrators of these independent Qualtrics brands, this is only a billing change. You can continue to access and use Qualtrics and administer your Qualtrics brand in the
 same way you always have.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">More information about Qualtrics is available at
</span><a href="http://ist.mit.edu/qualtrics" class=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
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</span>You can also find instructions on using the survey tool in the KB’s </span>
<a href="http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/o7gwCQ" class=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt" class="">Qualtrics FAQ</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt" class="">.</span><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#386EFF" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">If you have any questions or require assistance, please contact the IS&amp;T Service Desk at&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:helpdesk@mit.edu" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#386EFF" class="">helpdesk@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">&nbsp;or
 x3-1101. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">You can also&nbsp;</span><a href="http://ist.mit.edu/help" class=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri;color:blue" class="">submit a request online</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">.</span></p>
<div class="">Best,</div>
<div class="">Garry</div>
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<div class="">Garry Zacheiss</div>
<div class="">Director, Systems Optimization &amp; Integration Solutions</div>
<div class="">MIT Information Systems &amp; Technology</div>
<div class=""><a href="mailto:zacheiss@mit.edu" class="">zacheiss@mit.edu</a>&nbsp;// &#43;1 617 253 7675</div>
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