Create

<aside> ⚠️ To create a project you need to have a credit. This would appear on top of name in the top bar. If doesn’t appear contact our team [email protected]

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To start a new project select the button CREATE on the top bar

When you selected create will open a page to edit your projects details and create your questions.

General

On top of the page you will find all the general details of your project. The main items are:

• SHARE ZONE: This is the CODE of the project. You can send to experts to participate anonymously in your project.

• TITLE: Create a title for your project. This is mandatory

• TAGS: Introduce up to 3 keywords that will be used to categorize your project and makes easier to find. Only one is mandatory. You should write and press ENTER after each keyword.

• DESCRIPTION: This is a short description that will appear in the list of projects in EXPLORE.

• VISIBILITY: Here you should define how your project will appear in the page EXPLORE, we offer 3 possible options.

  

  

  

• LANGUAGE: You can write your questions in any language that you would like. But the interface (buttons, instructions, etc.) you can choose from 3 options: English, Catalan and Spanish.

  

• COVER IMAGE: You can upload an image to illustrate your project. Max. 5mb

• CONTENT: Here is the place you start editing what the participant will see when they enter in the project. It is important to explain the project, objectives and give participants any information that will be relevant for them to vote. This part has an editor for you to make it attractive to your users.

  

• EDITOR: Here is what is possible to do it on the EDITOR. This is the same editor of the questions.

  

  1. Styles - Here you can choose the size, highlight with the quote style or show as code.

  2. Bold

  3. Underline

  4. Remove font style

  5. Font family

  6. Font colour and background colour

  7. Unordered list

  8. Ordered list

  9. Table

  10. Paragraph alignment

  11. Link

  12. Image

  13. Video

  14. Full screen

  15. Code view - You can edit HTML here to personalize even more your content.

  16. Help - Shortcuts to use in the editor

Profiles

Profiles are very important for SmartDelphi, is the way that you can analyze the results by different groups. This helps you understand which group is changing the consensus or even identify bi-consensus among different groups.

By default SmartDelphi always ask for AGE and SEX, so you don’t need to ask these again.

<aside> ⚠️ You must create the profiles before opening to vote. You will not be able to change after.

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How to create a profile specific for your project?

Select the button ADD NEW PROFILE, and the EDITOR will open.

To create a profile you need to define:

• PROFILE NAME: Small title (Max. 15 characters), is best to be only one word. This will appear in the real-time chart to be selected.
• DESCRIPTION: A question would be great here. Should be easy to the participants to understand what you want from them.
• PROFILE OPTIONS (At least 2)
  • Name (Required) - Short, synthetic word (15 charts max.), preferably without spaces (use "_" or "-" instead). It is used in graphs and tables.
  • Description (Optional) - Short description. Used for dropdowns. Synthesize (40 chars max). If no description is provided, the name will be used instead.
  • Working Examples:
    • Name: MentalHealth, R_D_I.
    • Description: Mental health, Research, Development & Innovation

Questions

In SmartDelphi we support 2 types of questions, SCALE questions and OPEN questions.

In the Questions area you can select which one you would like to start with the button “Add new SCALE question” or “Add new OPEN question”. You can mix the types of questions up to the number of question that is in your plan.

SCALE

A Likert SCALE question in a Delphi method is a type of question that measures the level of agreement or disagreement of a panel of experts on a specific topic using a rating scale. In SmartDelphi you can personalize the scale and the semantic differentials.

The use of a SCALE scale question in the Delphi method has several benefits, including:

1. Quantification of opinions: Likert scale questions allow for the conversion of subjective opinions into numerical data, which can be more easily analyzed and compared across different experts and rounds.
2. Ease of interpretation: The numerical data generated from Likert scale questions can be averaged or aggregated to provide a clearer understanding of the panel's overall opinion on a topic, identifying areas of consensus or disagreement.
3. Facilitation of feedback: By presenting experts with a summary of the group's opinions in a quantifiable manner, they can better understand the perspectives of their peers and adjust their own opinions accordingly in subsequent rounds.
4. Anonymity preservation: Since Likert scale questions are standardized and quantifiable, they help maintain the anonymity of the experts' responses, reducing the risk of bias due to social pressure or dominant personalities.
5. Simplicity and efficiency: Likert scale questions are easy to understand and respond to, making them an efficient way to gather expert opinions on various topics.
6. Flexibility: Likert scale questions can be used to assess a wide range of topics, from opinions on the likelihood of future events to the effectiveness of specific interventions or strategies.

Statement: In the editor you can show the content that you want to get the consensus, can be text, image, video. If you want more control of the content, a HTML code can be introduce.

Question: This is a direct question for the participant to take action. By default will appear “What do you think?”, but this can be personalized for the question needs (e.g “In which level you prioritize this statement”

Lower and Upper Limit: Here is where you introduce your semantic differentials, for example “Totally disagree” - “ Totally agree”

Min: Lowest value of scale

Step: The distance from each number of the scale, can be small as 0,0001 to 100

Values: Number of values in your scale.

OPEN

Open-ended questions are those that allow respondents to provide their answers in their own words, rather than selecting from predetermined options. These questions can be valuable in various research contexts, offering several benefits:

1. Rich and detailed data: Open-ended questions enable respondents to provide more in-depth and nuanced insights into their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. This can lead to a richer understanding of the topic being explored.
2. Unanticipated responses: Unlike closed-ended questions, open-ended questions allow respondents to share information that the researcher may not have anticipated. This can lead to new insights and help identify areas for further investigation.
3. Exploration of complex issues: Open-ended questions can be particularly useful when exploring complex or sensitive issues, where respondents may have a wide range of opinions or experiences that cannot be easily captured through closed-ended questions.
4. Respondent engagement: Open-ended questions can encourage respondents to engage more deeply with the research topic, as they are given the opportunity to express their thoughts and opinions in their own words.
5. Flexibility: Open-ended questions offer flexibility in terms of how they can be analyzed and interpreted. Researchers can use various qualitative analysis techniques, such as thematic analysis or content analysis, to identify patterns, themes, and trends in the data.
6. Context and explanation: Open-ended questions can provide context and explanation for quantitative data collected in a study. For example, they can help explain why certain patterns or trends emerged in the quantitative data, offering a more comprehensive understanding of the research topic.

However, it is essential to note that open-ended questions also have some limitations, including the potential for increased respondent burden, more time-consuming data analysis, and challenges in coding and interpreting responses. Despite these limitations, open-ended questions can be a valuable tool in qualitative research, providing rich and detailed data that can lead to new insights and a deeper understanding of the topic being explored.

Dashboard

In your Dashboard will show all the project that you area involved, as participant and manager. The projects that you are managing will appear different buttons to interact with the project.

Open and close participation: here you can control the participants access.

Favourite: Give a STAR to the projects that use more so it is easier to find

Check: You can see all your participation statistics and comments

Manage: You can enter in the editor to change any detail of your questions.

Share: Get the code to send for participants

Explore

In this page you can see all the Public and private projects. In the public ones you can access the by adding it to your projects, and the private you can request access to participate if the process still open.