Web Interviewer
Web Interviewer Retraining Instructions
Collecting data with Survey Solutions over the phone Online approach utilizing any computer with a web-browser This approach is most suitable for the interviewers working at a location with stable/responsive internet connectivity. The functionality and interface of the web-interviewer is also described in the pages linked from here. It is recommended that these generic instructions are reviewed and customized by survey administrators for each particular survey. The article is oriented on the agencies already having experience in using Survey Solutions for face-to-face (CAPI) surveys and in need to re-orient their operations for the telephone surveys.
March 10, 2021Web Interviewer CATI
Use in call-centres / CATI One specific scenario where the use of web interviewer is particularly handy is in conducting telephone surveys. In this case a call-centre is usually set up, with interviewers working from this office by reaching out the respondents by phone. The identifying fields of assignments are supposed to be pre-filled with the proper phone numbers that the interviewers will dial to get a response. This allows to avoid purchasing the tablets and to re-use the computer equipment available in the existing call-centre.
November 4, 2020Web Interviewer Overview
Web interviewer is a facility of Survey Solutions allowing the interviewers to work from the server, similar to supervisors and headquarter users. Similarly to the Interviewer App on the tablet, the web interviewer allows interviewers to view their dashboard and conduct interviews. There are, however, some differences between the web interviewer and the Interviewer App: Interviewer App Web Interviewer Devices Android-based tablets Any devices with a web-browser Access to internet Required for synchronization only Required all the time Interviews appear on the server After synchronization of tablet completed interviews will appear in status *Completed*, incomplete interviews don't appear.
March 30, 2020Web Interviewer Login
Headquarters and administrator users may create new interviewer accounts. There is no separate web interviewer account. Every interviewer can login to the data server (synchronization point) with their assigned interviewer credentials. Logging in to the server is usually not required in face-to-face CAPI surveys conducted with tablets. After successfully logging in, the interviewer can review his/her interviewer profile: The link to edit personal information (full name, contact phone, and email) is available if permitted by the corresponding setting specified by the server administrator.
March 30, 2020Web Interviewer Important Notes
To prevent collisions of multiple versions of the same interview, the interviewer is expected to utilize only one tool for each interview - either a tablet interviewer app or a web interviewer. An interview may be started with the web interviewer, and then continued on the tablet after the interviewer initializes and synchronizes it. In this case all the started interviews are marked as received by the tablet, and are still visible on the server (in web interviewer, as well as for the supervisor and HQ users).
March 30, 2020Web Interviewer Dashboard
Web interviewers have access to a dashboard equivalent in functionality to the dashboart of the tablet Interviewer App: Dashboard tabs (pages) The dashboard contains the following tabs (pages): Tab Shows start new assignments, on which new interviews are possible to start. started interviews, which have been started by this interviewer, but not completed yet. rejected interviews, which have been completed earlier, but then rejected by the supervisor/HQ users to this interviewer.
March 30, 2020Web Interviewer Interviewing
Web interviewers can conduct interviews as per their effective assignments. To start a new interview, the interviewer switches to the ‘Create new’ tab and decides which interview to start by inspecting the identifying questions visible in the assignments table, as well as any comments by the supervisor/HQ, which may be left by them (last column). Once the interviewer is ready to start the interview he/she clicks on it and confirms by selecting the corresponding item in the menu that appears:
March 30, 2020