Creating Survey Learning Components

To create survey learning components, use the Survey Definition (LM_SURVEY_DEFN) and Maintain Classes (LM_ACT) components.

This topic discusses how to:

Define internal surveys.
Define survey learning components.

Pages Used to Create Survey Learning Components

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
Survey Definition	LM_SURVEY_DEFN	select Set Up ELM, then select Catalog, then select Survey Definition, then select Survey Definition	Define internal surveys.
<Survey Description> page	LM_SURVEY	Click the Test Survey button on the Survey Definition page.	Access a test version of the survey you are defining.
Survey Component	LM_LC_WEB	select Enterprise Learning, then select Catalog, then select Maintain Classes, then select Learning Components Click Add Component on the Learning Components page. Then select Survey.	Define survey learning components.

Page Name

Definition Name

Navigation

Usage

Survey Definition

LM_SURVEY_DEFN

select Set Up ELM, then select Catalog, then select Survey Definition, then select Survey Definition

Define internal surveys.

<Survey Description> page

LM_SURVEY

Click the Test Survey button on the Survey Definition page.

Access a test version of the survey you are defining.

Survey Component

LM_LC_WEB

select Enterprise Learning, then select Catalog, then select Maintain Classes, then select Learning Components

Click Add Component on the Learning Components page. Then select Survey.

Define survey learning components.

Survey Definition Page

Use the Survey Definition page (LM_SURVEY_DEFN) to define internal surveys.

Navigation

select Set Up ELM, then select Catalog, then select Survey Definition, then select Survey Definition

Image: Survey Definition page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Survey Definition page.

Apply Weighting

Specify whether the Survey Weighting Value field is available in the Questions or Statements group box. Values are:

None: Select to make the Survey Weighting Value field unavailable.
Multiplier: Select to make the Survey Weighting Value field available and required.

Test Survey

Click to access a testable version of the survey you are defining.

Questions or Statements

Use this group box to define the questions and statements that appear on the survey.

Response Type

Select the type of response for the question or statement. Values are:

Multiple Choice: Select to define a question for which the survey taker can select more than one defined response using check marks.
No Response: Select to define a statement that requires no response.
Single Choice: Select to define a question for which the survey taker can select only one of the defined responses using radio buttons.
Text Response: Select to define a question for which the survey taker can enter free form text as a response.

Survey Weighting Value

Enter a weighting value for a response type. The default value is 1. This field is available only if you select Multiply in the Apply Weighting field.

Required

Select to require that the survey taker enter a response for a question before submitting the survey. This field is unavailable for statements with a Response Type of No Response.

Statement Sequence Number

Enter a sequence number to determine where the question or statement appears in the survey.

Question or Statement

Enter the text of the question or statement.

Available Responses

For questions with a Response Type of Multiple Choice or Single Choice, define the answers using the fields in the Available Responses group box. On the survey, responses for Multiple Choice questions have check boxes next to them. Responses for Single Choice questions have radio buttons next to them. You can also enter available responses for Text Response questions. In this case, the text of the responses appears to the left side of the text box on the survey.

Sequence Number

Enter sequence numbers to determine the order in which the available responses appear in the survey.

Label Text

Enter the text of the response.

Response Value

Enter a numeric value for each response.

Survey Component Page

Use the Survey Component page (LM_LC_WEB) to define survey learning components.

Navigation

select Enterprise Learning, then select Catalog, then select Maintain Classes, then select Learning Components

Click Add Component on the Learning Components page. Then select Survey.

Internal Survey

Select to add an internal survey learning component. When you select this check box, the Compliance and Technical Data group box is replaced by the Survey Definition group box.

Survey ID

Enter the ID of the survey definition you want to use for the learning component.

Enterprise Learning Management also integrates with third-party survey engines to launch surveys and track completion status of the survey. Examples of survey learning components include:

Post-class survey to gather learner feedback on the effectiveness of the instructor, learning material, and overall class.
Learning component survey to gather learner feedback on the effectiveness of a particular learning component.