Summary
Ithaca College provides support for four principal form tools: Formstack, Microsoft Forms, Qualtrics, and Slate (Student).
Body
Ithaca College provides support for four principal form tools: Formstack, Microsoft Forms, Qualtrics, and Slate.
- Formstack: Recommended for both straightforward and complex data gathering tasks. It's suitable for basic approvals, intricate workflows involving College faculty, staff, and students, and for processing online payments. For HIPAA-related data collection, Formstack HIPAA provides a specialized environment, though it lacks workflow functionality.
- Microsoft Forms: An excellent choice for both simple and advanced data collection needs.
- Qualtrics: Primarily utilized for survey creation and distribution.
- Slate: Specifically tailored for student-focused data collection.
Features
| Feature |
Formstack |
Microsoft Forms |
Slate |
Qualtrics |
| Intent |
Advanced data collection
workflows
online payments
surveys
questionnaires |
Simple data collection |
Data collection
workflows |
Surveys
questionnaires |
| Collect Medical-Related Information |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Document Merges |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Electronic Signatures |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| File Uploads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| HIPAA |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Online Payments |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Student Information |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Workflows |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Support
Information Technology & Analytics (ITA) provides technical and user support for Formstack and Microsoft Forms. While ITA provides user support for Qualtrics, technical questions should be referred to the Customer Success Hub.
For work requests related to the Slate (Enrollment) instance, refer to the Enrollment Operations and Strategy Work Request form.