Do you collect sensitive survey data for your thesis? Use REDCap!
A versatile and secure tool
REDCap is suitable for the collection of all types of personal data, including special categories of personal data and data with a high level of confidentiality. It is available for both undergraduate studies and research. REDCap can be used for short one-off surveys as well as for longitudinal data collection over several years. The data collected is stored on the university's own secure server. REDCap is designed for collecting the data – study-time storage and analysis of the data, on the other hand, take place in other suitable JYU services. Personal access rights to the software are ordered via a HelpJYU form and are valid for the duration of the student's study rights.
The Open Science Centre provides advice on how to use the basic REDCap functionalities. Detailed methodological guidance can be found in REDCap's handy quick reference guides (see the link below).
