Getting started with the powerful Google Forms

Name: Getting started with the powerful Google Forms
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Create an Effective Survey with and build a feedback loop!

Created byMonica C

Last updated 10/2020

English

What you'll learn

How to design, build, and publish different types of Google Forms/Surveys
How to be GDPR compliant while running surveys
How to improve the style and efficiency of your forms
Learn about different types of survey questions

Course content

5 sections • 40 lectures • 2h 6m total length

Introduction0:54
Getting Started
First you need to have a Google account. If you don’t have, go and create one.
To create a Google account:
Go to www.google.com.
Click Create an account.
The signup form will appear
Review Google's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, click the checkbox, then click Next step.
The Create your profile page will appear.
Your account will be created, and the Google welcome page will appear.
Process famework2:17
Create a form2:19
Once you have a Google account, to get to the Google Form quickly
1. Sign in to your Google account
2. Create your first template by accessing Google Form section https://www.google.com/forms or from Google Drive https://drive.google.com click on New button and choose Google Forms (from More).
General Settings3:39
Explore general settings in Google Forms, including GDPR considerations, and collecting email addresses and response receipts. Configure one-time responses, editing, results visibility, progress bar presentation, and shuffled question order.
GDPR implications for Surveys9:36
Insights in and proof of how personal data will be used in a ethical way
Explain how the data obtained will be used in a way that people reasonably expect.
Show awareness of the impact and implications of the processing of that personal data.
Be transparent and ensure that respondents know how their data is used.
Build trust by showing fairness in your privacy policy.
Be as straightforward as possible about what data you have, why you will be using it and how long you plan on holding on to it.
Clear overview of user rights
Under the GDPR, user rights are clearly defined. Make sure respondents know they have the right to:
Access, view and edit their own information in a timely manner.
Be erased from your records upon request, unless you have a legal reason to hold their information.You can offer respondents to be “anonymous”, deleting the data that can help identify them but keeping the other responses intact. OR you can offer respondents to be deleted along with all of their responses.
Access to clear instructions on how to object to or opt-out of marketing messages and/or targeted advertising from your business.
What will happen in the case of a data breach.
If this happens, a couple of actions must take place.
The data breach must be detected and reported to the appropriate authorities within 72 hours.
If the security of user data is put at risk, then the affected or potentially affected users must be informed within 72 hours as well. The list of essentials to add to your privacy policy was taken from this excellent source.

Purpose4:54
Define a clear purpose for your survey and set up to five focused goals. Brainstorm with stakeholders, gather insights, and shape questions to produce actionable data that informs decisions.
Sections5:55
Organize a Google Forms survey with sections to group questions by theme, adding titles and descriptions, keeping the form concise. Learn to duplicate, move, delete, merge, and preview sections.
Adding and editing questions Overview1:23
Learn to add and edit questions in Google Forms, adjust the default email field to respect gdpr, and explore question types with the plus icon to duplicate, delete, or move.
Google Form question types2:48
Titles / Explanations1:06
Title and Description: The title and description fields are added automatically to every form and field—though the description is hidden by default on most fields—and you can add an extra title block anywhere with the Tt button. You can leave the title and description blank on questions, but the main form title must be filled in.
The description doesn't include formatting options
Requiring answer2:25
Learn how Google Forms uses validation to turn questions into required fields, balance required and optional questions, and allow skipping in long surveys, with quiz-style validation discussed.
Validating answers8:48
Learn how to validate form answers in Google Forms using text length, word and number rules, regular expressions, and custom error messages; explore quiz validation and email collection.
Creating a logical flow of the survey5:11
Learn to structure surveys in Google Forms by using sections and logic jumps to tailor questions, send respondents to relevant sections, and create a concise, high-conversion form.

Type of questions2:10
The Dichotomous Questions3:28
Explore the use of dichotomous questions in Google Forms to screen respondents and branch surveys by answer, guiding your course structure and section logic.
The Multiple Choice Questions5:21
Learn to create Google Forms multiple choice questions with single or multiple answers, use checkboxes, drag-and-drop sections, and include other option choices.
Scale Questions3:40
Scales options0:57
Matrix Questions7:31
Ranking Questions4:34
Constant Sum Questions1:12
Discover why the constant sum survey question is not available in Google Forms. Learn how allocating 100 points across values helps measure attribute importance.
Open-Ended Questions0:29
Demographic Questions0:37
Visual Questions4:41
Explore how visual questions and a visual analog scale enhance Google Forms by using images between options, testing clarity with colleagues, friends, and family, and considering mobile presentation.
Miscellaneous Questions4:57
Explore adding various question types in Google Forms, including time, duration, short answer with zip code validation, date, and dropdown, with tips for grammar, clarity, and better responses.

Design enhancements4:49
Customize Google Forms by adjusting header color or image, background color and fonts, then add header images or videos from YouTube to guide respondents.
Templates0:58
Saving, print and collect responses5:06
Save, organize, and share Google Forms, move them between Google Drive folders, and print or save as PDF while managing responses with email collection and default required questions.
Collaboration and sharing4:21
Collaborate with colleagues by adding collaborators via email. Share the survey with embed, short link, or email, set privacy, and create a copy to preserve the original.
Close a Form0:12
Visualising results1:40
Open your Google Forms responses, visualize results with Google's automatic graphs, and export to Sheets to create new graphs for interpreting responses and making better decisions.
Build a Quiz1:07
Validating the answers2:27

Requirements

A Google account
A computer
Basic PC skills to operate a computer and use the internet
Basic familiarity with Google is helpful, but not necessary
Basic understanding of market research / surveys structure, but not necessary

Description

Creating your own data collection forms can be difficult if you don't have the knowledge, time, or money to invest, luckily Google Forms is a free alternative that allows ANYONE to create a data collection quickly and easily. And more importantly, you can view, manipulate, and use the data gathered instantly!

In this course you will learn:

How to create a framework for your Survey project
Hot to Design the Questions to get the data you want
How to build the surveys with Google Forms
How to customize your forms
And much more...

Once you master how to use Google Forms, you can build and publish all kinds of online forms for

event registration
feedback
order
quizzes and more!

The possibilities of what you can do with Google Forms are endless.
So what are you waiting for? Enroll today!

Google Forms is one of the easiest ways to gather data for your spreadsheets in Google Sheets. If you’re not familiar with its ins and outs, this visual course shows you what you need to know to get started.

We will do everything from walking you through making your first form to showing how to change the visual elements of your form. You’ll learn how to edit your form, adjust field options based on data type, share your form with others, and even turn your form into a quiz. You’ll also learn about all the third party apps you can integrate with Google Forms / Google Sheets. You can view the complete graphic below, and learn more about mastering Google Forms with the guide linked below.

Your survey is just an empty shell without your personality with icons, images, nice text / copywriting. Get more quality data and more honest data. Start now.

Who this course is for:

Anyone looking to ask questions, gather data, and analyze that data
Business owners
Entrepreneurs
Marketing specialists
Business professionals
Students
Teachers

Getting started with the powerful Google Forms

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Course content

Introduction5 lectures • 19min

Building a survey8 lectures • 33min

Type of questions12 lectures • 40min

Other settings8 lectures • 21min

Resources and tools7 lectures • 15min

Requirements

Description

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