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The i-Discuss facility is useful for undertaking group discussion over a period of time. Discussion groups are moderated on a day-to-day basis over several days or even weeks. In this way, the discussion content is added gradually as group participants frequently log-in to respond to messages posted by the Moderator or each other. Group members may be asked to log-in as little as once a day and as much as several times a day depending on the research needed.
i-Discuss has a range of flexible set-up options to satisfy your specific research needs. For example, board 'styles' can be chosen from simple 'ramble style' boards which have little control over a respondent's activity, through to 'sequential message display' boards where respondents are asked to respond to a message before they are shown other responses or they must respond before they can view subsequent discussion topics which may have been posted by the Moderator. In addition, a simple survey can be deployed to capture demographic information from group participants if the Moderator requires and this info can be viewed at any time.
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One-click participant activity reports, as well as colour-coded discussion display and layout all assist the Moderator to identify the general responsiveness of the group as well as the activity level for any single participant. Reminder email notices can be easily sent to those participants who require prompting if the Moderator chooses.
As with all our systems, no downloads are required, just a standard web-browser. In addition, your discussion focus groups can also incorporate image and streaming video or audio presentations. i-Discuss groups are available in multiple languages and multiple discussions can be easily managed remotely by any researcher at the one time. Finally, transcripts can also be downloaded in Word or Excel format at any time during or on conclusion of the research project.
If you wish to view further information on the i-Discuss application, please download a PDF document detailing the complete features list by clicking below.
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