1. 1 S ystems Analysis Laboratory Helsinki University of Technology Opinions-Online Platform for Global Participation, Voting, Surveys and Group Decisions http://www.opinions-online.com Design: Raimo P. Hämäläinen Programming: Reijo Kalenius

2. 2 S ystems Analysis Laboratory Helsinki University of Technology Surveys on the web Fast, easy and cheap Hyperlinks to background information Easy access to results Results can be analyzed on-line

3. 3 S ystems Analysis Laboratory Helsinki University of Technology Creating a new session Browser-based generation of new sessions Fast and simple Templates available

4. 4 S ystems Analysis Laboratory Helsinki University of Technology Possible questions Survey section Best/worst Ranking Rating Approval Written comments

5. 5 S ystems Analysis Laboratory Helsinki University of Technology Survey section Multiple single choice questions Unrestricted number of alternatives Also used to select user groups in results

6. 6 S ystems Analysis Laboratory Helsinki University of Technology Choose best/worst Participant chooses the best/worst of the alternatives

7. 7 S ystems Analysis Laboratory Helsinki University of Technology Ranking Participant ranks all or some of the best alternatives

8. 8 S ystems Analysis Laboratory Helsinki University of Technology Multiattribute rating Numerical values for different attributes

9. 9 S ystems Analysis Laboratory Helsinki University of Technology Approval voting The user is asked to pick the alternatives that he/she can approve Often better than a simple “choose best” question when trying to reach a consensus

10. 10 S ystems Analysis Laboratory Helsinki University of Technology Comments Participant can write anonymous comments The comments can be accessed by opening the link on the results page Gathering comments that are visible only to the session’s administrator is also possible You can write a message that is placed before the comment field

11. 11 S ystems Analysis Laboratory Helsinki University of Technology Open sessions Unrestricted participation Risk for multiple submissions by one user The questionnaire can be located on your own homepages, where you can also have links to results, homepages for different candidates and alternatives, etc. You can also edit the questionnaire if you wish.

12. 12 S ystems Analysis Laboratory Helsinki University of Technology Sessions with access restrictions By: Registration, domain, e-mail list The participants have a username and password The system sends passwords by email if an email-address list is specified Users previous submission is replaced by the newest one -> Opinion barometer

13. 13 S ystems Analysis Laboratory Helsinki University of Technology Viewing the results In real-time In selected user groups Public or restricted access

14. 14 S ystems Analysis Laboratory Helsinki University of Technology Examples of use Course evaluation (universities,schools,seminars) Customer satisfaction survey Gathering marketing opinions Teledemocracy - citizens’ participation Organisation’s internal surveys Website feedback forms Etc, etc.

15. 15 S ystems Analysis Laboratory Helsinki University of Technology Reference applications Course evaluation http://www.hut.fi/Yksikot/SAL/webopetus.html @2000+ Tv-program http://www.yle.fi/2000+http://www.yle.fi/2000+ HITA members survey http://www.hetky.fihttp://www.hetky.fi