Qualtrics
Free for the UMass Amherst community.
A simple to use web-based survey tool to conduct survey research, evaluations and other data collection activities.
Please use the Request Qualtrics button below to request a free Qualtrics license from UMass IT.
NVivo
A software that is designed to help you organize, analyze and find insights in unstructured, or qualitative data.
You can request a 2024-2025 NVivo license code by contacting UMass IT. Licenses are free for all UMass graduate students, faculty and staff.
Laptops Available
In our digitized and data-rich world, the sophisticated use of computational resources is ubiquitous in both qualitative and quantitative social science research methods. The Institute for Social Science Research supports excellence in social science research by providing 11 laptops that are available for use during our semester and summer workshops in E20 Machmer Hall.
Here is what's installed on our laptops.
Contact ISSR Director of Methodology Programs Jessica Pearlman via email with any questions.
Join us for Software Consulting and Workshops
ISSR provides free consulting and workshops on data management and analysis in Stata, NVivo, R, SPSS, and SAS.