Free Research Tools from ITS: Powerful Software and Service for Student Researchers
With the fall semester underway, now is the perfect time to take advantage of the powerful, no-cost research tools ITS provides. These resources help students collect, analyze, secure and share their research more efficiently.
Qualtrics is a powerful online survey platform that helps you design, distribute and analyze surveys. The tool includes prebuilt question libraries, full customization of survey logic and appearance, easy collaboration for teams and multiple export formats.
Nvivo is a qualitative and mixed-methods analysis tool used by academics worldwide to explore patterns and identify trends in text, audio, video and other data sources. You can import transcripts, interviews, social media data and PDFs, then code and query material to uncover insights that manual methods can miss.
Gartner’s Higher Education Reference gives students complimentary access to thousands of analyst reports and technology trend pieces that are useful for projects involving IT, education, business management, healthcare, government and more. Funded in part by the Student Technology Fee, this resource helps elevate literature reviews and capstone projects with up-to-date, expert research.
NiFTy is a secure file transfer service for sending large documents, videos and datasets inside and outside the university. Files remain available for up to 20 days, and external collaborators can drop off files for you, making NiFTy ideal for media-heavy projects, cross-institutional research and any work that would otherwise require cumbersome email attachments.
KUMO maps university file storage to manage campus computers and virtual environments (such as myFSUVlab), so users can access files via mounted drives in Windows Explorer and in Open/Save dialogs. The KUMO client sets up these drives automatically at login, giving you seamless access to research files across lab workstations and virtual machines without manual transfers.
Get Started
These resources remove technical and logistical barriers so students can concentrate on research questions and discovery. Visit the ITS Service Catalog or contact the ITS Service Desk to get started with these no-cost research tools.
