Frequently asked questions What is encryption?

Overview Because UC is a global organization, employees frequently travel domestically and abroad. UCOP has created the UCGO site at https://www.ucgo.org/ to (1) help facilitate this travel and (2) provide health and safety guidance and other critical resources while employees are traveling

Overview Multiple methods for deploying whole-disk encryptions are used at UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Campus. The list of computer encryptions below is ordered by most to least well-used. For additional information regarding encryption, visit our Encryption FAQs.

Information and resources Make sure to determine your operating system before buying software. UCSF IT Field Services (ITFS) licenses the operating systems for Windows and Apple/Mac, as well as the basic Microsoft Office suite, for all Basic and Premium customers.

Overview Individuals who sign up for UCSF Qualtrics accounts have the option of being assigned to a Division based on their affiliation with UCSF.  Contact your department or school coordinator for more information regarding division affiliation. Benefits of being affiliated with a Division Endorsement and branding Collaboration (e.g., sharing of questions, survey, skins, user panels) CHR guidelines for research surveys, i

  What you need to know With so many survey tools available to use at UCSF, which one best fits your needs? Here are highlights of available tools and our recommendations. You can also download a matrix comparison chart for more details.

Overview Qualified use of Qualtrics Based upon the UCSF license: The Qualtrics license may be used by academic areas within University of California, San Francisco for projects that are academic in nature. Academic projects may serve research (instructional or academic) and administrative purposes.   The license may not be used for purely corporate or "for-profit" purposes. Such corporate projects would include purely clinical and patient-related surveys that are not related to academic research.

Qualtrics FAQs How can I get access to Qualtrics? You can log in at https://ucsf.qualtrics.com, and the system will create an account for you. What should I do if I can't find a collaborator to share a project with?

Overview Qualtrics is a web-based survey tool available to all current UCSF faculty, staff and students to support survey research and program evaluation.