General Instructions about the surveys

Accessibility

We have designed the questionnaire in an accessible form. The functionality for blind and visually impaired users was tested with screen reader Jaws Professional 2021 and Google Chrome. Should you still encounter any problems, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Information on data protection:

Here you can download a detailed privacy policy on the processing of personal data within the framework of quality management for research and teaching at TU Dresden:

• for surveys of students, graduates, exmatriculated students and doctoral candidates (pdf)
• for surveys of teaching staff (pfd).

Participation in the survey is voluntary. Not filling in the form will carry no implications nor consequences. Please note, however, that each completed questionnaire improves the significance of the results.

The survey is anonymous. The contact data will only be used to establish contact. In any case, it is ensured that the data cannot be linked to the survey results.

A personal, randomly generated access code is used for the survey. This ensures that no stranger can fill out the questionnaire. It is also impossible that the questionnaire can be filled out twice. 
 
During the survey phase and under very specific circumstances it cannot be entirely ruled out that a natural person could be identified by combining different and very specific answers. However, this is not the focus of the research interest. The aim is the collection of results on specific groups of persons. Therefore, safeguards are already in place during the initial processing of the data to ensure that no specific person can be identified.
 
With a few exceptions (so-called filter questions) you decide from question to question whether you want to give an answer.
 
The legal and statutory regulations, in particular regarding data protection in research projects, are adhered to in all cases. The instructions of the data protection officer of the TU Dresden have also been duly considered.

Of course you can revoke your consent to take part in this survey and in future surveys at any time with effect for the future. In this case your contact data will be deleted.

Unless otherwise required by law or you have given your explicit consent in individual cases, personal data will not be transferred to third parties.
 
The research results are published in the conventional scientific form. We guarantee that no conclusions about natural persons can be drawn from the publications. The anonymised results may be used for further research purposes and can be passed on to other research bodies in the European Union.

All personal data, in particular your contact details, will be deleted after completion of the research project in accordance with data protection laws.

You can obtain information about what personal data concerning your person is currently being processed at all times. Usually this is your name, your degree program and your e-mail address. However, further information is only possible if the data can still be uniquely assigned to your person. You are entitled to an answer within one month after receipt of the request for information.

If you are concerned that your right to the protection of your personal data has been violated, you can contact the data protection officer of TU Dresden or the Saxon data protection officer at any time.