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Bosch Security Systems B.V. | 2005 September | 9922 141 70392
5.4.1 Introduction.............................................................35
5.4.2 Script + results export file layout.......................35
Identification.....................................................................35
Voting info.........................................................................35
Individual results..............................................................36
1 Multi Voting
1.1 About multi voting
1.1.1 What is multi voting?
The Multi Voting module is a software module
designed for controlling and monitoring conferences
and discussions using the contribution equipment.
The module allows you to effectively implement and
manage voting at a conference. The program covers
a number of functions including vote preparation,
specifying vote-related parameters, and starting and
controlling voting. In Multi Voting there are six
different kinds of voting to choose from. You can
create motions for voting then select which kind of
vote you want to use. The six different kinds of
voting are:
Parliamentary voting - in a Parliamentary voting,
participants vote about a motion. They can agree
(Yes), disagree (No) or stay neutral (Abstain). They
can also not vote at all (Not voted). A special type of
parliamentary vote is with NPPV as a forth option.
NPPV (‘ne prennent pas part au vote’) means that the
delegate doesn’t want to participate in the vote (used
in France).
For/Against voting - in a for/against voting,
participants vote about a statement. They can agree
(For) or disagree (Against). They cannot stay neutral
other than by not casting a vote.
Audience Response voting - in an audience
response voting, participants give their opinion about
a statement. They use a rating system to indicate how
much they agree with the statement. There are five
possible answers: Very much against (--), Against (-),
Neutral (0), For (+) and Very much for (++).
Rating - in a Rating voting, participants give their
opinion about a statement. There can be between 2
and 24 answer options.
Multiple Choice voting - in a multiple choice
voting, participants choose from a number of answers
of which only one (or sometimes a few) is correct.
Not casting a vote is considered an incorrect answer.
There can be between 2 and 24 answer options.
Opinion Poll - in an opinion poll, participants
choose from a number of answers. There can be
between two and 24 answer options.
The module has two main windows; the Preparation
window and the Control window. The preparatory
and parameter definition work is mainly carried out
from the Preparation window, and the starting and
controlling of voting is carried out from the Control
window. The files created using this module are
called script files as they act as the script for voting
procedures. For Multi Voting, three kinds of script
file are possible depending on the kind of votings it
contains:
• Multi votings only
• Multiple choice votings only
• A combination of voting kinds.
By creating, deleting and editing votings the script
file can change from one type to another.
A file menu allows script files to be opened, created,
deleted, saved, saved under a different name,
imported and printed out.
A script file consists of a number of votings (between
1 and 9999), each of which is a proposal (or motion)
that will be voted on. New votings can be created
and existing ones edited within script files. Votings to
be edited are selected from a list in the currently
open script file and displayed on-screen. All
parameters related to this voting can be altered,
although certain parameters have to satisfy system-
specified criteria. Once a voting has been edited it is
inserted back into the list. Every voting must have a
unique number, which is used by the system as a
reference. The name and description of each voting
defines it for both users and delegates.
Once a voting is ready to be voted on, it is recalled
in the Control window and the voting process is
started. When the program enters the active voting
state, delegates can use their delegate units to register
votes. The user has full control over the voting
procedure, and can stop or suspend a vote at any
time. Motions that have already been voted on
cannot be edited, but voting again on the same
motion is possible. It is also possible to vote without
opening a script file.
The program offers the possibility of displaying
incoming votes or the final result of a vote on hall
displays connected to the system, on delegate units
with a display facility, and on-screen. It is possible to
print out a hard copy of a voting with its results.
There is also a facility which automatically prints out
the results of a vote once voting is completed.
