Database Design in REDCap: Summary and Assessment
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Knowledge Check
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Knowledge Check
Answer these questions to check understanding.
What is REDCap primarily used for in clinical research data management?
- A. Writing journal manuscripts only
- B. Designing and managing secure research databases and surveys
- C. Replacing the study protocol
- D. Conducting surgery
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Which REDCap project type is most appropriate for a study with scheduled visits at screening, enrollment, day 7, and day 28?
- A. Longitudinal project
- B. Single notes field project
- C. File repository only
- D. Static publication archive
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What is the purpose of validation rules?
- A. To detect or prevent invalid, implausible, or incorrectly formatted entries
- B. To remove the need for user training
- C. To hide all data from investigators
- D. To replace statistical analysis
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What does branching logic do?
- A. Exports all records automatically
- B. Shows or hides fields based on previous responses
- C. Deletes missing data
- D. Changes the study protocol
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When are repeating instruments most useful?
- A. When an event can occur an unknown number of times
- B. When a variable is collected only once
- C. When a study has no forms
- D. When user access should be disabled
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What is the main purpose of Data Access Groups?
- A. To restrict users to records belonging to their group or site
- B. To create calculated fields
- C. To replace audit trails
- D. To delete old records
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What principle should guide user rights assignment?
- A. Give every user full access for convenience
- B. Least privilege, meaning users receive only the access needed for their responsibilities
- C. Assign shared accounts to all site staff
- D. Avoid documenting access decisions
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Why is User Acceptance Testing important?
- A. It confirms that the database supports real study workflows before production use
- B. It replaces ethics approval
- C. It prevents the need for validation rules
- D. It is only needed after database lock
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