Bosch LBB 4176 User Manual

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  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.