FC Qual Scheduling improves the Moderated Studies feature by introducing organized session planning, better participant management, and versatile session modes (IDI or focus group, scheduled or instant). It offers automated email alerts with .ics calendar attachments, session recording, transcripts, and enables moderators to reschedule, cancel, or reassign sessions with role-specific permissions.

Scheduling supports all core Moderated Study features:

Create and launch moderated studies.
Invite participants and observers.
Record sessions.
Generate automated transcripts.

Calendar Integration

All session emails include a .ics calendar file. Participants can:

Download the attached invite.ics
Open the file to add the session to their personal calendar

Calendar (.ics) files are sent manually and must be opened by recipients to appear in their calendar tool.

Managing Scheduled Sessions

Moderators can take the following actions from the session dashboard:

Reschedule a session
Cancel a session
Change the assigned moderator

Any changes automatically trigger updated email notifications to all stakeholders.

Access and Permissions

Only moderators (with editor-level permissions or higher) can reschedule, cancel, or reassign moderators.
Email notifications are unique to each role (participant, moderator, observer, support).
Moderator and support emails include join links and participant details.