Mechanical Turk - Request Process
Similar to software purchases, Mechanical Turk requires a review for security and infrastructure compliance before procurement, setup, and use. This article outlines the necessary information to start a request for Mechanical Turk.
Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is a crowdsourcing marketplace that makes it easier for individuals and businesses to outsource their processes and jobs to a distributed workforce who can perform these tasks virtually. This could include anything from conducting simple data validation and research to more subjective tasks like survey participation, content moderation, and more. MTurk enables companies to harness the collective intelligence, skills, and insights from a global workforce to streamline business processes, augment data collection and analysis, and accelerate machine learning development.
How to request Mechanical Turk (MTurk)
- Gather details for your request to provide scope. Is this for research? Survey participation?
- Fill out the Software Licensing form on the IT Service Portal.
If you need further assistance please call the Information Technology Help Desk at 920-424-3020, put in your own request at uwo.sh/service-portal, or email helpdesk@uwosh.edu.