Once you have advanced to Doctoral Candidate status (after completing the Preliminary Oral) you submit your proposed research to the IRB for approval. Your research is implemented following official approval from the IRB.
Continue to seek guidance from your chair as you implement your IRB approved procedures.
For capturing data using an electronic process, it is recommended you use the Qualtrics survey administration tool which provides a variety of survey item structures and options as well as some descriptive analysis functions. As a student, you have access to a full license and can take advantage of the various means for providing human subjects protection.
For virtual interviews, Zoom can be used for recording the interviews and if recordings are saved to the cloud, automatic transcription is available.
Virtual Interviews: Zoom and Recording and Transcription