Course Evaluation Process

Information for Students

The course evaluation process is central to SPH efforts to ensure that instruction at the school continues its history of excellence. School instructors and administrators take seriously the information and feedback received from students.

It is the expectation that all students complete all required course evaluation surveys during their program at SPH.

The online course evaluation system provides security and confidentiality that far exceeds that which is possible with the paper and pencil method. Students can participate in the surveys with complete assurance that their responses will remain confidential. Only courses with three or more students enrolled are included in this process. As a measure of increased security, Dr. Louise Weidner, Director of Evaluation for the School, also serves as the administrator for the online system.

Each semester, the launch date for the surveys will be posted on the SPH home page. When the survey is launched, students will be contacted through e-mail from the Courseval System. That system will include a list of surveys that are available for completion, and will also include student log-on information. Students can change their passwords whenever the survey is active.

After the survey is closed, faculty will be notified that the results are available for viewing. Depending on response rate, surveys typically remain open for 2-4 weeks.

Information for Faculty

The online course evaluation system provides security and confidentiality that far exceeds that which is possible with the paper and pencil method. Each semester, the launch date for the surveys will be posted on the SPH home page. When the survey is launched, students will be contacted through e-mail from the Courseval System. That system will include a list of surveys that are available for completion and student log-on information. Students can change their passwords whenever the survey is active.

It is imperative that faculty encourage their students to log in and participate in the course evaluation surveys, that they reassure students of the anonymity of their input, and that they assure students that that constructive input is read and addressed.

After the survey is closed, faculty will be notified that the results are available for viewing. That message will be generated directly out of the Courseval system, and will include log-in instructions. Depending on response rate, surveys typically remain open for 2-4 weeks.

Course evaluation reports are not sent to faculty. The benefit of the on-line system is that it provides faculty the ability to view their own outcomes whenever they choose. Once a survey is closed, the results remain available indefinitely.

Faculty and administrators are encouraged to take advantage of the many features this system provides, including the opportunity for faculty to add specialized questions or develop new or creative assessment instruments.

Contact Information

Questions, problems or suggestions regarding the on-line survey program should be directed to Dr. Louise Weidner (readbl@umdnj.edu, and louweidner@hotmail.com).