Student evaluation of courses

RESPONSEBILITY

• Course leader in collaboration with the student representative

POINT OF TIME

• Frequency: Each time the course is conducted
• Mid-term evaluation or final evaluation
• For mid-term evaluation, the evaluation is normally conducted in week 10 of the spring semester and week 41 of the autumn semester

CONTENT

• Main focus on learning outcomes, teaching and assessment methods, workload for students, and learning environment
• Use the recommended checklist and established questionnaire for the evaluation

FORM

Normally carried out in one of the following ways:

• Plenary discussion between the student representative and the students, followed by a dialogue between the course leader and the student representative
• Digital evaluation followed by a dialogue between the course leader and the student representative
• Digital evaluation
• Dialogue between the course leader and the student representative
• Dialogue between the program leader/Ph.D. program leader and the student representative
• Dialogue between the course leader and the students

DOCUMENTATION

• Report generated from digital evaluation in Canvas (requires a minimum of 5 responses)
• Summary from the dialog between the student representative and course leader, that takes place after evaluation

FOLLOW UP : STEP-BY-STEP

1. Chosen evaluation method is conducted
2. For digital evaluation, the report is sent to the student representative WITHOUT answers to open questions before the dialogue session
3. Dialogue session is conducted
4. The student representative writes a summary from the dialogue session in a digital form
5. The course leader can approve or return with comments before approval
6. The summary are automatically sent to the course leader as a PDF and for archiving in P360, after approval
7. The course leader uploads the summary (+ report from the digital evaluation) in the relevant course room in Canvas:
   • Save the document on your own OneDrive
   • Go to Canvas in the relevant course
   • Add a module you call e.g. "Course evaluation summary"
   • Upload the file in the module and publish in the relevant course
   • The summary will be carried over to the next year when the course is copied
8. The summary are presented in the instructor meeting and study council/Ph.D. program council.
   • Proposals for changes to courses are mentioned in the annual study report
   • Proposals for changes to Ph.D. programs are mentioned in the annual quality report

Contact

Synnøve Marie Fronth Sandsdalen

Adviser

Email

synnove.f.sandsdalen@uia.no

Phone

+47 38 14 16 93