{"id":14225,"date":"2023-02-24T12:45:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T17:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/ie\/?page_id=14225"},"modified":"2026-01-20T13:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:25:33","slug":"course-evals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/oie\/course-evals\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Evaluations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/10\/Data-image12-e1728144476474.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;A series of colorful bar charts.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Colorful Bar Charts&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|-249px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||75px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb content_max_width=&#8221;900px&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Blurb&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000\">Student Evaluations of Courses<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Queens College routinely conducts online course evaluations via CoursEval (an Anthology platform) using a questionnaire designed by the QC Course Evaluations Working Group in AY2024-2025.<\/p>\n<p>All active students and faculty may access the QC CoursEval system at <a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/evaluate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/evaluate<\/a>\u00a0using their\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/cams.qc.cuny.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QC CAMS credentials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][dsm_button button_one_text=&#8221;enter QC COURSEVAL&#8221; button_one_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/evaluate&#8221; button_two_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; tooltip_two_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_button_one=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_text_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; button_one_bg_use_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_bg_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#ffffff 0%|#f7f7f7 100%&#8221; button_one_border_width=&#8221;3px&#8221; button_one_border_color=&#8221;#C0C0C0&#8243; button_one_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; button_one_font=&#8221;|700||||on|||&#8221; button_one_icon=&#8221;&#xf5d1;||fa||900&#8243; button_one_icon_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; button_two_bg_use_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_bg_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#efefef 0%|#ffffff 100%&#8221; button_two_icon=&#8221;&#xf5d1;||fa||900&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/dsm_button][et_pb_accordion closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#b83751&#8243; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; closed_toggle_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;80%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#C0C0C0&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;6px&#8221; box_shadow_spread=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#e2e2e2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Purpose&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Course evaluations give students the opportunity to reflect on their own learning, and provide a forum for students to share about their experiences. The data and feedback from these evaluations serve a number of important functions:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>They can be used by instructors to improve course design and student learning.<\/li>\n<li>They can be used by students to make informed decisions about what courses to take in an upcoming semester.<\/li>\n<li>They can be part of the supporting materials put together by faculty for reappointment, tenure, and promotion.<\/li>\n<li>When analyzed across a department\/school, course evaluation data can help faculty to improve program-level curriculum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Timeline&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>The course evaluation period begins three weeks before the start of finals and ends no later than the last day of term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 11: Course Correction Period. <\/strong>Three weeks prior to the evaluation period, instructors are sent the list of courses that they are assigned to, along with a request to check for errors. The CoursEval notice contains a link to an error submission form, which ITS uses to implement corrections. The notice also prompts instructors to review the Optional Add-on Question Bank ahead of the Add-on Selection Period.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 13: Add-on Selection Period. <\/strong>One week before the evaluation period, instructors have the option to \u201cpersonalize\u201d their evaluations by adding up to three (3) additional questions from the QC CoursEval Add-on Question Bank to each individual course they teach. The CoursEval notice links to detailed instructions for how to add items.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 14: Course Evaluation Period. <\/strong>Course evaluations open three weeks before the start of finals. During the evaluation period, students receive emails inviting them to submit their course evaluations, and instructors receive emails inviting them to encourage their students to submit. Instructors may track the count of students that have submitted evaluations by logging into the CoursEval system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The course evaluation period ends <\/strong>no later than the last day of term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course evaluation reports are released<\/strong> approximately one week after course grades are due (typically early January for fall terms and early June for spring terms).The CoursEval notice provides detailed instructions on how to access the CoursEval report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Student Guide&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>\u00a0Students can orient themselves to the new Course Evaluations questionnaire here:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #bf2247\"><a style=\"color: #bf2247\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/oie\/courseval-guidance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Student Guide to Course Evaluations<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Faculty Resources&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>For tips on how to increase response rates, how to add items from the Question Bank, how to download CoursEval reports, or how to interpret student feedback, see our instructor resources here:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/oie\/courseval-resourses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #bf2247\"><strong>Faculty Resources for Course Evaluations<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Questions and Support&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For technical support with CoursEvals, see this page on <a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/support.qc.cuny.edu\/support\/solutions\/folders\/15000074559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ITS CoursEval FAQs<\/a> or contact the <a role=\"link\" href=\"mailto:support@qc.cuny.edu\">Help Desk.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>For help with your QC CAMS account, see this page on <a href=\"https:\/\/support.qc.cuny.edu\/support\/solutions\/articles\/15000103292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ITS CAMS Solutions<\/a> or contact the <a role=\"link\" href=\"mailto:support@qc.cuny.edu\">Help Desk.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>For questions about the CoursEval process, resources, or timeline, contact the OIE at <a role=\"link\" href=\"mailto:evaluate@qc.cuny.edu\">evaluate@qc.cuny.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For assistance with interpreting or incorporating student feedback, consult <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/cetll\/cetll-its-drop-in-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CETLL<\/a> at <a href=\"mailto:CTLonline@qc.cuny.edu\">CTLonline@qc.cuny.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For resources on how to assess student learning in a course, see our page on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/oie\/assessment\/course-assessment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Course-level Assessment<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; 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Upon release, instructors receive an email notification that their reports are ready. These reports allow instructors to see response rates for each course and individual course results, including quantitative summary data (counts and average ratings for each survey item) and students\u2019 comments. Likewise, department chairs and deans will be able to access reports for their faculty. Note that department chairs and deans have access to quantitative data only (but not to comments) for all courses in their departments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Student Access to CoursEval Data&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/app\/profile\/lizandra.friedland\/viz\/TeachingEvaluations_16772601616610\/QCCourseEvaluationData\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summary data<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/app\/profile\/lizandra.friedland\/viz\/TeachingEvaluations_16772601616610\/QCEvalsInstitutionalAVGs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">institutional averages<\/a> from 2010 on are available via\u00a0Tableau.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Summary data from 2001 to 2010 are available to view at <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.qc.cuny.edu\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/apps.qc.cuny.edu\/courses\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#A9A9A9&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/04\/CoursEval.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;CoursEval&#8221; title_text=&#8221;CoursEval&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student Evaluations of Courses Queens College routinely conducts online course evaluations via CoursEval (an Anthology platform) using a questionnaire designed by the QC Course Evaluations Working Group in AY2024-2025. 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