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Policy: Student Rating of Faculty/Course Evaluations

Purpose: This policy articulates UTC and Faculty Senate practices on the process for student rating of faculty forms and data.

Governance: Faculty Senate Student Rating of Faculty Committee outlines policy for endorsement by the Faculty Senate. The UTC Policy Committee and the Executive Team approves the policy; the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Institutional Research implements the processes.

History: Approved by: Student Rating of Faculty Committee March 2, 2016

Faculty Senate (DATE)

Date Approved:

Policy/Procedures

Student evaluate faculty and their learning through a Student Rating of Faculty Course Evaluations each semester. Student Rating of Faculty Course Evaluations are managed through the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Institutional Research (OPEIR).

Which classes are evaluated?

All classes for all semestersmust implement the Student Rating of Faculty. Access is disabled for classes of fewer than 5 or less than 50% of course enrollment (see access below)

When are classes evaluated?

  • All course evaluations are opened to students three weeks before the last day of classes.
  • Evaluations are closed on the last day of classes.
  • Cross-listed classes will be grouped into one rating for evaluation purposes.

How are course evaluations administered?

  • Course evaluations are administered online through MyMocsNet. Course instructors may schedule class time for students to complete the evaluations using student technology or in campus computer labs.

Other Information

  • Additional questions are added to online and hybrid classes related to course delivery.
  • Additional departmental questions may be added to the course evaluations by contacting the Office of Planning, Evaluation & Institutional Research.

Access to Student Rating of Faculty/Course Evaluation data

Data is made available to faculty, department heads and deans through MyMocsNet after all final grades are posted or two weeks after the completed semester. Data will only be made available from classes that have at least five student responses or at least 50% of all students enrolled in the class. Faculty who wish to receive data from classes that have fewer than five responses should contact OPEIR for the reports.

The committee strongly urges the Council of Academic Department Heads to conduct substantial discussions among themselves annually on ethical use of the data to evaluate faculty.

Student Access to Course Evaluation data

The SGA encourages students to use the published student rating of faculty data as a mechanism to identify instructors who will best suit their learning needs. The SGA hopes that by publishing this data that the response rates will increase as a result.

  • Access to the data is restricted to students eligible to enroll in courses for the semester.
  • The data is made available through the MyMocsNet portal with authentication by utcID and password.
  • Comments are NOT included in the data that students can view.
  • The release of data is contingent upon student participation. A minimum of five student evaluations must be available before the collective student data for the class is posted for students.
  • The system limits the return of course data to the previous fiveyears.
  • Students are provided guidelines to aid in the interpretation of results. To this end,
  • An overall course rating is noted as an “Overall Course Rating.”
  • Individual questions from the survey are presented with the ratings next to them. (Ex. Overall, was this instructor effective? 4.9)
  • The scale of measurement for the survey are presented in the results, as the evaluations are not conducted on a numeric scale.

Reference Documents:

  • SGA Resolution:
  • SGA Letter the Faculty Senate:
  • Student Rating of Faculty Committee Comments:
  • SGA Report of Faculty Instruction:
  • Student Rating of Faculty Instruction Proposed Model for Data Distribution:
  • Study on Online Student Course Evaluations:

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