Course+Evaluations

=Course Evaluations=

Online course evaluations are coordinated by University Technology Services (UTS). Prior to the end of each semester, UTS sends an e-mail to each student enrolled in the course. The instructor of record for the course receives an e-mail notice from the COE Information Technology (IT) office reminding them about the evaluations. By default, the course evaluations close at midnight on Reading Day [or the last day before exams in summer sessions]. The instructor of record gets a summary of the results in an e-mail from UTS soon after the closing date.

Information for Students

 * New for Summer 2011 (will need to confirm) **

Early in the semester, please confirm that your e-mail address is correct in the Blackboard system. See How to Confirm Your 'Preferred E-mail' Account within Blackboard (opens new web page) for additional information.

Approximately two weeks prior to Reading Day (or prior to the last day before exams in a summer session), you will receive an e-mail that notifies you that the "My Course Evaluations" area is available on your Blackboard welcome screen (which is the screen for the My USC tab in Blackboard.) This e-mail will come from 'College of Education Evaluation Services' (CRSEEVAL@mailbox.sc.edu) and the subject will be something similar to 'College of Education Evaluation Course Evaluation for Instructor X'

The "My Course Evaluations" box is like the "My Courses" box on the welcome page when you log into Blackboard. You cannot delete or hide either of these boxes, but you may have to scroll down to see it.

Click on the link(s) to the evaluation you want to complete. When you have completed all the surveys, you will see a message in the "My Course Evaluations" box that says, "

You will receive one more e-mail approximately one week after the first message reminding you to complete the evaluation(s).

After you complete the evaluation, you will receive a confirmation e-mail from 'Evaluation Services' (UTSEVALS@mailbox.sc.edu) with the subject "Certificate of Participation'.

Instructions prior to Summer 2011 Early in the semester, please confirm that your e-mail address is correct in the Blackboard system. See How to Confirm Your 'Preferred E-mail' Account within Blackboard (opens new web page) for additional information.

Toward the end of the semester, you will receive an e-mail that contains a link to the online evaluation and a one-time password that you will use to complete the evaluation. You will continue to receive an e-mail every two days until you complete the evaluations or the deadline has passed. The e-mail will come from 'College of Education Evaluation Services' (CRSEEVAL@mailbox.sc.edu) and the subject will be something similar to 'College of Education Evaluation Course Evaluation for Instructor X'

After you complete the evaluation, you will receive a confirmation e-mail from 'Evaluation Services' (UTSEVALS@mailbox.sc.edu) with the subject "Certificate of Participation'.

The first thing to do if you do not receive one or both of these e-mail notices is to check your Junk Mail folder. Then, double check that your preferred e-mail address in Blackboard is the account you check regularly.

Information for Instructors
Early in the semester, please confirm that your e-mail address is correct in the Blackboard system. See How to Confirm Your 'Preferred E-mail' Account within Blackboard (opens new web page) for additional information.

Toward the end of the semester, the instructor will receive an e-mail reminder that your students will be getting an e-mail about course evaluations. This is a good opportunity to tell your students to expect this e-mail and to remind them of the ending date for the course evaluation.

If you need to have the beginning or ending date of the evaluation different from the standard semester schedule, send an e-mail to UTSEVAL@mailbox.sc.edu early in the semester to request this change.

After the close of the evaluations you will receive an e-mail with a PDF file of the results.The e-mail will come from 'College of Education Evaluation Services' (CRSEEVAL@mailbox.sc.edu) and the subject will be something similar to 'Results of a survey (Summary)'.

The first thing to do if you do not receive an e-mail is to check your Junk Mail folder. Please note that this information will only go to the Instructor of record. If you are unsure if you are the instructor of record, ask your Department Chair.