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Course Evalua,on Customiza,on Form GUIDE Contents About This guide is for course instructors and staff at Stanford University using the online Course Evalua,on Customiza,on form to customize their end-term course evalua,ons. For more informa,on about the course evalua,on survey , see the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning’s (VPTL) page on Stanford’s New Course Evalua,ons. For more informa,on about customizing the course evalua,on survey , see also Customizing Your Course Evalua,on. The Course Evalua,on Customiza,on form allows you to customize your: Learning goals, to iden,fy the specific goals of instruc,on and ask students how well they achieved them Course elements, to get feedback on specific elements of your course, such as a group project, online component, or textbook Addi,onal ques,ons, to elicit reflec,on or responses on any aspect of the course that interests you See “Appendix: Standard End-term Course Evalua,on Ques,ons” at the end of this guide for a lis,ng of all ques,ons in the course evalua,on. Note: This guide uses illustra,ons from an earlier version of the form. Some parts of the release version of the form may look different, but the func,onality is the same. About 1 .................................................................................................................................. Logging in to the Welcome Page 2 ......................................................................................... Using Proxies 3 ................................................................................................................... Adding Proxies 3 ............................................................................................................ Edi,ng your Course Evalua,ons 4 .......................................................................................... Entering Learning Goals 4 .................................................................................................. Selec,ng Course Elements 5 .................................................................................................. Using Addi,onal Ques,ons 6 ............................................................................................. Adding Closed-ended Ques,ons 6 ................................................................................. Adding Open-ended Ques,ons 7 ................................................................................... Tips for Addi,onal Ques,ons 7 ...................................................................................... Copying your Choices from a Previous Evalua,on 7 .......................................................... Saving and Submidng your Work 8 ....................................................................................... Your Comments 8 ............................................................................................................... Learn More 8 ......................................................................................................................... Appendix: Standard End-term Course Evalua,on Ques,ons 9 .............................................. Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning 1 vptl.stanford.edu

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CourseEvalua,onCustomiza,onFormGUIDE

Contents

About ThisguideisforcourseinstructorsandstaffatStanfordUniversityusingtheonlineCourseEvalua,onCustomiza,onformtocustomizetheirend-termcourseevalua,ons.

Formoreinforma,onaboutthecourseevalua,onsurvey,seetheOfficeoftheViceProvostforTeachingandLearning’s(VPTL)pageonStanford’sNewCourseEvalua,ons.

Formoreinforma,onaboutcustomizingthecourseevalua,onsurvey,seealsoCustomizingYourCourseEvalua,on.

TheCourseEvalua,onCustomiza,onformallowsyoutocustomizeyour:

• Learninggoals,toiden,fythespecificgoalsofinstruc,onandaskstudentshowwelltheyachievedthem

• Courseelements,togetfeedbackonspecificelementsofyourcourse,suchasagroupproject,onlinecomponent,ortextbook

• Addi,onalques,ons,toelicitreflec,onorresponsesonanyaspectofthecoursethatinterestsyou

See“Appendix:StandardEnd-termCourseEvalua,onQues,ons”attheendofthisguideforalis,ngofallques,onsinthecourseevalua,on.

Note:Thisguideusesillustra,onsfromanearlierversionoftheform.Somepartsofthereleaseversionoftheformmaylookdifferent,butthefunc,onalityisthesame.

About 1..................................................................................................................................LoggingintotheWelcomePage 2.........................................................................................UsingProxies 3...................................................................................................................AddingProxies 3............................................................................................................

Edi,ngyourCourseEvalua,ons 4..........................................................................................EnteringLearningGoals 4..................................................................................................

Selec,ngCourseElements 5..................................................................................................UsingAddi,onalQues,ons 6.............................................................................................AddingClosed-endedQues,ons 6.................................................................................AddingOpen-endedQues,ons 7...................................................................................TipsforAddi,onalQues,ons 7......................................................................................

CopyingyourChoicesfromaPreviousEvalua,on 7..........................................................SavingandSubmidngyourWork 8.......................................................................................YourComments 8...............................................................................................................

LearnMore 8.........................................................................................................................Appendix:StandardEnd-termCourseEvalua,onQues,ons 9..............................................

Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning 1vptl.stanford.edu

CourseEvalua,onCustomiza,onFormGuide,version2.0

Logging in to the Welcome Page Startyourwebbrowserandgoto:hips://exploredegrees-nextyear.stanford.edu/courseeval/tologin.YouwillneedaStanfordSUNetIDandpasswordtologin.

TheCourseEvalua,onspageappears.Allthecoursesandsec,onsyouareassociatedwithasaninstructoraredisplayed.

Tip:BookmarktheCourseEvalua,onspageinyourbrowsersoyoucanreturntoitlater.

Note:Somecoursesandsec,ons,suchasindependentstudy,arenotincludedinthecourseevalua,onsurveyandyoudonotneedtocustomizethem.

Clickonacourseandsec,ontopreviewworktodateontheform.Theselectedcourseisindicatedbydarkgreyshading.Thecurrentstatusofthecustomiza,onformforthiscourseisdisplayedandallsavedchangesareshowninthepreviewbelowthelist.Thepreviewisasummaryofyourcustomiza,onchoicesonly:isnoteditableanddoesnotshowthefinallookoftheform.

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CourseEvalua,onCustomiza,onFormGuide,version2.0

Using Proxies ProxiesareotherAxessusers,suchasdepartmentaladministratorsorteachingassistants,youcanassigntoeditthecustomiza,onformonyourbehalf.Youcanalsoactasaproxyforanotherinstructor.

Adding Proxies

Toaddaproxy,youneedtoknowtheSUNetIDofthepersonyouwanttoadd.

1. IntheYourproxieslist,double-clickAddproxy….TheAddproxytoconfigurecourseevalua9onsdialogboxappears.

2. TypeintheSUNetIDofyourproxyandclickOK.

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Double-click

CourseEvalua,onCustomiza,onFormGuide,version2.0

Editing your Course Evaluations Tostartorreturntocustomizingacourseorsec,onevalua,on:

1. Makesurethecourseorsec,onyouwanttocustomizeisselected.2. ClickEditEvalua9on.

TheCourseEvalua9onCustomiza9onFormappearsinanewbrowserwindow.

Youcansaveyouchangesatany,meandreturntoedittheformlater.See“SavingandSubmidngyourWork”attheendofthisguidefordetails.

Thecustomiza,onformisdividedintothreesec,ons:

• LearningGoals• CourseElements• Addi,onalQues,ons

Scrollthroughtheformtoreviewandedityourcustomiza,onop,ons.Typeinthetextboxesormakeselec,onsasnecessary.YoudonothavetopressEntertoconfirmchanges.

Entering Learning Goals Learninggoalsarebrief,specificdescrip,onsofwhatstudentsshouldknow(andbeabletodemonstrate)attheendofacourse.Werecommendthatyouaddonetofourlearninggoals;however,theformwillallowuptotenlearninggoalsifnecessary.

Formoreinforma,onaboutformula,nglearninggoals,seeWri,ngLearningGoals.

Note:Ifyoudonotspecifyanylearninggoals,studentswillbeaskedgenerically:“Howwelldidyouachievethelearninggoalsinthiscourse?”.

1. Toaddalearninggoal,typeyourlearninggoalintotheGoaltextbox.2. Toaddanotherlearninggoal,clicktheClicktoaddanewrowbuionin

theupperright-handcornerofthelist.3. Todeletealearninggoal,clicktheDeletethisrowbuionnexttothe

rowyouwanttodelete.Awarningmessageappears.ClickOKtoconfirmdele,on.

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CourseEvalua,onCustomiza,onFormGuide,version2.0

Selecting Course Elements Courseelementsarecomponentsyouhaveusedtoteachinthecourse,suchasreadings,fieldtrips,discussions,textbooks,andsoon.Youcanselectuptofivecourseelements,andthesurveywillaskhowusefultheywere.

Clickthecheckboxnexttoacourseelementtoselectit:

• Toenterthedescrip,onofanewcourseelementnotinthelist,selectOther.TheOtherElementslistappears.TypethenameofthenewcourseelementintheDescrip9ontextbox. Notethateach“other”elementcountsasoneofyourfivecourseelements.

• Toaddanother“other”courseelement,clicktheClicktoaddanewrowbuioninthetopright-handcornerofthelist.

• Todeletean“other”courseelement,clicktheDeletethisrowbuionnexttotherowyouwanttodelete.Awarningmessageappears.ClickOKtoconfirmdele,on.

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CourseEvalua,onCustomiza,onFormGuide,version2.0

• SelectTextbook,toenterthe,tleofoneormoretextbooks.TheTextbookslistappears.Typethe,tleofthetextbookintheTitletextbox.Notethateachtextbookcountsasoneofyourfivecourseelements.

• Toaddanothertextbook,clicktheClicktoaddanewrowbuioninthetopright-handcornerofthelist.

• Todeleteatextbook,clicktheDeletethisrowbuionnexttotherowyouwanttodelete.Awarningmessageappears.ClickOKtoconfirmdele,on.

Using Additional Questions Youcanaddques,onsofyourowntofocusonlearningissuesthatarespecifictoyourcourseandpedagogy.

Youcanadd:• uptothreeclosed-endedques,ons,whichpromptstudentstoanswer

fromasetofresponses,suchas“ExtremelyWell”to“Notwellatall”,or“Yes”or“No”and

• uptothreeopen-endedques,ons,whichpromptawriienresponse

Adding Closed-ended Questions

1. IntheQues9ontextbox,typetheques,onprompt.

2. FromtheResponseTypedrop-downlist,selectthesetofresponsesyouwanttouse:• Howmuch(Agreatdeal,Alot,Amoderateamount,Aliile,Nothing)• Quality(Excellent,Good,Fair,Poor,VeryPoor)• Howwell(Extremelywell,Verywell,Moderatelywell,Slightlywell,

Notwellatall)• Yes/No

3. Toaddanotherclosed-endedques,on,clicktheClicktoaddanewrowbuioninthetopright-handcornerofthelist.

4. Todeleteaclosed-endedques,on,clicktheDeletethisrowbuionnexttotherowyouwanttodelete.Awarningmessageappears.ClickOKtoconfirmdele,on.

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CourseEvalua,onCustomiza,onFormGuide,version2.0

Adding Open-ended Questions

1. Typeyouropen-endedques,onintotheQues9ontextbox.

2. Toaddanotheropen-endedques,on,clicktheClicktoaddanewrowbuioninthetopright-handcornerofthelist.

3. Todeleteanopen-endedques,on,clicktheDeletethisrowbuion.Awarningmessageappears.ClickOKtoconfirmdele,on.

Tips for Additional Questions

Formoreguidanceondesigningopen-endedques,onstogetthemostusefulresponses,seetheDo’sandDon’tsofEvalua,onQues,onspage.

Whenaddingques,ons,rememberthatstudentsprefershorterevalua,onforms.Ratherthanaddingmoreques,onstotheend-termevalua,on,considerusingamidtermevalua,onforonlinefeedback.SeeMidtermOnlineFeedbackSurveysformoreinforma,on.

Copying your Choices from a Previous Evaluation Youcancopyyourcustomiza,onchoices(suchaslearninggoalsandcourseelements)fromapreviousversionofacourseevalua,onformintothecurrentform.Thisisalsousefulifyouareworkingonevalua,onsforseveralsec,onsandwanttocopycustomiza,onop,onsfromonesec,ontotheother,ortocopyselec,onsbetweencross-listedcourses.

Tocopyapreviousevalua,on:

1. ClickCopyPriorEvalua9onatthetopoftheform.TheSelectEvaldialogboxappears.

2. Selectapreviousevalua,onfromtheSelectEvallistandclickOK.Yourcustomiza,onop,onsarecopiedfromtheselectedformtothecurrentform.

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CourseEvalua,onCustomiza,onFormGuide,version2.0

Saving and Submitting your Work Tosaveyourworkandreturntoedittheformlater,scrolltotheendoftheformandclickSaveWork.Yourchangeswillbesavedandthepreviewwillbeupdatedaccordingly.Theformwillnotbemarkedassubmiied,andyouandyourproxies(ifany)canreturnlaterandmakechanges.

Whenyou(andyourfellowinstructorsinateam-taughtcourse)aresa,sfiedwithallchanges,scrolltotheendoftheformandclickSubmit.Theformwillbemarkedforprocessing.Theformwillallowyoutomakechangesaperyousubmit,andanysavedchangeswillthenbeuploadedautoma,callytothesurveysystem.

Your Comments Attheendoftheform,youcanprovidefeedbackonthecustomiza,onformandprocess.Yourresponsescanhelpusunderstandhowtheformisbeingusedandrefinethecustomiza,onprocess.

Learn More VisittheVPTLEvalua,onandFeedbackpagetocheckforresourcesandupdatesonevalua,onatStanford.

Youcanalsoemailques,onsorsugges,onstoVPTLevalua,[email protected].

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Caution:YourcustomizationselectionsdonottakeeffectuntilyouclickSubmit.Youcanmakechangesafteryousubmit,andthesechangeswillbesenttothesurveysystemwhenthecustomizationperiodcloses.

CourseEvalua,onCustomiza,onFormGuide,version2.0

Appendix: Standard End-term Course Evaluation Questions Thistabledisplaysthestandardsetofcourseevalua,onques,ons.Customizablesec,onsarepresentedfirst.

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Question Answer Set

Customizable Sections

Howwelldidyouachievethislearninggoalinthiscourse?Onetofourlearninggoalsarerecommended;however,uptotenmaybeentered.Note:Ifnolearninggoalisentered,agenericques?onwillbeasked,andanswersetwillincludeanop?onthatlearninggoalswerenotclear.

Extremelywell,Verywell,Moderatelywell,Slightlywell,Notwellatall

Howusefultoyouwas/werethecourseelement(s)?Instructormayiden?fyuptofivespecificelementstoevaluate,includinglectures,sec?ons,readings,problemsets,groupproject,finalproject,onlinecomponent,textbook,andsoon.

Extremelyuseful,Veryuseful,Moderatelyuseful,Slightlyuseful,Notusefulatall

Op,onalfaculty-posedques,onsUptothreeaddi?onalclosed-endedques?ons.Uptothreeaddi?onalopen-endedques?ons.

Closed-endedandopen-endedop,ons

Common Sections

Aboutwhatpercentoftheclassmee,ngs(includingdiscussions)didyouaiendinperson?

Wholenumberpercentagebetween0and100

Aboutwhatpercentoftheclassmee,ngsdidyouaiendonline?

Wholenumberpercentagebetween0and100

Howmuchdidyoulearnfromthiscourse? Agreatdeal,Alot,Amoderateamount,Aliile,Nothing

Overall,howwouldyoudescribethequalityoftheinstruc,oninthiscourse?

Excellent,Good,Fair,Poor,Verypoor

Whatskillsorknowledgedidyoulearnorimprove? Open-ended

Howmanyhoursperweekonaveragedidyouspendonthiscourse(includingclassmee,ngs)?

Wholenumberhours

Howorganizedwasthecourse? Extremelyorganized,Veryorganized,Moderatelyorganized,Slightlyorganized,Notorganizedatall

Whatwouldyouliketosayaboutthiscoursetoastudentwhoisconsideringtakingitinthefuture?

Open-ended

Wouldyouliketoprovideanyothercommentsaboutthiscourse?

Open-ended