PS-03.A.26 - Student Course Opinion Surveys

3.1.1 The Academic Policy Committee will identify and/or develop the survey instrument and will make a recommendation to the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and the Faculty Senate.

3.1.2 Adoption of the survey instrument requires approval by both the Faculty Senate and the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost.

3.1.3 The Student Opinion Survey and the instrument being used will be reviewed at least every five years by the Academic Policy Committee.

3.2.1 Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost oversees the implementation of the student opinion survey each semester.

3.2.2 Student course opinion surveys will be conducted for all courses at the end of each academic term. Every course must use the approved instrument. Colleges, departments, and/or individual instructors may add questions to the survey instrument.

3.2.3 Survey instruments are completed anonymously.

3.2.4 The results of the course opinion surveys are released to the instructor immediately after semester grades are released to students.

3.2.5 The integrity of the surveys will be maintained by the instructor; examples include but are not limited to: not being present in the room; not having access to survey results before grades are posted; and not offering incentives.