Online Course Evaluations Overview
Beginning Fall 2007, the University of Oregon implemented an online course evaluation system purchased from CollegeNet, Inc., to replace the Scantron evaluation forms formerly in use.
The system was launched as a pilot for Fall 2007 and included all regular undergraduate and graduate courses in Math, Political Science, and Business (individualized study courses were excluded). A total of 373 courses taught by 191 faculty were included in this pilot group.
Beginning with the Winter 2008 term, all courses are evaluated using the online system. Per University Senate legislation, the system is open for nine days prior to final exam week. For students on the main campus, the system opens at midnight on the Friday before dead week and closes early Monday morning before finals begin. For Law Semester, evaluations are open for nine days immediately prior to the final exam period.
Students are notified via e-mail when the system opens and are sent reminders during the evaluation period. Students log into the course evaluation system through DuckWeb, and then pass securely through to the CollegeNet servers, where their evaluation data is gathered and maintained per all faculty legislation. Anonymity is guaranteed and access to the results tightly controlled through security permissions per faculty legislation.
During the evaluation period, students who have not completed or who have not opted out of each of their evaluations are sent e-mail reminders, asking that they log in and finish their evaluations.
Grades are collected and rolled to Academic History per the usual schedule: twice a day, 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. beginning the Monday afternoon of Finals Week. Students who have either answered or opted out of their evaluations will be able to see their grades as they come in during the grading period. Students who have not participated will have to wait to access their grades until the Friday following the final grading deadline (i.e., a week after finals conclude).
After grades are processed and the grading system is closed at the end of each term or semester, the online course evaluation system opens up to faculty for viewing the results. Faculty are notified via e-mail when the reports are ready for viewing. Faculty log into the system through DuckWeb, passing securely through to the CollegeNet servers to view their evaluations.
In the near future, students will also be able to view summarized results of the quantitative questions at that time.
Questions not answered in the FAQ can be addressed to to registrar
uoregon [dot] edu or (541) 346-2935.