You can check student response rates in our current SRI tool throughout the survey period by clicking on the “Evaluation Results” link in UVLink and then viewing your “faculty detail schedule”. Back to Top

When can I see the actual survey results?

You will not be able to see any actual survey results until all grades are submitted for a class. Once all of your grades are submitted, you can see results in our current system using the same steps described above to view response rates. Back to Top

What information is included in the survey results?

The number of students responding, and response breakdowns are provided for each question on the survey, by class section. You will also be able to see summary information for each of the three demographic questions in the current survey. Back to Top

What information is NOT included in the survey results?

As has been the case in the past, the survey is anonymous, and you will not be able to tell whether particular students have submitted surveys or not. Back to Top

When can students complete SRIs?

The current SRI is open now (April 1, 2008) through midnight, Sunday, April 20^th for Spring semester classes. The IDEA pilot is also open for the same period of time. Back to Top

Will students be reminded to participate in SRIs, in addition to my own reminders and incentives?

Students will receive an e-mail in their UVLink account regarding the current SRI, and additional messages if they have been selected for the IDEA pilot.

Additional messaging will appear in UVLink and the IT web pages. We have also requested a message on the UVSC home web page.

IDEA pilot participants will receive a reminder e-mail every three days throughout the survey period until they have completed the survey. Back to Top

What classes will be included in the IDEA pilot?

The IDEA survey pilot has been populated with at least one class section for each instructor that is teaching a class this semester, excluding high school concurrent enrollment courses. If you submitted a preferred class section for the IDEA pilot, that section was used. If you did not, a section was selected randomly for you. In addition, if a curriculum cross-listed class section was selected either by you or randomly, we have also included the other cross-listed sections in that group for the pilot. Back to Top

How will students know they need to fill out the IDEA survey, rather than the regular SRI?

Students who are currently registered for a class that has been selected for the pilot will receive an initial e-mail with instructions as to how to fill out the evaluation for each class, in their UVLink e-mail account. Back to Top

Were IDEA pilot classes excluded from the current SRI tool?

No. Due to time constraints, the pilot classes were not excluded from the current SRI tool. Back to Top

Can I find out which class I’m teaching was selected for the pilot?

You can send an e-mail to Laura Busby (busbyla@uvsc.edu) with your UV ID number and she will respond with the class that was included in the pilot. Back to Top

Why am I being asked through an e-mail to fill out a Faculty Information Form?

The IDEA survey instrument requires that you provide information about the selected course. This information is included in analysis of the survey results. Back to Top

Why can’t I add questions to the IDEA Faculty Information Form to be included in my students’ survey?

We have eliminated this option for the pilot. Back to Top

How can I encourage students to participate in the SRI process or the IDEA pilot?

The effectiveness of the SRI system is largely founded on an instructor’s support of that system with their students as a way to provide feedback. Continued reminders and encouragement in class can go a long way to increasing the response rate for your SRIs. E-mail reminders can be sent using your course list as well. If you have course content within Blackboard Vista or Moodle, you can use those tools to communicate with your students about SRIs as well. Some instructors choose to provide extra credit if a student completes the SRI.

If your class meets in a computer lab, you can allot time in class for students to complete their SRIs online. Back to Top

If I offer extra credit for completion of the survey, how can the student prove their participation?

Because the survey is anonymous, and we have not developed a confirmation page for our current SRI system yet, we have identified a work-around so that you can confirm the student has earned the extra credit incentive. Students have been instructed to print out their detailed class list from UVLink, after they have completed the survey and present that to you as proof of participation. The link to take the survey appears next to “Course Evaluation” before they take the survey. If they have taken the survey for a class, the link disappears.

More information on how a student can show participation in the IDEA survey will be included in this document as soon as possible. The IDEA survey is anonymous as well.

I’m having difficulty getting into UVLink or seeing the survey results. Who do I call?

Please contact the help desk at (801)863-8888. Back to Top

I’m a department chair. How can I see survey results?

All department chair and dean access to survey results has been suspended for the survey period. After the survey period is over, and all grades are in, the access will be reinstated, and you will be notified by e-mail.

When the access has been restored, you will need your login and password. You can receive this at any time by calling Laura Busby (801)863-8456, Jolene Arnoff (801)863-8171, or Bruce Parker (801)863-8084. Back to Top

I have additional questions that were not answered in this FAQ. Who should I contact for answers?

If you have other questions, please contact your department chair or Bruce Parker at (801)863-8084 or via e-mail at parkerbr@uvsc.edu . Back to Top