Below is a list of the institutional and organizational documents consulted for the survey of current evaluation policy and practice described in Section 3.
Amherst College
Document Web address Teaching and Advising https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/dean_faculty/fachand
book/facresponsibilities/teachingadvising
Tenure for Regular Full-Time Members of the Faculty https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/dean_faculty/fachand book/facstatus/fulltimetenure
Sample Tenure Letter to Chair https://cms.amherst.edu/media/view/47879/original/samplet enurelettertochairedited.pdf
Brandon University
Document Web address Agreement Between Brandon University and Branding
University Faculty Association: Article 8: Qualifications by Rank; Article 11: Evaluations; Article 12:
Promotions; Article 13: Tenure
http://www.brandonu.ca/administration/humanresources/Co llectiveAgreements/bufaca/B08.pdf
Access and Privacy Directory in accordance with Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act: Faculty of Arts
http://www.brandonu.ca/fippa/arts.pdf
California Postsecondary Education Commission
Document Web address CPEC Accountability System http://cpec.ca.gov/Accountability/AccountabilitySystem.asp Dalhousie University
Document Web address Center for Learning and Teaching: The Dalhousie
University Student Ratings of Instruction Program
http://learningandteaching.dal.ca/sri.html Procedures for Collecting, Storing and Reporting SRI
Data
http://learningandteaching.dal.ca/sri_proc.html Directions for Administering the SRI Questionnaires http://learningandteaching.dal.ca/sri_dir.html
SRI Forms http://learningandteaching.dal.ca/sri_forms.html
George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology
Document Web address Program Quality Assurance Process Audit http://www.ocqas.org/exec-georgebrown-2007.pdf Harvard University
Document Web address Documenting Student Evaluations for the Teaching
Portfolio
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Faculty of Arts and Sciences Handbook for Faculty: Reviewand Tenure
http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic143168.files/FAS_FA CULTY_HANDBOOK.pdf
Teaching Awards: Committee on Undergraduate Education Evaluations
http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k1985&pageid=ic b.page29684
WiCUEpedia (evaluation results guide) http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cueguide/cueguide07-08/ Sample Course Evaluation http://www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/evals/univ_sample.html Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Document Web address Employee Resources: Student Feedback
Questionnaire
http://hrs.humber.ca/employee_resources/studentfeedback. php
Class Visit Report (Peer Evaluation) http://hrs.humber.ca/employee_resources/PDFs/Class_Visi t_Template.doc
Student Feedback Questionnaire (Front) http://hrs.humber.ca/employee_resources/PDFs/SFQ_front .pdf
Student Feedback Questionnaire (Back) http://hrs.humber.ca/employee_resources/PDFs/SFQ_back .pdf
McGill University
Document Web address Frequently Asked Questions about Course
Evaluations
http://www.mcgill.ca/tls/courseevaluations/faqs/ Policy on Official End-of-Term Course Evaluations http://www.mcgill.ca/tls/courseevaluations/policy/ Course Evaluation Procedure http://www.mcgill.ca/tls/courseevaluations/procedure/ Dissemination of Course Evaluation Results http://www.mcgill.ca/tls/courseevaluations/dissemination/ Permission for Dissemination of Numerical Course
Evaluation Results
http://www.mcgill.ca/tls/courseevaluations/permission/ Questionnaires and Templates http://www.mcgill.ca/tls/courseevaluations/questionnaires/ Recommended Pool of Questions http://www.mcgill.ca/tls/courseevaluations/questions/ Strategies to Increase Online Response Rates http://www.mcgill.ca/tls/courseevaluations/strategies/ Interpretation of Course Evaluation Results http://www.mcgill.ca/tls/courseevaluations/interpretation/ Effective and appropriate use of student ratings of
instruction: Research based suggestions
http://www.mcgill.ca/files/tls/Interpretation_student_ratings.pdf
McMaster University
Document Web address Policy and Regulations with respect to Academic
Appointment, Tenure and Promotion (2007)
http://www.mcmaster.ca/univsec/policy/T&P_Policy_2007.pdf Policy on the Encouragement of Teaching Excellence http://www.mcmaster.ca/senate/academic/teachexc.htm
Ontario Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board (PEQAB)
Document Web address Quality Assessment Panel Report Guidelines and
Workbook: Bachelor’s Degree: General Program (Public Organizations)
http://peqab.edu.gov.on.ca/pdf/QAPWBPublicBAGenFeb06.doc
Queen’s University
Document Web address University Survey of Student Assessment of
Teaching (USAT)
http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/usat/index.htm Inventory of Possible Items to be Selected by http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/usat/invent.html
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Course InstructorsHow does the USAT process work? http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/usat/howprocess.htm Who sees USAT results? http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/usat/whoquest.htm Information Sheet for USAT Evaluation Results http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/usat/interpret.htm How are USAT results used? http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/usat/howquest.htm The USAT Process for Instructors http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/usat/questprocinst.htm USAT Default Items http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/usat/default.htm QUFA Collective Agreement, Article 29:
Assessment and Evaluation of Teaching
http://www.qufa.ca/ca/tentative_ca_2008-
2011/Article%2029%20%20(SIGNED)%20-%2008-03-25.pdf
Ryerson University
Document Web address
Faculty Course Survey – General Information http://www.ryerson.ca/teaching/employment_resources/facul ty-course-survey.html
Faculty Course Survey – Frequently Asked Questions http://www.ryerson.ca/teaching/employment_resources/faq s.html
Guidelines for Chairs / Directors / Departmental Assistants on the Use of FCS Online Application
http://www.ryerson.ca/teaching/employment_resources/fcs _guidelines_for_c.html
Guidelines for Instructors http://www.ryerson.ca/teaching/employment_resources/gui delines.html
Information for Students http://www.ryerson.ca/teaching/employment_resources/stu dents.html
Aggregate Results for Ryerson Faculty (2008) http://www.ryerson.ca/teaching/employment_resources/doc s/W2008ResultsR1R2.pdf
Standard and Optional Survey Questions http://www.ryerson.ca/teaching/employment_resources/gui delines.html#standard
St. Francis Xavier University
Document Web address First Collective Agreement between the Board of
Governors of St. Francis Xavier University and the St. Francis Xavier Association of University Teachers: Article 2.2 (Evaluation)
http://www.stfx.ca/administration/hr/handbooks/faculty/AUT %20Feb16%20Agreement%20Final.pdf
Women’s Studies Program Handbook: Procedures Respecting Conduct of Departmental Business
http://stfx.ca/academic/women-studies/handbook.html
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Document Web address Integrated Environmental Site Remediation
Proposed Degree Proposal: Section 7.1 Student Feedback (includes College Policy on Faculty Performance Review; Seneca College Student Feedback Questionnaire; Faculty Performance Evaluation Form)
http://peqab.edu.gov.on.ca/pdf/R1SenecaIESRWeb.pdf
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Document Web address Multi-Year Action Plan http://www1.sheridaninstitute.ca/corporate/myaa_06-
09revised-2.doc Trent University
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On-line Course Evaluation Site Request http://www.trentu.ca/admin/it/webct/instructors/eval-request.shtml
CUPE Instructor Handbook http://www.trentu.ca/deansoffice/includes/documents/CUPEins tructorhandbook07-08.pdf
Evaluation of Teaching Policy http://www.trentu.ca/deansoffice/policies_evaluation.php University of Alberta
Document Web address General Faculty Policy, Section 111.3: Universal
Student Ratings of Instruction
http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/gfcpolicymanual/content.cf m?ID_page=39298§ion=39301&contentshow=section Introduction to the Students' Ratings of Courses and
Instruction using the IDQ System
http://www.ualberta.ca/CNS/TSQS/IDQ.html Calculating the Median http://www.ualberta.ca/CNS/TSQS/median.html Administering the IDQ Questionnaires http://www.ualberta.ca/CNS/TSQS/IDQ_admin.html IDQ Reports http://www.ualberta.ca/CNS/TSQS/IDQ_reports.html
Sample Instructor Report http://www.ualberta.ca/CNS/TSQS/IDQ_reports_instructor.ht ml
Sample Aggregate Report http://www.ualberta.ca/CNS/TSQS/IDQ_reports_aggregate. html
Sample Administrator’s Summary http://www.ualberta.ca/CNS/TSQS/IDQ_reports_adminsum mary.html
Universal Student Ratings of Instruction using the Instructor Designed Questionnaire (IDQ) System with the GFC Catalog
http://www.ualberta.ca/CNS/TSQS/images/gfc.pdf
University of British Columbia
Document Web address Policy on Student Evaluation of Teaching http://www.senate.ubc.ca/vancouver/policies.cfm?ID=26 Report to the University of British Columbia Vice
President Academic and Provost on the New University-Module Items and Their Online
Administration at the University of British Columbia
http://www.vpacademic.ubc.ca/SEoT_Report_3-13-08.pdf
University of Guelph
Document Web address Provost’s Protocol for the Administration of Teaching
Evaluations
https://courseeval.uoguelph.ca/policies.php UofG Online Course Evaluation System – FAQs https://courseeval.uoguelph.ca/faq.php University of Michigan
Document Web address Office of Evaluations & Examinations: Teaching
Evaluations
http://www.umich.edu/~eande/tq/index.htm Office of Evaluations & Examinations: Teaching
Evaluations Interpretive Guide
http://www.umich.edu/~eande/tq/freq-word-link.doc Office of Evaluations & Examinations: Frequently
Asked Questions on Online Evaluations
http://www.umich.edu/~eande/tq/faq.htm
Task Force Report on Online Evaluations http://www.umich.edu/~eande/tq/online_course_evaluation s.pdf
Online Collection of Student Evaluations of Teaching (Report by James A. Kulik)
http://www.umich.edu/~eande/tq/OnLineTQExp.pdf Teaching Questionnaires Question Bank http://www.umich.edu/~eande/tq/tqreq.pdf
Center for Research on Learning and Teaching Guidelines for Evaluating Teaching
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Guiding Principles for Tenure Review for InstructionalTrack Faculty at the University of Michigan
http://www.provost.umich.edu/faculty/tenure_guidelines.pdf Office of the Provost: Faculty Promotion Guidelines http://www.provost.umich.edu/faculty/promotion_guidelines/
procedures.html Office of the Provost: Integration of Teaching,
Research and Practice
http://www.provost.umich.edu/reports/issues_intersection/in tegration.html
Academic Affairs Advisory Committee: Teaching Principles and Responsibilities
http://umich.edu/~sacua/AcadAff/teaching.htm
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Document Web address
Course Evaluation Policy http://www.uoit.ca/EN/main2/about/14057/14152/Academic_ Policies_and_Procedures/course_evaluations.html
Course Evaluation Procedure Timeline http://www.uoit.ca/assets/Section~specific/Faculty_Staff/Tea ching~and~learning/Course%20evaluation%20diagram%20 v1.pdf
Student Feedback Questionnaire - Course http://www.uoit.ca/assets/Section~specific/Faculty_Staff/Tea ching~and~learning/Course%20Survey%202007.pdf Student Feedback Questionnaire – Lab http://www.uoit.ca/assets/Section~specific/Faculty_Staff/Tea
ching~and~learning/Laboratory%20Survey%202007.pdf Student Feedback Questionnaire – Tutorial http://www.uoit.ca/assets/Section~specific/Faculty_Staff/Tea
ching~and~learning/Tutorial%20Survey%202007.pdf Sample Student Memo re: Course Evaluation
Procedures
http://www.uoit.ca/assets/Section~specific/Faculty_Staff/Tea ching~and~learning/Memo%20for%20students.pdf
York University
Document Web address
Policy on Student Evaluation of Teaching http://www.yorku.ca/secretariat/policies/document.php?docu ment=100&plain=y
Senate Committee on Teaching & Learning’s Guide to Teaching Assessment & Evaluation
http://www.yorku.ca/univsec/senate/committees/scotl/tevgui de.pdf
Senate Committee on Teaching & Learning, Teaching Documentation Guide
http://www.yorku.ca/univsec/senate/committees/scotl/TDG% 20-%20March%2005.pdf
Student Course Evaluations: Research, Models and Trends