Evaluation Competition

Thank you for your thoughtful completion of instructor, course, preceptor and site evaluations last semester! The input that we receive from you from these evaluations is immensely important to us and guide program improvement. As a token of our appreciation for your efforts, we are providing you with an incentive for completing these evaluations for Spring 2016.

Here are the details:

·         Beginning March 24th, the response rates for instructor, course, preceptor, and site evaluations will be tracked for each class (P1-P3).  The completion rate information will then be provided to you on a weekly basis via PharmNews.
·         On April 22nd, the class who achieved the highest completion rate (of released evaluations) will be awarded a dress down week (the class must achieve at least an 85% completion rate to qualify).  If the P3 class wins the competition, a dress down week will be awarded for April 25-29.  If the P1 or P2 class wins the competition, a dress down week will be awarded May 2-6.

Exceptions to the dress down time period include:

·         Laboratory course attendance.  Appropriate lab attire is always required for laboratory courses.

The Office of Academic Affairs will provide casual stickers to the class that wins on the relevant days so that students allowed to dress down are easily identifiable. You’ll need to be sure to wear your sticker! Jeans and t-shirts are acceptable dress down attire. Workout clothing, lounge wear, and the like are not permitted.

As you are completing your evaluations, please keep these notes in mind:

o   Do your best to make your comments count.  You can do this by making them professional, objective, descriptive (by providing examples), and specific to the course or instructor you are evaluating.  Keep comments impersonal, focusing on key overarching themes. 
o   Take care to note which evaluation you are completing and put course comments on course evaluations and instructor comments on instructor evaluations only.  Be sure that you do not make professor specific comments on course evaluations. 
o   If you have no comments to add, please skip the comment box entirely.  Please do not place N/A in the blank. 
o   When filling out evaluations, please think about the specific class criteria and expectations.  Each course is different, please treat them as such. 
o   Read each question carefully.  Be sure to answer exactly what is asked.

o   Be sure your ratings and your comments match.  If your evaluation is positive, but your comments are negative, it sends a mixed message.  Be thoughtful, clear, concise, and accurate.

o Evaluations are not to be used to report violations to FERPA or TITLE IX concerns.  Please be sure if you have such concerns, that you speak with Dr. Nancy Goodbar about appropriate channels for reporting.   

Your feedback is completely anonymous.  If you have any questions regarding completing evaluations, how evaluations are utilized for program improvement, and your role in the assessment process; please feel free to contact Ms. McCaslan, Director of Assessment and Academic Services at mmccaslan@presby.edu.

Thank you sincerely for continuing to fulfill your responsibilities as students by completing these evaluations.  Your efforts are very much appreciated!

Completion rates* as of 3/23/16:

P1: 57.6%

P2: 21.8%

P3: 11.1%

(*includes all instructor, course, preceptor, and site evaluations currently assigned)