SRT PROCESS

University Senate policy requires the evaluation of all courses taught at the University. OMS oversees online and paper-based SRT administration and reporting for the Crookston, Morris, Rochester, and Twin Cities campuses.

For semester-long classes, Student Rating of Teaching (SRT) takes place during the last 3 weeks of classes, before final exams (see below for data collection windows for all course lengths).

Detailed information for faculty on administering SRT’s can be found here.

Detailed information for student volunteers administering SRT’s can be found here.

The online SRT platform (for instructors to view reports and for students to complete online ratings, if available) can be found here.

Course Length Data Collection Window 83 days or longer The last 24 days of instruction 5-82 days The last 25% of the class instruction time 4 days or fewer The last day of instruction The course length is calculated based on the duration between the earliest instance of the "first class" meeting and the latest "last class" meeting in the PeopleSoft system.

FORMAT SELECTION

The SRT may be administered either on paper or online, but not both, as designated by the Department Contact. Both formats allow evaluation of multiple instructors. Currently, 70% of courses collect SRT data on paper and 30% collect SRT data online.

Default SRT format:

Paper SRT is the default for most courses, unless the department requests the online format.

Online SRT administration is the default for all-online courses.

Online SRT features include:

Access on mobile devices.

Compatibility with Canvas and Moodle.

VIEWING COURSE RESULTS

To assist students in course selection, SRT responses that pertain to a course (not a specific instructor) are made available under the provisions of current University Administration policy for Rochester, Twin Cities and Morris campuses.

SRT PROCESS DIAGRAM