Office of Institutional Research

The Office of Institutional Research coordinates and conducts evaluations for courses taught at Shepherd in the Fall and Spring semesters.

Evaluations are done in either paper or electronic format, and include both multiple-choice questions and a comments section. Results are tabulated and returned to instructors after the final grades for the courses are due.

Please note. As of Fall 2006, RAIL evaluations are to be used only by tenured faculty. Non-tenured faculty and adjunct instructors should request paper evaluations, not RAIL evaluations.

The schedule for course evaluations for 2007-2008 is as follows:

Fall:

	RAIL evaluations for first-8-weeks courses: Oct. 1- Oct. 14
	Paper and RAIL evaluations for full-semester and last-8-weeks courses: Nov. 12 - Dec. 9

Spring:

	RAIL evaluations for first-8-weeks courses: Feb. 25 - Mar. 9
	Paper and RAIL evaluations for full-semester and last-8-weeks courses: Apr. 7 - May 4

More information about these evaluations is available below. Files are in PDF format, and require Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be obtained here:

Questions about course evaluations should be directed to the Office of Institutional Research.

General Information: Information about the evaluation process, as presented to the Shepherd University Faculty Senate on 9/18/2006.
Procedures: A step-by-step outline of how the process works.
RAIL Evaluation: for students: Instructions for RAIL course evaluations for students.
RAIL Evaluation: for instructors: Instructions for RAIL course evaluations for instructors.
Evaluation Questions: The questionnaire used to conduct the evaluations.
Interpretation: How to interpret the results of evaluations.

Send mail to ir@shepherd.edu with questions or comments about this web site.