SOS Faculty Experience
Course Evaluations Available
Student Opinion Surveys are available two weeks before a 14-week term ends and one week before a 7-week term or shorter term ends. When the survey period begins, students receive an email from sos@uwosh.edu containing instructions on how to access their individualized portal and complete the Student Opinion Survey. The portal will contain a list of their courses and available surveys. Students will receive two reminder emails before survey expiration. All surveys expire at 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the term.
Fall 2023 | 14-week term | First 7-week term | Second 7-week term | 3-week Interim |
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Classes Begin | 9/6/2023 | 9/6/2023 | 10/25/2023 | 1/8/2024 |
Last Day to drop a course | 10/20/2023 | 10/3/2023 | 11/21/2023 | 1/19/2024 |
Faculty Email Notice 1 Window (one week prior to survey period opening) | 11/24/2023 | 10/10/2023 | 12/1/2023 | 1/12/2024 |
Faculty Email Notice 2 Window (2 days prior to survey period opening) | 11/29/2023 | 10/15/2023 | 12/6/2023 | 1/17/2024 |
Survey Period Opens (Invitation) |
Friday, Dec 1, 2023 | Tuesday, Oct 17, 2023 | Friday, Dec 8, 2023 | Friday, Jan 19, 2023 |
Reminder Message #1 to students (3 days from open) |
11/28/2023 | 10/14/2023 | 12/5/2023 | 1/16/2024 |
Final Reminder Message #2 to students (1-3 days left) |
11/30/2023 | 10/162023 | 12/7/2023 | 1/18/2024 |
Classes/Session End (Survey Period Closes) |
Friday, Dec 15, 2023 | Friday, March 17, 2023 | Friday, Dec 15, 2023 | Friday, Jan 26, 2024 |
Grades due | 12/20/2022 | 10/30/2023 | 12/20/2022 | 1/31/2024 |
Notes:
- Instructors are notified through email one week and again two days before students receive the SOS invitation.
- Faculty & Instructors will be able to check the return rate in their classes & create/adapt their own messaging to their students as needed, but the Instruction and Course Response page is closed to prevent skewed data during this heavy response time.
- The above timeline is adjusted for courses that do not end on the traditional UW Oshkosh end dates. (Accelerated Nursing)
General Overview of the SOS Process for Instructors
You will receive an email notification that the survey period is open. We have developed email templates instructors can send to students to remind them course evaluations are opened.
Your SOS Results: Instructor Dashboard
Instructors will receive an email notification that their SOS data is available to view in their Instructor Dashboard 30 days or less after the current semester’s deadline for submitting final course grades has elapsed.
You will be able to view, retrieve, and analyze your data in a variety of ways. Results will be updated after every session in which the instructor teaches a course. Instructions and tutorials are available on the Dashboard Guide for Instructors.
PLEASE NOTE: Dashboard Access Changes During Survey Collection
Any questions regarding SOS procedures should be directed to the SOS Administrator (sos@uwosh.edu).
More resources:
Survey Administration Best Practices
Emails Instructors Can Send Students
How to Review Response Rate Report
Dashboard Guide for Instructors
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