Harvard Q

I want my voice to be heard. How do I make sure that what I write is included in the Q Guide?
Let your opinion be known! The Q Guide editors state: We can't tally your comments if they don't pass some sort of judgment on an aspect of the course. We're always reading comments like, "there were 300 pages of reading per week" - with no further explanation. Tell us what you think about those 300 pages of reading! Too much? The right amount? Too little, perhaps? Is it good reading? Interesting? Maybe too complicated? These sorts of substantive, opinionated remarks are what make the Q Guide a useful source of information.

Professors also have access to your responses, as do section leaders for information specifically about themselves. They receive your opinions verbatim. In addition to helping other students assess potential courses through the Q Guide, your feedback can be a valuable tool for instructors. Constructive input can provide new perspective on teaching. The more detailed you can be with your thoughts, the more helpful your evaluation.

The Q Guide includes courses with more than seven responses. The Q editors incorporate all relevant comments made by at least 10% of the course's respondents.

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You will be prompted for your HUID and PIN.

Will my professors or teaching fellows have access to my comments before grades are submitted?
No. Instructors and TFs will only receive their courses' evaluation results after their final grades for the semester have been submitted to the Office of the Registrar.

I enter my HUID and PIN before filling out the forms. How can the online evaluations possibly be anonymous?
Your comments and evaluations are completely anonymous to your course instructors and TFs. No identifying information (such as HUID or name) will be passed on to them, nor will they be able to link this information to your responses.

Will the evaluation reports contain demographic information that might possibly be used to identify me?
The system does not report any demographic information such as your HUID and/or PIN. We report only the information contained in your verbatim responses.

I am trying to fill out my course evaluations and cannot find my instructor.
If your instructor does not appear in either of the menus for Instructor or Section Leader, write to evals@fas.harvard.edu with your instructor's name and email address. Your instructor will be added.

I am a cross-registered student, and do not have a Harvard ID (HUID).
Cross-registered students who have not yet been assigned a Harvard cross-registration identification (ID) number should contact the Educational Records Office to request their official cross-registration number by telephone at (617) 495-4655 for Undergraduates, or (617) 495-1519 for Graduates.

I lost / do not have a PIN.
To obtain a new PIN or retrieve a lost PIN, visit www.pin.harvard.edu. If you have an email address on file, it should arrive fairly quickly; otherwise it may be 3-10 days until the new PIN arrives to you via mail.

Who should I contact with further questions?

If you have other questions, please contact Kevin Heaps, University Management Fellow for Course Evaluations, by email at evals@fas.harvard.edu or by telephone at (617) 496-1098.

Faculty and Section Leaders:

When do I register for the Q and customize questions?
The online course evaluations for the 2007-2008 spring semester will be open for registering and customizing from Wednesday, April 9 through Wednesday, April 16. As a course head you may customize up to 3 questions on your course evaluation, thereby tailoring your evaluation to receive specific feedback. You can also make sure that all section leaders are listed with their proper titles so they will be evaluated too.

When will my students fill out the evaluations?
The online course evaluations for the 2007-2008 spring term will open Wednesday, April 23, and all will remain open until Thursday, May 29 (one week following the conclusion of exam period).

How can I monitor my students' response rates?
On Wednesday, April 23 students may begin to fill out the Q evaluations. You may monitor the response rate for your course by clicking the link below.

Monitor response rate now. You will be prompted for your HUID and PIN.

When will evaluation reports be released?
Course evaluation results will be made available to Course Heads approximately two weeks after the end of term. In order to view results, final grades must have been submitted to the Office of the Registrar. Teaching Fellows will receive direct access to their personal evaluations approximately two to three days later.

How do I view my evaluations?
An email containing a link to your evaluations will be sent to you when the results are ready (approximately two weeks after the end of term). Once the evaluation results are posted, you can also click on the link below and log in with your HUID and PIN to view the responses. You can view all your past semesters' online comments through this link as well.

View Q evaluation responses now. You will be prompted for your HUID and PIN.

I never received or have misplaced the email with the link to my course evaluations.
Once the evaluation results are posted, you can click on the link below and log in with your HUID and PIN to view the responses. You can view all your past semesters' online comments through this link as well.

View Q evaluation responses now. You will be prompted for your HUID and PIN.

I logged into the system with my HUID and PIN, but do not see any evaluations, or am getting an error message.
You may have accessed the system before results are ready. If you do not remember your PIN, please visit www.pin.harvard.edu. If the problem persists, contact evals@fas.harvard.edu.

I am a Course Head, but can only see part of the results for my course.
If you are a head of the course and also taught a section, the system may have difficulty recognizing that you should have access to the entire course results. Please contact the course evaluations staff at evals@fas.harvard.edu to have your access corrected.

What is the percentage of students who completed an evaluation for my course?
When the course evaluation reports are released online, the student response rate will be listed in each course report. While evaluations are open you may monitor student response rates as well.

Can I receive a hard copy of my course evaluations?
A PDF with your complete results will be available online so that copies can be easily printed. If you need assistance with this process, many departmental administrators have access to the results and may be able to help. With the move to online evaluations and data reporting, paper copies of the evaluations will no longer be provided.

Who should I contact with further questions?
If you have other questions, please contact Kevin Heaps, University Management Fellow for Course Evaluations, by email at evals@fas.harvard.edu or by telephone at (617) 496-1098. If you wish to discuss your Q results, please contact the Bok Center.

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