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Course evaluations are being automated in Canvas

Surveys are automated for some courses in P2 and for all courses starting P3

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Published Jan 07, 2025

Course surveys and course analyses will soon be published automatically in Canvas for all courses. This means that you will always have the opportunity to give your opinion on the course.

New and improved course survey for all courses

At the end of each course, a course survey is automatically published in the course room in Canvas. The course surveys follow a new, common template so that all courses can be followed up in a uniform way. Course analyses will also be published automatically in Canvas for each course so that you can always see survey results and teacher reflections.

Automatic course evaluations are being tested for some courses in study period 2, autumn semester 2024, and will apply to all courses from study period 3, spring semester 2025.

With the new solution, it will be easier for students to answer surveys, for teachers to distribute and manage answers, and for the quality work to effectively analyse and follow up the results – both in the short and long term. It is a big step forward in the work with course evaluation.

Course evaluation, step by step

1. Fill in the survey in Canvas

The course survey is automatically published in the course room in Canvas for all courses at KTH. You will receive a notification via Canvas and email when the survey is available, and you then have 11 days to respond to the survey.

Take the chance to influence the development of the course – your voice matters!

2. Course coordinator writes course analysis

When the survey is closed, the course coordinator writes a course analysis based on the survey responses and other course development material. In the analysis, the teacher reflects on the course session and describes how they plan to develop the course going forward.

3. Results published in Canvas and in the Course and programme directory

Results from the survey are published together with the teacher's course analysis in Canvas no later than 7 weeks after the course ends. If an analysis has not been written, only survey results are published. An extract from the course analysis is also published on the course page in the Course and programme directory .

4. Courses with development needs are followed up with an action plan

If the course needs specific development, an action plan is created. Development needs in a course can be identified in connection with course evaluation, course analysis or through some other form of follow-up. The action plan is developed together with students and in consultation with the student union. Measures described in the plan are implemented for the next course offering.

Interviewees wanted - get a lunch voucher!

Help us by sharing your thoughts on the new course evaluation system in a Zoom interview lasting around 30 minutes. As a thank you, you will receive a lunch voucher. If you have completed a course evaluation via Canvas, you can sign up here: Interview about course evaluation

All students have a say in the course

Your views as a student play an important role in the development of KTH's courses. By taking the time to answer the surveys, you are not only helping to shape the courses of the future – you are also helping to preserve what already works well. As course surveys are now created automatically for all courses, we ensure that all students have the opportunity to give their thoughts on the course.

A tool for improvement

The aim of the new survey is to strengthen the quality of courses and programmes. To be able to develop the programme further, we need a broad participation from students. The more people who respond, the better the basis we get to make the courses even better and more relevant. Your involvement is important for KTH's quality work to be successful. Your response to the survey and contributitons with constructive feedback in course meetings and to course management is the key to KTH continuing to offer education of the highest quality.

The system has been in development for a year

The new system has been developed for little over a year. Templates, processes and timeframes have been developed in collaboration with, among others, the Faculty Council, Directors of First and Second Cycle Education, quality coordinators and a reference group (including THS) for the project. The system was also tested for a number of courses in P1 and P2, autumn semester 2024.

Read about the project here: Project: New IT system support for course evaluation and course analysis

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