Centralized Course Evaluation (CCE): Department Chair Tasks - Beginning of Term

Directions for Department Chair tasks due near the beginning of the term:

Task 1: Review department courses slated for evaluation, view administration dates, and report discrepancies.

  1. Login to Blue. https://uwstout.bluera.com/

    If prompted, enter your UW-Stout login credentials.

  2. Click the View Your Course Evaluation Dashboard (see red arrow).

    Blue Homepage

    A tile will populate for each course within your department slated for an evaluation.


  3. (optional): To easily find a given course among the tiles for your department:

    • Option 1: Enter the course name in the Search window.

      Enter the course name in the Search window

    • Option 2: To alphabetize the department list, click the down arrow in the Sort by: window.

      Click the arrow in the Sort by window

      In the pull-down window, select Subject Name.

      Select Subject Name in pull down window in Blue

  4. To see the calendar dates when an evaluation will be administered for any given course, click the three ellipses in the lower right corner of the course tile of interest.

    Then, click Manage Settings.

    Click Manage Settings in Blue

    A new pop-up window will open. Start and End Dates are listed in the middle.

    Administration Dates

    No changes to administration dates can be made.

  5. Report discrepancies to Provost_CourseEvals@uwstout.edu.

Task 2: Opt-out courses from the course evaluation process

Note: Only Department Chairs are provided with opt-out access; Instructors are not.

  1. Login to Blue. https://uwstout.bluera.com/

    If prompted, enter your UW-Stout login credentials.

  2. Click the View Your Course Evaluation Dashboard. A tile will populate for each course within your department slated for evaluation.

    Blue Homepage


  3. If many tiles are displayed, enter the course name to be opted out in the Search window.

    Enter the course name to be opted out

  4. Click the three ellipses in the lower right corner of the course tile of interest.


    Then, click Manage Settings.

    Click Manage Setting in Blue

    A new pop-up window will open.

  5. Toggle the Opt-in dial from ‘Yes’ to ‘No’. Then, click Update.

    Blue toggle opt-in

    The tile should now indicate the course has been opted out.

    The tile should now indicate the course has been opted out


Keywords:
Explorance Blue, Blue, centralized, evaluation, course evaluation, CCE, department chair tasks, tasks, Beginning of Term 
Doc ID:
151733
Owned by:
Lexi S. in UW Stout
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Created:
2025-06-13
Updated:
2026-08-24
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