Centralized Course Evaluation (CCE) FAQ - Student

CCE is a new way to administer course evaluations across campus. Instead of having each department responsible for administering their own course evaluations, the course evaluations will be administered through a central office using a third-party application software.

Explorance Blue (Blue).

• You will access the course evaluation through the Explorance Blue website.
• You will receive emails letting you know when the evaluation for your course(s) opens and when it will close.
• During the open administration period, you will receive friendly reminder emails for any course in which you have not submitted an evaluation. These reminders are automatically generated by the software, not by a person reviewing your participation status.
• All emails will be sent from Provost_CourseEvals@uwstout.edu.
• Instructors can see what percentage of your classmates have submitted the CCE. They cannot, however, see who did or did not complete an evaluation.
• Your responses are confidential and will not be linked to your name, student ID, or academic record.
• All analysis will be conducted in aggregate form. However, in rare instances, UW-Stout may be required to act on reports of discrimination, harassment, or disclosures of harmful intentions, including self-harm or harm to others.

• Student feedback describing student experiences in a course is useful for identifying opportunities for improving the delivery of the course.
• Course evaluation results are considered during performance evaluations of instructors.

To help instructors and administrators best use your feedback to improve teaching and learning at UW-Stout, please be thoughtful and constructive when writing comments.

• Specific, respectful, and constructive feedback is most useful. Consider what worked well for you as a learner, and what might benefit from improvement.
• Focus on your opinions about the course learning environment which includes, but is not limited to, course activities and discussions, course organization, instructor and peer interactions, online platforms, and other technology.
• Comments in the form of insults or based on stereotypes, personal appearances, or personal characteristics are not appropriate.
• Inappropriate comments do not reflect the civil engagement we value as an institution, and they are generally not effective in stimulating improvements to instruction.

The following course categories are excluded:

• Non-UW-Stout faculty led Office of International Education courses: TRDIS 477 DRCT and EXCH courses
• Independent study courses
• Honors capstone and contract courses: HON CAP, HON CNRT 001, HON CNRT 002
• Courses with < 16 instructional calendar days in length
• Dual Credit / Concurrent Enrollment
• Military Science and select Student Affairs courses
• Tenured faculty courses not slated for an evaluation during the present term
• Courses determined by the Department Chair to not be appropriate for an evaluation.

Near the beginning of each course, your instructors should notify you when the course evaluation will be administered (start and end). 

The day your course evaluation opens, you:

• will receive an email from Provost_CourseEvals@uwstout.edu, providing the start and end dates for each evaluation.
• can also click on the ‘Course Evaluations’ link on the Canvas course navigation bar to find the same information.

You can complete the course evaluation anytime between the Start and End dates (administration period).

For in-person and synchronous online courses, instructors are to provide time for completing the evaluation completion during class, and to notify you when this will occur.

The day your course evaluation opens, you will receive an email from Provost_CourseEvals@uwstout.edu. Click on the link in the email to access your evaluations.

When your course evaluation(s) open, you can also access them by clicking on the ‘Course Evaluations’ link on your Canvas course navigation bar.

Reports are made available 12 calendar days after the end of the course, which is one week AFTER grades are due to the registrar. No results will be made available to any UW-Stout employee prior to this day.

Contact the PARQ office by emailing Provost_CourseEvals@uwstout.edu.