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Course Evaluations

Near the end of each semester, students are asked to participate in the course evaluation process. Each course is evaluated by having all students fill out a questionnaire during a class period sometime in the last few weeks of the course. The results of the evaluations are not released to professors until several weeks after courses have been completed and grades have been submitted.

Below you will find a most recent version of the course evaluation which has been used in the Faculty since 2000. Your comments about this evaluation are welcome. Please send your comments to lori [dot] hurdle [at] mcgill [dot] ca

Faculty of Engineering Course Evaluation

NOTE: Your evaluation is an important mechanism used by your instructor, department/school and faculty for making improvements to this course, as well as to the overall teaching program. The teaching evaluations form an important part of a professor's teaching portfolio, which is required by the University administration for tenure and promotion decisions. Your responsible, thoughtful, and constructive feedback are much appreciated. The results of the evaluation will be carefully reviewed by the chair/director of the department/school and will be forwarded to the instructor only after the final grades have been submitted.

Course evaluation form

The questionnaire can be completed in approximately 15 minutes. It has two parts. Part A is usually answered in pencil on a computer sheet. Ratings are given on a scale of 1 to 5 (most positive). Part B is written (answer questions that are relevant to the course).

PART A - I. Questions about the instructor

  1. Ratings from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high)
  2. The communication of the goals and requirements of the course.
  3. The quality of class lectures in terms of organization and clarity.
  4. The organization and legibility of visual presentation (blackboard/overhead/computer-aided, etc.).
  5. The quality of the instructor's oral presentation.
  6. The instructor's response to the questions posed in the class.
  7. The instructor's availability for individual consultation during designated office hours.
  8. The instructor's attitude in teaching the course material.
  9. The relationship between the instructor and the class.
  10. Your overall appraisal of the quality of teaching in this course compared to other courses at McGill.

PART A - II. Questions about the course

  1. Ratings from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high)
  2. The assigned readings in the textbook were...
  3. The distributed class notes, handouts, etc., were...
  4. With respect to the learning of material in the course, the homework assignments were...
  5. Considering the number of credits assigned to the course, the workload was... (Please indicate if it was too heavy or too light in the Comments section)
  6. Compared to the other courses at the same level, the challenge posed by the material in the course was...
  7. The tutorials given in the course were...
  8. The feedback given to you through corrected assignments and class tests regarding your performance in the course was...
  9. The overall scheme used for the evaluation of learning in the course was...
  10. IF there were laboratories, their value was...
  11. The amount that I learned from this course was...

PART A - III. Questions about yourself

  1. Ratings from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high)
  2. Your level of enthusiasm for taking this course at the time of initial registration.
  3. Your level of enthusiasm for this course now.
  4. The percentage of lectures you attended.

Part B - I. Instructor

Please provide constructive comments on the course, indicating which aspects of the course you liked and should be continued, and what changes should be made for improvement.

  1. Organization and clarity
  2. Visual presentation
  3. Oral presentation
  4. Response to questions
  5. Class environment
  6. Availability for consultation

PART B - II. Course

  1. Textbook, class notes and handouts
  2. Assignments
  3. Workload (Refer to Q. 4 from Questions about the course)
  4. Challenge posed (Refer to Q. 5 from Questions about the course)
  5. Tutorial/Labs
  6. Effectiveness of teaching assistants
  7. Evaluation procedure
  8. Other constructive comments
Updated on Fri, 2012-04-20 16:07
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