Module Evaluation

Towards the end of each semester you will receive an email asking you to submit a module evaluation for any module you are about to complete. You will usually have two to three weeks to submit your feedback. 

If a module is taught at a different time during the year, then you may be asked to complete an evaluation outside of the main evaluation periods. 

All  data collected in the survey are confidential (providing you do not choose to identify yourself in one of your answers). When your module convenor sees the responses to the evaluation, they won’t see your name or student number. However, the University reserves the right to identify a student under certain circumstances (suspected breaches of the law or University policies/regulations, or a threat to the welfare of students, staff or others).

Surveys are easy to complete and should only take you around 5 minutes per module. You’ll be asked to answer questions on a scale from “Definitely Agree” to “Definitely Disagree”, as well as provide longer answers to let us know what we’re doing well and what needs to be improved. 

You will normally be given time in class to complete your evaluations, but if you want to complete them in your own time then you can do this instead - just remember to submit before the deadline!

You will receive an email from hosting@evasys.co.uk for each evaluation we would like you to complete. This may mean that you receive several emails at the same time; one for each of your modules. 

You should log into our Student Module Evaluation Portal to complete your surveys. Please use your University credentials to login; if you’re already logged in to our system then the evaluation portal will recognise you and automatically log you in on return visits.

Here is a step-by-step guide on accessing your surveys via the portal.

The more feedback you can give us, the more likely we are to be able to use it to improve the module. Think about when you have received feedback on your work; what sort of comments do you find helpful? 

Be respectful: We want honest feedback, both positive and negative, but offensive  or discriminatory language is not acceptable. Feedback should be polite and respectful, in line with the University’s Regulations for Student Conduct.

Evaluate the teaching, not the teacher: Module evaluations are about the design and delivery of the module, not about the person stood at the front. Please avoid personal or emotional comments. 

Provide examples: Feedback is most helpful when it provides examples of what has happened and suggestions for improvement. Avoid making sweeping statements, as this makes it difficult for module convenors to respond to. 

Once a survey has closed, aggregated and anonymous survey results will be made available to relevant staff within the School and, on request, to staff across the wider University. Your individual set of responses will not be visible to academic staff as part of these results. 

This will depend on what your feedback is, some things can be acted upon quickly whilst others will take longer to implement. There may also be things that are not possible to change (or where students express conflicting opinions). When your Module Convenor writes their commentary on the evaluation, they should address these areas. 

Yes, your Module Convenor will review the feedback and share their reflections, and a copy of the quantitative data, with you by email.

Please email us at module.evaluation@reading.ac.uk (including your student number and module code) if you have any difficulties such as:

 -  You can’t access a survey
 -  You don't receive an email about a module, but other students on the module have received one
 -  You’ve been asked to evaluate a module you are not taking