VIRGINIA TECH ONLINE COURSE SURVEY - EXAMPLE

The questions below are part of the course evaluation procedures required by the university. Please complete the questions by selecting the responses that are correct for you. At the end of the survey, you will be asked to type in a comment if you choose to do so.

If your instructor is providing extra credit for completing the survey, type in your name in the space provided at the end. Then click on the "send answers" button to submit your responses.




1) Please select your course from the list below
(course list removed for example purposes)


2) The following nine questions ask you to evaluate the instructor for this course based on recognized categories of teaching performance. Please rate the performance of your instructor for each of the following items.

TEACHER PERFORMANCE POOR FAIR GOOD EXCELLENT
Apparent knowledge of the subject matter.
Success in communicating or explaining subject matter.
Degree to which subject matter was made stimulating or relevant.
Fairness in assigning grades.
Concern and respect for individuals as students.
Administration of class and organization of materials.
Overall rating of this instructor.
Encouragement and management of class interaction.
Responsiveness to inquiries outside of class.


3) Please ue the following buttons to answer the next three questions related to online instruction.
I WOULD RECOMMEND Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree
This online course to others.
This instructor to others taking an online course.
That others take a totally online course.


4) For me, this course was (select one)

A required course in my major field
An elective to fulfull a requirement
A free elective outside my major field
A required course outside my major field
A free elective in my major field
Not applicable


5) What online help modules did you use on the VT website? (check all that apply)
orientation
research and library skills
online counseling
did not know the help modules were available
not applicable


6) Check all other resources listed below that would be useful for this course (check all that apply)
online communication
orientation to course technology
course technology tutorial
orientation to the course
how to access course materials
not applicable


7) For this online course I felt that (check all that apply)
I could register with no trouble
fee payment was processed efficiently
Easy bookstore access
easy library access
access to services was limited or difficult
I could take this course because it was online
not applicable


8) How would you characterize communication with the instructor and others for this course (check all that apply)
course procedures were clearly posted
necessary information was received on time
clear instructions for using all materials
grades returned in a timely manner
discussion groups well organized
I felt isolated from others
technology prevented access to others
not applicable


9) What is your gender? (select one)
Male
Female


10) What year are you? (select one)
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Senior Plus
Graduate Student
Not applicable


11) U.S. Department of Education Ethnic Category (select one)
African-American
Asian
White non-Hispanic
Hispanic
American-Indian Alaskan
Other


12) How far from the Blacksburg campus did you live when taking this course? (select one)
I lived on campus
zero to five miles
six to ten miles
eleven to twenty miles
twenty-one to fifty miles
fifty-one to one hundred miles
one hundred miles to two hundred fify miles
more than two hundred fifty miles


13) Where did you take this online course? (select one)
at home
where I worked
facilities on main campus
community distance learning site
at remote campus
other


14) How were you connected to the course website? (select one)
on-campus ethernet
modem to VA Tech modem pool
modem to commercial ISP
off-campus ethernet
don't know


15) Type in additional comments concerning this course in text box to the right.