Master of Business Administration (Financial Services)

Appendix 7.1.3 Student Feedback InstrumentsThe Dalhousie University Student Ratings of Instruction ProgramDownload this Word document to summarize your results: sri_sample_layout.doc.The Dalhousie University Student Ratings of Instruction (SRI) Program is designed to provideinformation on students' perceptions of the teaching effectiveness of their instructors. The data isintended for "summative" purposes. That is, the concern is with the overall quality of teachingperformance. The questionnaire focuses on those elements of teaching behavior that arecorrelated to positive student outcomes and other measures of effective teaching; thus, theresults are most appropriate for making judgments about general teaching quality andconsistency of performance. This standardized system is not meant to supplant teacher-designed"formative" evaluations that provide detailed, diagnostic information for improvement purposes.See Resources for more information on summative and formative evaluation of teaching.The Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT) coordinates the SRI Program, providingquestionnaires, data processing and report production and distribution. Support staff in eachteaching unit assist by acting as liaisons and in assisting with the distribution and collection ofquestionnaires.The information collected from the students is confidential, and access to both the raw data andfinal reports is strictly controlled. See the procedures for data collection and reporting of results.Characteristics of the SRI Instruments and ReportsThe SRI usually consists of two components: a scannable "bubble" questionnaire and separate(optional) questionnaire for students' written comments. As outlined below, data from eachquestionnaire are treated differently, in accordance with the collective agreement.Quantitative results based on data from the scannable bubble sheets. Each professor receives areport summarizing the results of the quantitative data for each of his/her classes. In addition, thedepartment head or school director receives a copy of all reports. Reports include quantitativeresults for each class, departmental means (for either undergraduate or graduate classes, asappropriate), enrollment and response rates, as well as guidelines for interpreting the results.Qualitative comments. In most departments, students are also given the opportunity to submitwritten comments. When used by the university for the purpose of evaluating the teachingperformance of a faculty member, these comments must be handled according to Articles 18.08124