Electronic Course Evaluations
Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys (formerly known as EvaluationKIT) is UM-Dearborn's electronic course evaluation system. Most courses will have course evaluations done within EvaluationKit, but some courses may not be evaluated for specific reasons, such as enrollment being low and therefore not allowing anonymity or the course being an Internship.
Beginning in Fall 2022, UM-Dearborn has a new set of common course evaluation questions that will be presented for every evaluated course.
Course evaluations are generally available for students to complete during a two week period (one week for half-term courses) before the study day towards the end of each semester. Evaluation reports available to instructors/administrators are completely anonymous, and are made available to instructors a week after each semester's final grades submission deadline.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, all reports available to individual instructors and administrators are completely anonymous. The system does have identifiers for faculty and students, but they are only used to display the correct courses on the dashboard and to assure students can only submit one evaluation per course.
Course evaluations will generally be available for students to fill out for two weeks (one week for half-term summer courses), ending on the final day of regular classes (before final exams). For certain courses that do not run for an entire term, the evaluation availability may be different, though evaluations should always be completed before each course's final exam. Notification emails will be sent to both instructors and students when evaluations start for each course.
Course evaluation reports become available to instructors one week after the final grade submission deadline.
Certain ad blockers and web filtering software packages have been found to block the Course Evals menu from appearing in Canvas. Using a different web browser may fix the problem. If the problem persists, you can login to the system directly using the login button on this page, or by using the unique link sent to your university email address as part of the automated system notifications.
No. While there is an integration between Canvas and Watermark Course Evaluations and Surveys (the Course Evals link on course menus and the Course Evaluations link on profile menus), Watermark Course Evaluations and Surveys is a completely separate system and can be used without ever logging in to Canvas.
For courses taught from Fall 2007 through Summer 2022, the following questions are used for P&T:
- The instructor was knowledgeable about the subject matter;
- The instructor was competent in teaching the course material;
- The requirements of the course were clear; and
- The instructor set high standards for student achievement.
For courses taught from Fall 2022 through the present, the following questions are used for P&T:
- The course was well organized;
- The course (including materials and assignments) advanced my understanding of the subject matter and/or my skills;
- <Instructor Name> made themselves reasonably available and provided practical and helpful assistance if requested;
- <Instructor Name> promoted a respectful and professional class environment; and
- <Instructor Name> provided helpful feedback on my work.
Support
Faculty
- Course List: If the course list in Watermark Course Evaluations and Surveys is not correct, please contact your department admin or secretary as soon as possible. Courses cannot be changed once the course evaluations open for student responses.
- Viewing Results: Please see the guide for viewing reports for instructions on finding available reports when logged in to Watermark Course Evaluations and Surveys.
- Technical Issues: Please email umd-courseevaluations@umich.edu.
Students
- Technical Issues: Please email umd-courseevaluations@umich.edu.