Faculty Handbook – Student Perception of Teaching

Affirming that the instruction of students is the first purpose of the University and the prime responsibility of every faculty member, the University requires that all faculty members provide students in their classes with the opportunity to express their perception of teaching in accordance with established procedures. Such feedback provides useful information to the faculty member for the continued improvement of instruction. SPOT surveys of all classes taught by part-time and full-time faculty will occur each semester unless the class is exempt from SPOT due to other university policies. Requests for SPOTs to be conducted outside of the normal course survey period and which are to be used for the evaluation of faculty job performance and continuation must be approved by the Chief Academic Officer.