Course Experience Surveys
Share your Learning Experience
Considering student perspectives is important for the improvement of course quality and teaching practices at SFU.
Course Experience surveys provide the university community with information about student experiences of courses and instruction to help create high impact learning experiences.
Important Dates
Jan 15 - Jan 26: Department's Survey Scheduling Period
Feb 5 - Mar 24: Instructor Question Personalisation Period
Mar 25 - Apr 12: Student Course Survey Period
TBD: Course Survey Report Release
What's New
TSSU FALL 2023 Strike Impact Reports
We have released department specific reports analyzing the impacts the TSSU Strike had on student responses during Fall 2023. These were shared with department leaders as a resource to interpret the contextual impact at the department level. Read more about these reports here.
NEW QUESTIONS ADDED TO THE INSTRUCTOR QUESTION BANK
'Alternative Assessment Models' and 'Student Wellbeing' are two new categories from which instructors can include personalized questions into their course survey to explore new approaches to their teaching practice. Read more about these additions here.
Share your Course Experience
We value student perspectives for the improvement of course quality and teaching practices at SFU.
Course Experience Surveys (CES) are administered at the end of every course each semester to provide students the opportunity to relay feedback about their course experience which provides faculty and departments with information on developing high impact learning experiences.
These surveys are administered with the assistance of Managers of Academic & Administrative Services (MAAS) across departments at SFU who set up course survey schedules at the beginning of each term after which instructors are able to review them and add questions to their own course survey to receive tailored feedback from students.
Please access the following pages for more information according to your role:
What's New
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
There are no upcoming workshops for Spring 2025.
Important Dates
May 14 - May 28 : Department's Survey Scheduling Period
May 29 - June 10 : Instructor Question Personalisation Period (Intersession Courses)
May 29 - July 23 : Instructor Question Personalisation Period (Regular Courses)
June 11 - June 20 : Student Course Survey Period (Intersession Courses)
July 24 - Aug 8 : Student Course Survey Period (Regular Courses)
TBA : Course Survey Report Release
SETC is now called Course Experience Survey (CES)
As of Fall 2022, Student Experience of Teaching and Courses (SETC) Survey has been renamed to Course Experience Survey (CES). This was accompanied by changes to the questions, survey framework, and the overall purpose of the survey.