Review hard deadlines set by the evaluations software and how they impact curriculum work.
ACTION ITEMS
Check Instructors and Request Evals Exemptions
— Review deadlines and a new my.harvard feature.
Dear <<First Name>>,
Resolve the enclosed action items prior to the Fall 2021 evaluation deadlines. FAS Course Evaluations sent a message to departments regarding these important deadlines.
DEADLINES
OCT 12
Eval Exempt Requests Due
Deadline to request course exemptions from evaluations. See instructions for this my.harvard workflow.
NOV 4
Instructor Edits Deadline
Deadline to assign instructional staff to their section(s). Classes with 5+ enrollments are evaluated.
NEW FEATURE: "EXCLUDE FROM EVAL" CHECKBOX
A new my.harvard feature will allow departments to exclude individual instructional staff from course evaluations. Click the "Exclude from Evaluation" checkbox in the Meetings tab to indicate a person should be excluded. The approximate release date for this new feature is Oct. 18.
E.g., if a Teaching Fellow is appointed but not interacting with students they can be marked as "Exclude from Evaluation.”
ACTION ITEMS
Resolve the items below by Nov. 4.
Multiple Primary Component Classes
Addmissing instructional staff to your Multiple Primary Component classes. AURORA does not feed TA/TF appointments into these special courses!
Undergraduate Course Assistants
Course Assistants (CA's) must be manually entered into my.harvard. If a CA is incorrectly listed as a TA/TF, adjust their role accordingly:
If they don't need Canvas access, adjust the role to Course Assistant.
If they require Canvas access, adjust to Enhanced Course Assistant.