Course Evaluations

Introduction:

Starting in Fall 2025, all course evaluations will be available through Brightspace courses. Once the course evaluation period is open, students will automatically be able to see a pop-up message in their courses to complete their course evaluations.

Step-by-Step Instructions for Students:

Please refer students to this support article on how to access and complete their course evaluations.

How to access course evaluation results?

  1. Log in to Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys (CES)
    Use your institution’s Watermark login portal. If you have both instructor and administrator roles, ensure you're in the Instructor view.

  2. Navigate to the Results Section

    • From the top navigation bar, click Results.
    • Select Instructor Results or Project Results, depending on your permissions

  3. Search for Your Courses
    Use filters such as:

    • Instructor name
    • Project name
    • Term or semester
    • Department or hierarchy level

  4. View and Download Reports

    • Click the View icon next to your course.
    • Choose from several report types:
      • Detailed Report (quantitative data only)
      • Detailed Report + Comments
      • Short Report (condensed format)
      • Short Report + Comments
      • Response Report (individual responses)
      • Raw Data (spreadsheet format)

    Reports open in-browser and can be downloaded as PDFs.

FAQ Section:

  • •If students are part of a team-taught course, will they need to fill out separate evaluations for each instructor in the course? Students will only fill out one evaluation for each course. However, for courses with more than one instructor, they will have the opportunity to provide feedback for each instructor listed in the course.
  • • As the instructor, will I be able to connect a student’s evaluation feedback to his/her identity? No. Student responses are confidential and do not contain any identifying information.
  • • When will I be able to see my students' evaluation responses?  Instructors will not receive any course evaluation data until after final grades have been submitted and certified by the University, thereby ensuring the integrity of the feedback process. Faculty will only receive aggregated data for their courses. Individual student responses remain anonymous.
  • • When will I receive my course evaluation report? Each instructor should expect to receive an email with the link to their results five days after the course end date and after final grades have been posted. Instructors will be able to access their reports through the My Course Evaluations & Surveys widget in Brightspace, or they can log into the Course Evaluations & Surveys dashboard via the Watermark icon located in their my.utrgv.edu app section. 
  • • I did not receive a report for one of my classes. What do I do? Faculty will not receive a summary report for their class if the enrollment is less than five students. If your course had more than five students enrolled in the section, and you did not receive a summary report, please contact courseevals@utrgv.edu.

Support:

Who can I contact if my question is not addressed in this support article? Please email CourseEvals@utrgv.edu for additional support or visit the Course Evaluations website for additional information.

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