What is a Course evaluation meeting?
After each course, a Course evaluation meeting is held to evaluate the course and identify what worked well and what should be improved for the next time the course is given. The discussions are based on the course evaluation survey sent to all students after the course ends. Don’t forget to fill it in - even for courses where you are not a course representative! The survey includes questions about course administration, whether students had the sufficient prerequisites, and the overall impression of the course.
The results are presented during the meeting, followed by discussions on why the results look as they do and how the course should be improved. Participants of these meetings include the examiner, Head of Programme, Director of education, two course representatives, and representatives from the Educational committee.
What does a Course representative do?
Course representatives attend Course evaluation meetings and ensure that the student perspective is heard. They help ensure that courses within a programme maintain high quality in the long term by:
- Representing students’ opinions during course evaluations
- Contributing to discussions on course development
- Conveying students’ feedback to the examiner
Course Representatives also act as a contact point for students who wish to suggest changes during an ongoing course and serve as an intermediary between students and the examiner if students do not wish to contact the examiner directly.
How do I contact them?
Course Representatives are usually introduced by the examiner and should be listed on the course’s Canvas page. You can also contact your examiner or Educational committee, who typically know who the course representatives are.
Get involved as a Course representative!
Do you want to highlight students’ views on course design, discuss improvements for future iterations, and help shape the education at Chalmers? Then you should consider becoming a Course representative!
Each examiner appoints representatives for their course. This is often done by lottery, but if you are interested, you can always ask the examiner or Educational committee if you can become a representative for a specific course. Contact your Educational committee to learn how it works at your programme.