Optional Mid-Semester Course and Faculty Evaluation, Second Semester SY 2021-2022 (LS OADAA Memo)

TO:         Department Chairs and Program Directors

               Full-Time and Part-time Faculty

               Graduate and Undergraduate Students

cc:         Dr Maria Luz C Vilches, Vice President for the Loyola Schools

              Fr Johnny C Go, SJ, Dean, Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design

              Dr Jonathan O Chua, Dean, School of Humanities

              Dr Luis F Dumlao, Dean, John Gokongwei School of Management

              Dr  Raphael A  Guerrero, Dean, School of Science and Engineering

              Dr Czarina A Saloma-Akpedonu, Dean, School of Social Sciences

              Dr Benjamin Gerardo T Tolosa, Jr, Associate Dean for the Core Curriculum

              Dr Leland Joseph R De la Cruz, Associate Dean for Student Formation

              Ms  Marie Joy R  Salita, Associate Dean for Student and Administrative Services

              Dr  Marlene M De Leon, School Registrar

              Mr James Patrick S Gregorio, Director, Office of Management Information Systems

             Sanggunian ng mga Mag-aaral ng mga Paaralang Loyola ng Ateneo de Manila

             (Sanggunian)

             Committee on Graduate Student Concerns (CGSC)

From:   (Sgd.) Dr Josefina D Hofileña

             Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

             (Sgd.) Dr Anne Lan K Candelaria

             Associate Dean for Graduate Programs

Subject: Optional Mid-Semester Course and Faculty Evaluation, Second Semester SY 2021-2022

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As part of the Loyola Schools’ continued commitment to quality assurance, we are providing for mid-semester course and faculty evaluations on an optional basis. Departments/Programs that wish to conduct such evaluations are reminded of the following:

1. The course and faculty evaluation form on AISIS will be made available for mid-semester evaluations from Wednesday, 30 March 2022 to Wednesday, 6 April 2022.

2. Departments/Programs that opt to conduct mid-semester evaluations should make the necessary announcements to their classes.

3. Departments/Programs may wish to adopt the practice of allotting time during a synchronous session for students to accomplish the form, simulating the practice of in-classroom evaluations in pre-pandemic school years. During the synchronous session,faculty can assign the class beadle as co-host of the synchronous class session before students begin to accomplish the evaluation form, pause/stop the recording, click “leave meeting,” and return after the evaluations are completed.

4. Students accomplish the form by logging on to http://aisis.ateneo.edu (click on: Course and Faculty Evaluations).

5. After the evaluation period, departments/programs download/view the results from Monday, 11 April 2022 to Friday, 22 April 2022 by logging on to http://intraaifis.ateneo.edu. Viewing/downloading facility will be closed on Saturday, 23

April 2022.

Students are reminded that:

1. The evaluation process is important for quality assurance of teaching/learning practices. It is a means by which students can reflect on their own learning experience while providing feedback on the courses they are taking and the faculty members who handle these courses.

2. The Loyola Schools is putting mechanisms in place so that student feedback is better channeled to faculty for greater take up. Faculty members can use the feedback to determine both what they are doing well and how they can improve course content, teaching methodology, course requirements, and assessments.

3. The data from student evaluations is also used by department chairs/program directors and peer evaluators to review faculty members for permanency, reappointment, and promotion.

4. Students are expected to use appropriate language in providing constructive comments, i.e., comments to improve the teaching and learning experience.

5. Student responses are anonymous. Department/Program secretaries generate a consolidated report and forward this to the concerned faculty member.

Comments and suggestions about the course and faculty evaluation process may be sent to adaa.ls@ateneo.edu (for undergraduate classes) and adgp.ls@ateneo.edu (for graduate classes).

Thank you very much.