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503.494.8867

OHSU School of Dentistry
611 SW Campus Dr.
Portland, OR 97239

CoursEval Student Instructions

Goal

The purpose of this document is to guide students in completing the evaluation of courses and course instructors in the School of Dentistry. This electronic application is designed to measure student evaluation of instruction.

If at any time you need help, you can click on the CoursEvalHelp link in the Help Menu at the top right of the screen. If you don’t find what you need in the documentation, you can click Contact Site Admin in the Other menu to send e-mail to Dental Informatics regarding your questions, or call, at 503-494-8869.
Login
  • Go to the site https://sodeval.ohsu.edu/etw/etalus.htm
  • Click CoursEval
  • First time login
    • Your user name will be the same as your Novell username. Your CoursEval password can be retrieved by clicking the “Problem logging in?” link at the bottom of the login page and entering your OHSU email address.
    • Example login:
      • User Name: smithj
        Password: 123456789
  • Enter your user name and password
  • Click Log In
    • You should now be at the welcome screen.
1st Time Logging In and/or Changing Password for CoursEval

It is important to change your password upon initial login. Think of something that would be easy for you to remember, but hard for somebody to guess. Write it down somewhere that only you know where it is, and don’t leave it where others can see it.

  • Click Change Password located in the Other menu at the top right of the screen.
    • A new window will open with boxes that say New Password and Confirm New Password.
  • Enter your new password in both boxes and click Save .
    • The window will close and you will be back at the Welcome Screen
Taking Surveys
  • Click on Survey List in the Surveys menu at the top right of the screen to display the list of surveys available to you.
    • You will now see a list of surveys, showing the course name, course number, course director, the submission deadline for the course evaluation, and a button labeled Take Now.
  • Click the Take Now button corresponding to the survey you want to take.
    • You will be presented with a number of questions in different categories. The questions with a red '*' next to them must be completed; the others are optional.
    • The questions will either be multiple choice, or have a box for you to enter text, such as general comments on a course.
    • The general questions about the course will come first, and at the bottom of the page, if there were multiple instructors for the course, you will be prompted to choose all of the instructors you worked with during the term.
  • Click the check box by each applicable instructor, and click the Save and Continue button.
    • You will now be presented with questions related specifically to the instructor, for each of the instructors that you checked on the last page.
  • Click the Submit Survey button at the bottom of the page once you have completed all of the questions.
    • You will be returned to the Survey List page.
  • Click Log Out in the top right of the Survey List page once you have completed all of your surveys.
Last Updated 6/13/08 by Dental Informatics For Questions and Comments, e-mail: SOD Webmaster