UCA ANNOUNCEMENTS

Purpose

University Course Assessments are used to improve the quality of teaching and learning at Carnegie Mellon through feedback to both individual faculty members and promotion committees.

Responses to the UCA provide information on students’ perceptions of their engagement, learning outcomes, the instructor’s behavior and course activities. This feedback will help guide changes in future iterations of the course and/or the instructor’s teaching.

Responses also serve as one measure of the quality of faculty member’s teaching that is used to evaluate faculty for promotion and tenure.

Proposed Statement on University Course Assessment 

Students play an integral role in the academic life of the university through their participation in the evaluation of the faculty through the University Course Assessment process.  UCA data serve an important role in the evaluation of teaching and learning, as an important piece of the promotion and tenure process, and as part of the process of course design and improvement. Student participation in the UCA process is critical to the university's commitment to quality teaching and academic excellence. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in the process with constructive feedback that is relevant to teaching and course content.

Note About Tepper & Heinz Graduate Courses

Graduate courses offered through Tepper School and Heinz School are NOT evaluated with this system.

For information on how to evaluate your graduate courses in these schools, please contact the administrators for the Tepper or Heinz School.