Student Experience of Teaching Surveys (SETS)

The information students provide from Student Experience of Teaching Surveys is extremely important. All feedback matters!

Instructors use the information to improve their courses and teaching methods.
University committees use the data as part of faculty reviews for promotion, tenure or teaching awards.

Access the Surveys (SETS)

Students and instructors can access the SETS through a confidential system called Blue by eXplorance. Login to access SETS

SETS Fall 2024 Calendar

Table of SETS Dates for Fall 2024 Quarter
DIG opens for department staff	Wednesday, October 23
Department staff can edit teachers/TAs	Wednesday, October 30
DIG closes for department staff	Thursday, November 7
Question Personalization opens for instructors	Wednesday, November 13
Question Personalization closes for instructors	Friday, November 22
Surveys open for students	Monday, November 25
Last day of instruction	Friday, December 6
Surveys close for students	Sunday, December 8
Grades due date	Wednesday, December 18
Reports available for instructors & departments	Monday, December 23

SETS Summer Session 2024 Calendars

All Summer Session reports will be available to Department Staff on September 9th

Session 1 and Education Session 1 Calendar

Table of SETS Dates for Session 1 and Education Session 1
Question Personalization opens for instructors	Monday, July 15
Question Personalization closes for instructors	Wednesday, July 17
Surveys open for students	Thursday, July 18
Surveys close for students	Tuesday, July 23
Last day of instruction	Friday, July 26
Grades due date	Thursday, August 1
Reports Available for instructors	Monday, August 5

8-Week Session Calendar

Table of SETS Dates for 8-Week Session
Question Personalization opens for instructors	Monday, August 5
Question Personalization closes for instructors	Wednesday, August 7
Surveys open for students	Thursday, August 8
Surveys close for students	Tuesday, August 13
Last day of instruction	Friday, August 16
Grades due date	Thursday, August 22
Reports Available for instructors	Monday, August 26

Session 2, Education Session 2, and 10-Week Session Calendar

Table of SETS Dates for Session 2, Education Session 2, and 10-Week Session
Question Personalization opens for instructors	Monday, August 19
Question Personalization closes for instructors	Wednesday, August 21
Surveys open for students	Thursday, August 22
Surveys close for students	Tuesday, August 27
Last day of instruction	Friday, August 30
Grades due date	Thursday, September 5
Reports Available for instructors	Monday, September 9

About SETS

WATCH "Let's Talk about SETS!" VIDEO

For information on what SETS means for you, see one of the following selections below:

Students

You will receive notification from Blue each term notifying you that your surveys are available to complete. You will also see a pop-up window in Canvas directing you to your surveys in Blue.

For more information on how to fill out the SETS, see Giving Useful Feedback to Your Instructors and TAs

Grad Students

If you taught and attended classes you will receive invitations to fillout surveys and to track the response rates also known as subject management. Special Note: If you need reports from our retired system please send a request to the academic department that sponsored the course.

Instructors

We are working on enhancing the user experience in Blue. Additional information will be posted here as we make these enhancements and roll out new features. If you have questions about SETS in Blue you can contact your department or send a request to sets@ucsc.edu.

Department or College Staff

In order to get started, you will need to be authorized to access your department's courses in Blue. Please send a request to sets@ucsc.edu and copy your manger to be granted access to Blue. Once you have a Blue account, you should also confirm that you are a member of the SETS site in Canvas. This site contains all of the important messages that are sent to the campus staff who work on SETS. Normally, both accounts are created with the initial request for access. Please note that the unique UserID in Blue is the same as the unique UserID in AIS. So, you must have an AIS account in order to get access to Blue.