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
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 9thSession 1 and Education Session 1 Calendar
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
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
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
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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.