Online St
udent
Evaluation of Teaching
Briefing on OnSET System
Juniors and Seniors
April 2013
Online Student Evaluation of Teaching
(OnSET)
• From April 2013 semester, OnSET will be launched for
you to evaluate your lecturers’ teaching effectiveness
via the internet.
• OnSET will be part of TP Online Student Services
(TPOSS).
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Your feedback is Important
• Help lecturers to improve their teaching
effectiveness, what to continue doing and areas
to work on
• Their improvement will help you to learn better
• Your feedback must be constructive and truthful
• You must consider the overall experiences and
contact with lecturer
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Before
Survey administered using hardcopy
survey forms
After
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Survey completed during precious
lesson time
OnSET notifies you via email (private and
School email) when survey starts (email)
OnSET reminds you via email (in future,
SMS) near to survey closing date
You respond to survey at your own time via the
internet
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How to Access OnSET?
1) Through embedded link in email
You will receive email notifications/
reminders. Click on the hyperlink in the
email.
OR
2) Through TPOSS:
Logon to TP Online Student Services
(TPOSS), click on “Teaching Evaluation”
menu.
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Email Access to OnSET
Through embedded link in email:
You will receive email notifications/
reminders. Click on the hyperlink in the
email.
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Email Notification on Survey
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Logon to TP Online Student Services (TPOSS)
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Responding to Surveys (1/3)
Anthony Jacobs
Click on the
hyperlinks to
respond to
surveys
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Responding to Surveys (2/3)
Anthony Jacobs
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Responding to Surveys (3/3)
Need to click on
the checkbox
before Submit
button is enabled.
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TPOSS Access to OnSET
Through TPOSS:
Logon to TP Online Student Services,
click on “Teaching Evaluation” menu.
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Logon to TP Online Student Services (TPOSS)
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Important Points to Note (1/3)
• Give responsible feedback
– Your constructive and truthful feedback will help your
lecturers improve their teaching effectiveness and
helping you to learn better
– Consider your overall experience and contact with
lecturer
– Open comments are optional, but they help your
lecturers understand better what to continue doing,
and which areas to work on
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Important Points to Note (2/3)
• Other pointers when responding to Surveys
– You may submit each survey only ONCE
– You are allowed to access your exam results after
you have responded to ALL OnSET surveys.
– Each survey takes only a couple of minutes to
complete. To avoid delays in viewing your exam
results, please respond to surveys once you receive
them.
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Important Points to Note (3/3)
• Ensuring Confidentiality of Survey Responses
– Your identity will NOT be disclosed to your lecturers
• Cutting Down Number of Surveys per Student
– For large classes, OnSET may randomly pick students as
respondents
– You may not be involved in the survey for some of your lecturers
• Notifying Students about Surveys
– Important to keep your particulars (private email and mobile
phone number) updated in the Student Information System
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Survey Exemption Requests*
• You may submit survey exemption requests only if you
are NOT in the position to comment on a lecturer’s
teaching effectiveness
• OnSET accepts the following reasons:
– I am not taught by this lecturer
– I have not been attending this lecturer’s lessons
• You will be notified via email on the result of your
request
• If your exemption request is not approved, you will need
to complete the survey
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Need Help Link
Use “Need Help?” link if you wish to report problems
related to OnSET
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)*
• A set of FAQs will be posted in http://wwweng.tp.edu.sg >Information for TP Engineering
Students
• Or you can approach the General Office for any
questions related to OnSET
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Q&A
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Thank You
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