Surveys

  Branching question types allow the CES Administrator or Project Administrator to manage the questions presented to a respondent, based on the user’s response options. This functionality allows you to target questions based on a user’s selection and streamline survey-taking for the student/respondent. You can also easily pull results via standard reporting in Cou...

When working on a survey, you may need to move a question to a new position for better flow or organization. This can be done by determining how far the question needs to shift and using the provided arrows to adjust its placement. This article will guide you through the process of moving a question to a new position.  Steps to Move a Question:  Find the question you ...

The Learning Outcomes feature allows you to easily and consistently attribute Learning Outcomes to course evaluation surveys by utilizing the Custom Questions functionality for instructors. By applying a Learning Outcomes tag to questions in the Question Properties of your survey setup, instructors will have an effective way to apply learning outcomes questions to...

Linked Questions are survey questions that are tied together, or linked, between different surveys within Course Evaluations & Surveys. You would use Linked Questions if you have the same survey question on different surveys and want to pull together the results across the surveys/projects (e.g., longitudinal reporting). You would use Linked Questions if you use t...

CES Administrators may lock a survey to prevent others from editing it, while Instructors or Node Administrators might lock an older version of the survey to avoid accidentally selecting it after replacing it with a new one. Only the original creator of the survey can lock or unlock the survey. When locked, the survey can no longer be edited by anyone other than t...

A survey can be previewed to replicate the respondent's view, allowing you to review and ensure it functions as expected. Additionally, you can export the survey as a PDF for external review outside of Course Evaluations & Surveys.  How to Preview a Survey  Go to Surveys & Projects from the Navigation Bar.  Select Surveys.  Once you're on the Surveys page, you ca...

The Response Editor feature grants CES Administrators (and Node Administrators with the Response Editor Admin role via Manage Administrators) the ability to edit or delete write-in responses from open-ended questions and comment boxes within a specific survey and project. This feature helps ensure that responses are appropriate and align with your institutional p...

This article provides an overview of the experience students have when using Course Evaluations & Surveys (CES) to complete their course evaluations.  The following is a video overview:  Note: We have updated the user interface since the creation of the video. However, the information in the video remains relevant, and this article provides more information about t...

When creating a survey, various additional properties are available within each question type. These properties allow for customization and provide enhanced functionality. This article provides a description of the available options and how they can be utilized.  The following is a video overview of Survey Builder:  Note: We have updated the user interface s...

Surveys in Course Evaluations & Surveys (CES) can be customized to include various question types, allowing you to gather valuable feedback in a format that best suits your needs. These surveys can contain a combination of different question types, be organized using survey labels, and configured with branching logic.  When creating or editing a survey, you'll no...

When creating a new survey, it's important to choose the correct type of survey based on how you plan to use it within your project. Below, we'll walk you through the different types of surveys available in Course Evaluations & Surveys (CES) to help decide which one best fits your needs.  The following is a video overview of Survey Builder:      Note: We have upd...