1. Watermark
  2. Course Evaluations & Surveys (CES)
  3. Best Practices

Best Practices

  • Best Practices: Email Communications

    The following article provides best practices to consider when composing your email communications to students, instructors, and administrators within your projects. Student Emails Assure students that course evaluations are completely anonymous. Explain why surveys are important to the student and your institution. Provide the timeline for the student to com...

  • Best Practices: Increasing Response Rates

    This article provides some best practices to consider to help achieve your response rate goals. Suggested best practices to drive response rates Make completion of the evaluation as mandatory as the technology and culture of your institution will allow for: Integrate the Course Evaluations & Surveys survey notification in the most trafficked areas of the LM...

  • Project Review Checklist

    The attached checklist is intended as a guide to help you perform your own Project Review of Course Evaluation Projects. As a best practice, Projects should be reviewed and adjusted as necessary, prior to Project deployment. If you are currently in implementation, please direct additional questions to your assigned Product Consultant.  If you have completed your imple...

  • New Term Checklist

    As you prepare to enter a new term, please review the following items. These considerations will help ensure that you are fully equipped and ready for a successful term. Introducing your Course Evaluation and Surveys (CES) platform to new staff and students Create a plan to introduce and explain how Watermark Course Evaluations and Surveys works to your newly ...