Regulations for Instructional Evaluation at I-Shou University
Adopted on May 29, 2002 at the 2nd meeting of University
Academic Council in the 2nd semester of Academic year
2001
Adopted on March 21, 2007 at the 1 st meeting of the
University Academic Council in the 2nd semester of
Academic year 2006
Amendments to the Regulations ratified and promulgated
by the President on January 20, 2010
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Article 3
Article 4
The Regulations for Instructional Evaluation at I-Shou University (hereinafter
referred to as the “Regulations”) are enacted to survey students’ opinions on
instructors and their teaching to improve the content and methods of teaching as well
as teaching quality.
In principle, the survey shall be conducted in the middle and at the end of every
semester. Extra surveys may be conducted under the consent of the Dean of
Academic Affairs whenever necessary.
In order to encourage students to fill out the survey, students who complete the two
surveys at a semester are entitled to the priority at course registration for the coming
semester.
In any of the following circumstances, the surveys shall be considered invalid; the
results are not included as part of statistics, but offered to instructors and executives
for reference.
1. Less than five undergraduate students to fill out the survey; less than three
graduate students to fill out the survey.
2. Less than 35% of the students fill out the survey.
3. Courses of Modularized Instruction.
4. Seminar-oriented courses jointly offered by several teachers (not including
jointly offered courses approved by the University).
5. Courses which students have withdrawn.
The heads of each units shall assist students in filling out the surveys should the
number of respondents or the completion percentage is low. If there are no enough
valid surveys, the head of the unit shall fill out and submit a “Scoring Form of
Instructional Evaluation” to the Curriculum Section after realizing the instructional
situation.
Article 5
The surveys on off-campus practicum courses shall be verified whether they are
invalid by respective departments before such courses are offered.
Full-time teachers who have failed in two consecutive surveys on the same course
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shall be replaced at the following semester (academic year); part-time teachers
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Article 9
involved in the aforesaid situations will not be reappointed.
For instructors who receive unsatisfactory survey results and special cases, the heads
of units shall require these instructors to complete a Feedback Sheet of Instructional
Evaluation and discuss improvement measures. The Office of Academic Affairs shall
investigate the instructors with extremely unsatisfactory results and special cases.
The investigation results shall be reported to the President or reviewed at meetings.
The survey results shall be reference for committees on faculty promotion, teacher
performance assessment and Outstanding Teaching Awards.
The personnel shall keep investigations and statistical analyses confidential. The
investigation results shall only be disclosed to the instructor him/herself and the head
of the unit concerned upon application, and no information shall be provided to a
third party.
The Regulations become effective on the third day of promulgation after adopted by
the University Administration Council and ratified by the President.
Note: In the event of any disputes or misunderstanding as the interpretation of the language or
terms of these Regulations, the Chinese language version shall prevail.
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