Course and Teaching Evaluations - Reporting

A user guide for faculty and staff on viewing Course and Teaching Evaluation reports. Course and Teaching Evaluations are available through the Blue at https://my-vanderbilt.bluera.com/.

To view a pdf version of this user guide, including screenshots of YES, click here: Course and Teaching Evaluations - Reporting.

Viewing Reports

1. You will receive a message when your reports are available. The message will include a link to your dashboard, which contains a list of your reports.
• NOTE: Please be sure to look in the My Reports section, not the My Active Tasks
2. You can download an Excel file of your report by clicking on the three dots under Action and then Download responses. This feature is available for reports from Fall 2024 and beyond.
3. If you have access to a large number of reports (multiple TAs, etc.), you can utilize the Search feature to narrow the results. Click on the search box and select reports. You can also use quotation marks to further streamline your reporting search.
4. Click on the hyperlink for the desired report.
5. Each report begins with a summary page.
6. Reports are divided into Instructor Questions and Course Questions. Where applicable, comparative information is provided for courses in the same department and in the same school.
7. Open-ended questions and responses are listed at the bottom of the report.

Adding a Data Filter to Export Reports in Excel

1. Go to the Data tab on the top ribbon in your Excel report.
2. Highlight the entire first row of your Excel report.
3. Click on Filter in the Data tab.

Types of Reports

The following types of reports are available in the Course and Teaching Evaluations system. Not all users will have access to all reports.

Course and Instructor Report: Available to all primary and secondary instructors (not TAs), this report lists the course and instructor questions in table and graph format, as well as the aggregated comments. This report is not available if fewer than five students submitted evaluations.

Course and Instructor Report for Administrators: Available to department- and school-level administrators, this reports lists course, instructor, and TA questions in table and graph format, as well as the aggregated comments. This report is available for all classes that were evaluated.

Course and TA Report: Available to the primary and secondary instructors and TAs, this report lists the course and TA questions in table and graph format. Aggregated comments are for TA questions only. This report is not available if fewer than five students submitted evaluations.

Department Report: Available to department- and school-level administrators, this report lists the overall scores for the department and school on all questions asked in the course and teaching evaluations. Aggregated comments are not included.

Departmental Export Report: Available to department- and school-level administrators, this report provides a downloadable export of course and teaching evaluation results for courses within the department. 

School Report: Available to school-level administrators, this report lists the overall scores for the school on all questions asked in the course and teaching evaluations. Aggregated comments are not included.

School Export Report: Available to school-level administrators, this report provides a downloadable export of course and teaching evaluation results for courses within the school.

Additional Information

Course and Teaching Evaluations at Vanderbilt
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/course-teachingevaluations/faculty.php

User Guide for Students:
https://registrar.vanderbilt.edu/registration/yes-help/course-teaching-evaluations-student.php

Questions

Please contact the Course and Teaching Evaluations team at courseevaluations@vanderbilt.edu if you have questions or need additional assistance.